Any one of a variety of technologies that use chemicals or a variety of chemical …

1. In solid waste disposal, holes where waste is dumped, compacted, and covered with layers …

Means a compartment within a landfill isolated from other compartments by appropriate cover material and …

A control device which oxidizes volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by using a catalyst to promote …

A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas produced by incomplete fossil fuel combustion. Source: World Bank

A colorless, odorless, non-poisonous gas, which results from fossil fuel combustion and is normally a …

An add-on control device which uses activated carbon to absorb volatile organic compounds from a …

A heavy metal element that accumulates in the environment. Source: World Bank

The amount of dissolved oxygen consumed in five days by biological processes breaking down organic …

Any exploratory hole drilled into the Earth or ice to gather geophysical data. Climate researchers …

Sitio de acumulaci¾n de residuos s¾lidos, que no cumple con las disposiciones vigentes o crea …

The amount of dissolved oxygen consumed in five days by biological processes breaking down organic …

Means toilet waste. Source : British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Canada – …

The region on land, in the oceans, and in the atmosphere inhabited by living organisms. …

1. The use of living organisms to test the suitability of effluents for discharge into …