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The Environmental Glossary. Letter R +++ Popular Articles: 'Range', 'Rate of occurrence', 'Risk'

Risk

Deutsch: Risiko / Español: Riesgo / Português: Risco / Français: Risque / Italiano: Rischio /

A risk is "A measure of the probability that damage to life, health, property, and/or the environment will occur as a result of a given hazard" (EPA 1992, 25).

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Risk assessment

A risk assessment is methods used to quantify risks to human health and the environment.

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Risk characterization

A risk characterization is Determination of the nature of a given risk and quantifying of the potential for adverse change to the environment from that risk.

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Risk communication

A risk communication is "The exchange of information about Environmental risks among risk assessors, risk managers, the general public, news media, special interest groups, and others

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Risk management

A risk management is "The process of evaluating and selecting alternative regulatory and non-regulatory responses to risk. The selection process necessarily requires the consideration

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River

Deutsch: Fluss / Español: Río / Português: Rio / Français: Rivière / Italiano: Fiume /

A river is a natural stream of water of considerable volume, larger than a brook or creek.

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Riverbed

Deutsch: Flussbett / Español: Cauce del río / Português: Leito do rio / Français: Lit de la rivière / Italiano: Letto del fiume

Riverbed in the environmental context refers to the floor or bottom of a river channel where the Water Flows. It is a critical part of a river's ecosystem, influencing water movement, habitat formation, sediment transport, and the overall health of aquatic life. Riverbeds can be composed of various materials, such as rocks, sand, gravel, or silt, and they play a vital role in shaping the river's physical and ecological characteristics.

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Riverine zone

A riverine zone is the relatively narrow and well -mixed area of a reservoir immediately down-stream of the river inflow where current velocities decrease and significant sediment transport still occurs.

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Robotic Parlor

A Robotic Parlor is a completely automated system for milking cows that requires limited human contact.

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Robust

A robust is insensitive to assumption violations, i.e., holds even when the Probability model is incorrect.

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