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Petroleum is a
naturally occurring yellowish-black
liquid mixture. It
consists mainly of hydrocarbons, and is
found in
geological formations. The term...
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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...
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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)...
- Each
entry on this list of
common misconceptions is
worded as a correction; the
misconceptions themselves are
implied rather than stated.
These entries...
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Light pollution is the
presence of any unwanted, inappropriate, or
excessive artificial lighting. In a
descriptive sense, the term
light pollution refers...
- Road salt (also
known as de-icing salt, rock salt, or snow salt) is a salt used
mainly as an anti-slip
agent in
winter road conditions, but also to prevent...
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Environmental engineering is a
professional engineering discipline related to
environmental science. It encomp****es
broad scientific topics like chemistry...
