Glossary O

The Environmental Glossary. Letter O +++ Popular Articles: 'Ozone-depleting substance', 'Ozone', 'Organism'

The Oversight is the independent assessment of the quality system and/or projects for conformance with requirements, effectiveness of requirements in maintaining quality, and ensuring or effecting appropriate corrective action.

German: Oxyidationsmittel
An Oxidant is a Chemical Compound that has the ability to remove, accept, or share Electrons from another chemical species, thereby oxidizing it.

Deutsch: Oxidation / Español: Oxidación / Português: Oxidação / Français: Oxydation / Italiano: Ossidazione /

Oxidation refers to a chemical reaction that involves the loss of electrons or an increase in oxidation state. It plays a crucial role in various environmental processes and can have both beneficial and detrimental effects.

An Oxidize is To chemically transform a substance by combining it with oxygen. See chemical reaction.

An oxycline depth is depth at which dissolved Oxygen levels fall below a threshold value.

Deutsch: Sauerstoff / Español: Oxígeno / Português: Oxigênio / Français: Oxygène / Italiano: Ossigeno /

An Oxygen is a gas that exists naturally in the atmosphere and is produced by plants during Photosynthesis that humans and other animals breathe.

An Oxygen cycle is Cyclic movement of Oxygen in different chemical forms from the environment, to organisms, and then back

An oxygen demand is the need for molecular oxygen to meet the needs of biological and chemical processes in water.

An Oxytocin is a naturally secreted hormone that is important in milk Letdown and the contraction of the smooth uterine muscles during the birthing process.

An Ozonation is a new technology using a form of oxygen, instead of chemicals, to treat Cooling water (Brown and Caldwell,

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