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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.

Deutsch: Melken / Español: Ordeño / Português: Ordenha / Français: Traite / Italiano: Mungitura /

Milking is the term for the process of extracting milk from the mammary glands of an animal, usually bovines (cattle, buffalo) or caprids (goats, sheep), and rarely even equines (horses, donkeys) or camels. Milking may be done by hand or with the use of machines, and requires that the animal be currently or recently pregnant.

A Milking Pit is a sunken area that houses both the milker and some milking equipment during milking. This places the milker at shoulder level with udders and reduces physical demands

Milligrams per liter (mg/l) is a unit of the Concentration of a constituent in water or wastewater. It represents 0.001 gram of a constituent in 1 liter of water. It is approximately

A million gallons per day (Mgd) is a rate of flow of water equal to 133,680.56 cubic feet per day, or 1.5472 cubic feet per second, or 3.0689 acre-feet per day.

Deutsch: Mineral / Español: Mineral / Português: Mineral / Français: Minéral / Italiano: Minerale /

A Mineral is any naturally occurring Inorganic substance found in the earth's crust as a crystalline solid. It can be represented by a chemical formula and has an ordered atomic structure.

Or a mineral is, according to the International Mineralogical Association (IMA)-approved formal defintion (as of 1995), "an element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has been formed as a result of geological processes."

Deutsch: Mineralogie / Español: Mineralogía / Português: Mineralogia / Français: Minêralogie / Italiano: Mineralogia

Mineralogy in the environmental context involves the study of minerals, their composition, structure, properties, and the processes leading to their formation and alteration. It plays a crucial role in understanding Earth's crust and the environmental implications of various geological processes. Mineralogists investigate how minerals interact with the surrounding environment, including their role in soil formation, water filtration, and pollutant absorption. This knowledge is essential for assessing mineral resources, managing environmental impacts of mining activities, and developing sustainable practices in the use of mineral-based materials.

A Minimally Impaired is sites or conditions with slight anthropogenic perturbation relative to the overall region of the study.

Deutsch: Bergbau / Español: Minería / Português: Mineração / Français: Exploitation minière / Italiano: Estrazione mineraria /

A mining is the removal of minerals (like Coal, gold, or silver) from the ground.

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