Glossary R

The Environmental Glossary. Letter R +++ Popular Articles: 'Range', 'Renewable energy', 'Range of tolerance'

Deutsch: Recycling / Español: Reciclaje / Português: Reciclagem / Français: Recyclage / Italiano: Riciclaggio /

A recycling is system of collecting, sorting, and reprocessing old material into usable raw materials.

A Redd is Shallow Depression in the streambed gravel in which a female salmonid deposits her eggs.

Deutsch: Verringern / Español: Reducir / Português: Reduzir / Français: Réduire / Italiano: Ridurre /

A Reduction is act of purchasing or consuming less to begin with, so as not to have to reuse or Recycle later.

Deutsch: Riff / Español: Arrecife / Português: Recife / Français: Récif / Italiano: Barriera Corallina

Reef in the environmental context typically refers to a ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea. Among these, coral reefs are the most well-known and biologically diverse marine ecosystems, playing a critical role in the ocean's ecological balance.

A Reference Concentration (RfC) is the reference Concentration is an estimate (with uncertainty spanning perhaps an order of magnitude) of a continuous inhalation exposure to the human population (including sensitive subgroups which include children, asthmatics and the elderly) that is likely to be without an appreciable risk of deleterious effects during a lifetime.

A reference condition is the set of attributes of ecological resources that assist in identifying the location of a portion of the resource population along a condition continuum from

A Reference Method is a procedure or process which is considered a standardized or commonly accepted and to which another procedure or process is compared.

A reference site is One of a population of bench mark or control sampling locations that, taken collectively, represent an ecoregion or other large biogeographic area; the sites, as a

A Reflashing (Chip Reflashing) is Reflashing involves reconfiguring the engine control chip with new software that recalibrates the tractor engine.

A Reforestation is Replanting of forests on lands that have recently been harvested.

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