Glossary M

The Environmental Glossary. Letter M +++ Popular Articles: 'Management', 'Matter', 'Mean'

A Microenvironment (ME) is a small space in which human contact with a Pollutant takes place which can be treated as a well -characterized, relatively homogenous location with respect

A Microgram: is One-millionth of a gram. One gram is about one twenty-eighth of an ounce.

Microinvertebrates are animals without backbones that are not large enough to be seen by the unaided eye; they will not be retained by a U.S. Standard No. 30 sieve (28 meshes per inch

Deutsch: Mikroorganismus / Español: Microorganismo - Microorganismo / Português: Micro-organismo - Micro-organismo / Français: Micro-organisme - Micro-organisme / Italiano: Microrganismo - Microrganismo
A microorganism or microbe is a microscopic organism, which may be a single cell or multicellular organism.

Microorganisms are also called microbes. Very tiny life forms such as bacteria, algae, diatoms, parasites, plankton, and fungi. Some can cause disease.

A Migration is as used in the Superfund program, the movement of a contaminant; actual or potential Migration is one measure of the dangers created by a contaminant

Migration Pathways are the routes a Contaminant may move around in the environment (e.g., soil, groundwater, surface water,

Milk Handlers are Processors or dealers of milk who commonly purchase raw milk and sell pasteurized milk and milk products.

A Milk House is the area near a milking Parlor where the Bulk milk tank, cleaning units, and equipment are located.

A Milk House Waste is Water having been used in cleaning the milking equipment and washing the parlor.

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