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The United Nations Organization (UNO), or simply United Nations (UN), is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace.
Fine particles of sand and rock that can be picked up by the air or by water and deposited as sediments. See also sedimentation.
Industry:Environment
Organic compounds that evaporate readily and contribute to air pollution mainly through the production of photochemical oxidants.
Industry:Environment
Permanent loss of environmental assets or environmental quality, requiring preventive action rather than restoration or clean-up.
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Phenomenon arising from a difference in mean annual temperature of 1 degree centigrade or more between a city and its hinterland.
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The application of chlorine to drinking water, sewage or industrial waste in order to disinfect or oxidize undesirable compounds.
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Transliteration of Japanese term meaning "storm wave", giant ocean wave produced by a seismic disturbance beneath the ocean floor.
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Unit of sound measurement on a logarithmic scale, with sound approximately doubling in loudness for every increase of 10 decibels.
Industry:Environment
Direct effect of socio-economic activities and natural events on the components of the environment. See also environmental effect.
Industry:Environment
Accumulation of past environmental impacts of natural resource depletion and environmental degradation, owed to future generations.
Industry:Environment
Effect of human activities and natural events on living organisms and their non-living environment. See also environmental impact.
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