Glossary P
The Environmental Glossary. Letter P +++ Popular Articles: 'Peak power', 'Parallel connection', 'Pollution'
plastics are durable and flexible synthetic-based products, some of which are difficult to Recycle and pose problems with toxic properties, especially PVC plastic.
A Plenum is air compartment connected to a duct or ducts.
Plenum flushes are Rinsing procedure that discharges Deionized water from the rim of a flowing bath to remove contaminants from the sides and bottom of the bath (Brown and Caldwell, 1
A Plethysmograph is a rigid chamber placed around a living structure for the purpose of measuring changes in the volume of the structure. In respiratory measurements, the entire body
A plutonium is a heavy, radioactive, man-made, metallic Element (atomic number 94) used in the production of nuclear energy and the explosion of nuclear weapons; its most important isotope is fissile plutonium-239, produced by neutron irradiation of uranium-238.
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