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Deutsch: Metalltoxizität / Español: Toxicidad de metales / Português: Toxicidade de metais / Français: Toxicité des métaux / Italiano: Tossicità dei metalli
Metal toxicity refers to the harmful effects caused by excessive levels of certain metals in the environment, which can negatively impact human health, wildlife, and ecosystems. Metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic are particularly notorious for their toxic properties when they accumulate in living organisms.
Deutsch: Messung / Español: Medición / Português: Medição / Français: Mesurage / Italiano: Misurazione
Metering in the environmental context refers to the process of measuring, monitoring, and recording various environmental parameters such as energy consumption, water usage, emissions, and resource utilization. This data collection is critical for managing resources efficiently, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, and supporting sustainability initiatives.
Methane (CH4) is a hydrocarbon that is a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential most recently estimated at 21. Methane is produced through Anaerobic (without oxygen) decomposition of waste in landfills, animal digestion, decomposition of animal wastes, production and distribution of natural gas and petroleum, coal production, and incomplete fossil fuel combustion.
Deutsch: Methode / Español: Método / Português: Método / Français: Méthode / Italiano: Metodo /
A Method is a procedure, technique, or tool for performing a scientific activity.
The Method Detection Limit is the minimum concentration of an analyte that undergoes the entire measurement process and can be reported with a stated level of confidence that the analyte concentration is greater than zero.