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The Environmental Glossary. Letter M +++ Popular Articles: 'Milking', 'Mass', 'Megawatt'

Megalopolis

A megalopolis is a large City expanding so fast that city government cannot adjust to provide services (such as garbage disposal).

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Megawatt

Deutsch: Megawatt / Español: Megavatio / Português: Megawatt / Français: Mégawatt / Italiano: Megawatt

Megawatt (MW) is a unit of power equal to one million watts. In the environmental context, it serves as a standard measurement for the capacity of power generation facilities, especially those utilizing renewable energy sources. Understanding the concept of a megawatt is crucial for evaluating the scale and impact of energy projects on the environment.

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Member

Deutsch: Mitglied / Español: Miembro / Português: Membro / Français: Membre / Italiano: Membro

Member in the environmental context refers to an individual, organisation, or entity that is part of a group, initiative, or network focused on addressing environmental issues. Members contribute to collective efforts aimed at promoting Sustainability, Conservation, and environmental Protection through collaboration, advocacy, and Action.

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Membrane

Deutsch: Membran / Português: Membrana / Français: Membrane
A membrane is a selective barrier. At times, it is also an outer covering of cell or cell organelle that allows the passage of certain constituents and retains other constituents found in the liquid.

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Mercury

Deutsch: Quecksilber / Español: Mercurio / Português: Mercúrio / Français: Mercure / Italiano: Mercurio /

Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is found in air, water, and soil. It exists in several forms: elemental or metallic mercury, inorganic mercury compounds, and organic mercury compounds.

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Meridian

A meridian is One of a group of abstract lines on the surface of the Earth formed by the longitude and latitude coordinate system. meridians represent lines of equal longitude

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Meridional zones

meridional zones are areas on the surface of the earth formed by adjacent meridians.

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Mesoscale Model (MM5):

A Mesoscale Model (MM5): is the MM5 model was developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research and Penn State University.

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Metabolism

Metabolism is ability of a living cell or Organism to capture and transform Matter and Energy from its environment to supply its needs for survival, growth, and reproduction.

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Metadata

A Metadata is a Component of data which describes the data. It is "data about data." The metadata files on this site describe the content, authors, lineage, and other characteristics

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