- Petroleum, also
known as
crude oil or
simply oil, is a
naturally occurring yellowish-black
liquid mixture. It
consists mainly of hydrocarbons, and is found...
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Systems theory is the
transdisciplinary study of systems, i.e.
cohesive groups of interrelated,
interdependent components that can be
natural or artificial...
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Depleted uranium (DU), also
referred to in the past as Q-metal, depletalloy, or D-38, is
uranium with a
lower content of the
fissile isotope 235U than...
- The
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is
responsible for
coordinating responses to
environmental issues within the
United Nations system. It...
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Environmental science is an
interdisciplinary academic field that
integrates physics, biology, meteorology,
mathematics and
geography (including ecology...
- Each
entry on this list of
common misconceptions is
worded as a correction; the
misconceptions themselves are
implied rather than stated.
These entries...
- The
Aswan Dam, or
Aswan High Dam, is one of the world's
largest embankment dams,
which was
built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt,
between 1960 and 1970...
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Environmental issues are
disruptions in the
usual function of ecosystems. Further,
these issues can be
caused by
humans (human
impact on the environment)...
-
Environmental justice is a
social movement that
addresses injustice that
occurs when poor or
marginalized communities are
harmed by
hazardous waste, resource...
-
Environmental engineering is a
professional engineering discipline related to
environmental science. It encomp****es
broad scientific topics like chemistry...
