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Glossary I

The Environmental Glossary. Letter I +++ Popular Articles: 'Information', 'Infrared Radiation', 'Indicator'

Information Repository

The Information Repository is a set of current information, technical reports, and reference documents regarding a Superfund site; it should be located in a public building that is convenient for local residents, such as a public school, City hall, or public library

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Information Resources Management

The Information Resources Management is the planning, budgeting, organizing, directing, training, and controls associated with the collected findings and which encompasses related resources such as personnel, equipment, funds, and technology.

Information Transparency

The Information Transparency is the inclusion of source references (citations) and possible clarifications for the information being disseminated.

Information Utility

The Information Utility is the usefulness of the information to the intended users.

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Infrared

Deutsch: Infrarotstrahlung / Español: Reflectografía infrarroja
Infrared (IR) is invisible radiant energy, electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light, extending from the nominal red edge of the visible spectrum at 700 nanometers (frequency 430 THz) to 1 mm (300 GHz).

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Infrared Radiation

An Infrared Radiation: is Infrared radiation is the Heat Energy emitted from a material. The term infrared refers to Energy in the region of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum at

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Infrastructure

Deutsch: Infrastruktur / Español: Infraestructura / Português: Infraestrutura / Français: Infrastructure / Italiano: Infrastruttura

Infrastructure in the environmental context refers to the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, including the services and facilities necessary for its economy to function, which have a direct or indirect impact on the natural environment. This encompasses a wide range of physical structures such as roads, bridges, tunnels, water supply, sewers, electrical grids, telecommunications, and also includes more specialized systems like green infrastructure, which is specifically designed to be environmentally sustainable.

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Ingestion

Deutsch: Aufnahme / Español: Ingestión / Português: Ingestão / Français: Ingestion / Italiano: Ingestione

In the environmental context, "ingestion" refers to the process by which organisms take in food or other substances from their environment through their mouth or other specialized feeding structures. This term is particularly significant in environmental studies when discussing pollution and ecological impacts because it includes how contaminants are consumed by wildlife and the subsequent effects on biological systems.

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Inhabitant

Deutsch: Einwohner / Español: Habitante / Português: Habitante / Français: Habitant / Italiano: Abitante

Inhabitant in the environmental context typically refers to any organism, including humans, that occupies a specific habitat or ecosystem.

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Inhalation:

An Inhalation: is Breathing. Once inhaled, contaminants can be deposited in the lungs, taken into the blood, or both.

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