Glossary P

The Environmental Glossary. Letter P +++ Popular Articles: 'Peak power', 'Parallel connection', 'Pollution'

A Public Warehouse is a facility where companies rent space to store their goods

A Public Water System (PWS) is any water system which provides water to at least 15 service connections or 25 people for at least 60 days annually.

A public water use is water supplied from a public-water supply and used for such purposes as firefighting, street washing, and municipal parks and swimming pools.

A Pullet is a laying hen before it lays its first egg.

A Pulmonary edema is an accumulation of excessive amounts of fluid in the lung extravascular tissue and air spaces.

A Pulmonary emphysema is an abnormal, permanent enlargement of the air spaces distal to the terminal nonrespiratory bronchiole, accompanied by destructive changes of the alveolar walls and without obvious fibrosis.

Deutsch: Zellstoff / Español: Pulpa / Português: Polpa / Français: Pâte / Italiano: Polpa /

A pulp is raw material made from trees used in producing paper products.

Deutsch: Reinigung / Español: Purificación / Português: Purificação / Français: Purification / Italiano: Purificazione

Purification in the environmental context refers to the process of removing pollutants, contaminants, or undesired substances from air, water, and soil to restore these elements to a cleaner, safer state for humans, plants, and animals. This concept is critical in environmental management and conservation efforts, aiming to reduce the impact of human activities on the natural world and to ensure the sustainability of vital resources.

PWS --->Public Water System

Pyramid of Energy flow is the diagram representing the flow of Energy through each trophic level in a Food chain or food web. With each Energy transfer, only a small part (typically 1

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