Glossary F

Frontier Environmental worldview is the view by European colonists settling North America in the 1600s that the continent had vast resources and was a wilderness to be conquered by settlers clearing and planting land.

A frustule is the hard shell of a diatom

Deutsch: Brennstoff / Español: Combustible / Português: Combustível / Français: Carburant / Italiano: Carburante /

A Fuel is any material, like wood, coal, oil, or gas, that is burned to supply Heat or energy.

Deutsch: Kraftstoffverbrennung / Español: Combustión de combustible / Português: Combustão de combustível / Français: Combustion de carburant / Italiano: Combustione di carburante

Fuel combustion refers to the process of burning fuels such as coal, oil, gas, biomass, and other hydrocarbons to generate energy. This reaction releases heat and produces emissions, including carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen oxides (NOₓ), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), and particulate matter, which contribute to air pollution and climate change.

fugitive emissions are Emissions that do not come from smokestacks, tailpipes, or any other Emissions collection system. Air Pollution escaping from leaky pipes in an industrial plant

Deutsch: Funktion / Español: Función / Português: Função / Français: Fonction / Italiano: Funzione /

A function is a role that wetlands serve, which are of value to society or environment.

Functional diversity is the biological and chemical processes or functions such as energy flow and matter cycling needed for the survival of species and biological communities.

A Functional Groups is a means of dividing organisms into groups, often based on their method of feeding (e.g., shredder, scraper, filterer, Predator), type of food (e.g., fruit, seeds, nectar, insects), or habits (e.g., burrower, climber, clinger).

A Functional residual capacity (FRC) is the sum of RV and ERV (the volume of air remaining in the lungs at the end-expiratory position).

A Fungi is any of a group of parasitic lower plants that lack chlorophyll, including molds and mildews.

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