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The Environmental Glossary. Letter R +++ Popular Articles: 'Range', 'Roof', 'Receptor'

Residual fuel oil

A Residual fuel oil is the heavier oils that remain after the distillate fuel oils and lighter hydrocarbons are distilled away in refinery operations and that conform to ASTM Specifications D396 and D975. Included are No.

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Residual volume (RV)

A Residual volume (RV) is That volume of air remaining in the lungs after maximal exhalation.

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Resilience

Deutsch: Resilienz / Español: resiliencia / Português: resiliência / Français: résilience / Italiano: resilienza

Resilience in the environmental context refers to the capacity of an ecosystem or a community to respond to disturbances by resisting damage and recovering quickly. This concept is crucial for understanding how ecosystems cope with adverse conditions such as climate change, natural disasters, or human-induced disruptions.

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Resin Modified Emulsion Pavement:

A Resin Modified Emulsion Pavement: is Resin modified emulsion pavement contains a binder made primarily from tree resins.

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Resistance block

A Resistance block is Type of soil moisture probe used to Monitor soil moisture conditions to help determine when water should be applied (Bosch and Ross, 1990).

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Resistance flow (R)

A Resistance flow (R) is the ratio of the flow-resistive components of pressure to simultaneous flow, in cm H2O/liter per sec.

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Resolution

Deutsch: Auflösung / Español: Resolución / Português: Resolução / Français: Résolution / Italiano: Risoluzione /

A resolution is a formal statement from Congress. Other definitions are following:

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Resource

Deutsch: Ressource / Español: Recurso / Português: Recurso / Français: Ressource / Italiano: Risorsa /

A resource is (in EMAP) an ecological entity that is identified as a target of sampling and is a group of general, broad ecosystem types or ecological entities sharing certain basic characteristics.

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Resource assessment (See

- Resource assessment (See : - resource assessment (See : A resource assessment (See is assessment.

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Resource class

A resource class is a subdivision of a resource; examples include small lakes, oak-hickory forests, emergent estuarine wetlands, field cropland, small estuaries, and sagebrush dominated Desert scrub.

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