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Biodegradable - Biodegradable matter is generally organic material such as plant and animal matter and other substances originating from living organisms. Organic material can be degraded by naturally existing bacteria. Non biodegradable materials are NOT degraded naturally. many plastics are a good example of non-biodegradable materials, and basically survive forever (can be hundreds of years).
Biodiversity - Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of an area, even a country, continent or the entire planet. Biodiversity (biological diversity) is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem: For example, an area with "high biodiversity" contains many species within its environment and within these species many genetic variations. Biodiversity is therefore a good measure of the environmental "health" of an area.
Biomass - Biomass refers to organic / biological material which can be used as a fuel. Most commonly, biomass refers to plant matter grown for use as biofuel, but it also includes plant or animal matter used for production of fibres, chemicals or heat.
Biofuel - Simplest examples of biofuel are wood or turf for burning. These days biofuels have moved on and domestic heating using biofuels use wood waste pellets or chippings. Some technology, of dubious environmental value, uses plant material to produce biodiesel for diesel engines or Ethanol derived from corn as automobile fuel. The claim of all biofuels is that they are "carbon-neutral". Some of these claims are true, some are NOT.
Carbon Neutral - This terms refers to a policy of a company or a personal lifestyle which attempts to neutralise the negative effects of energy consumption, by, for example, planting trees to absorb CO2, to compensate for using energy and producing CO2. Many possible methods of becoming "carbon neutral" now exist for business and the individual, such as alternative energy generation (wind, solar).
Carbon Offseting - This is the act of mitigating ("offsetting") greenhouse gas emissions. A well-known example is the purchasing of offsets to compensate for the greenhouse gas emissions from personal air travel.
Carcinogen - The term carcinogen refers to any substance, or radiation that is an agent directly involved in the promotion of cancer.
Ecosystem - An ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms in an area functioning together with all the non-living physical factors of the environment.
E Number - E numbers are codes for food additives and are usually found on food labels throughout the European Union.
Greenhouse Gas
Global Warming
Indigenous Species
Organic Chemicals
Organic farming
Ozone Layer
Particulate
CO2
SO2
NO2
Toxin
Unsustainable and Sustainable
Biodiversity - Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of an area, even a country, continent or the entire planet. Biodiversity (biological diversity) is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem: For example, an area with "high biodiversity" contains many species within its environment and within these species many genetic variations. Biodiversity is therefore a good measure of the environmental "health" of an area.
Biomass - Biomass refers to organic / biological material which can be used as a fuel. Most commonly, biomass refers to plant matter grown for use as biofuel, but it also includes plant or animal matter used for production of fibres, chemicals or heat.
Biofuel - Simplest examples of biofuel are wood or turf for burning. These days biofuels have moved on and domestic heating using biofuels use wood waste pellets or chippings. Some technology, of dubious environmental value, uses plant material to produce biodiesel for diesel engines or Ethanol derived from corn as automobile fuel. The claim of all biofuels is that they are "carbon-neutral". Some of these claims are true, some are NOT.
Carbon Neutral - This terms refers to a policy of a company or a personal lifestyle which attempts to neutralise the negative effects of energy consumption, by, for example, planting trees to absorb CO2, to compensate for using energy and producing CO2. Many possible methods of becoming "carbon neutral" now exist for business and the individual, such as alternative energy generation (wind, solar).
Carbon Offseting - This is the act of mitigating ("offsetting") greenhouse gas emissions. A well-known example is the purchasing of offsets to compensate for the greenhouse gas emissions from personal air travel.
Carcinogen - The term carcinogen refers to any substance, or radiation that is an agent directly involved in the promotion of cancer.
Ecosystem - An ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms in an area functioning together with all the non-living physical factors of the environment.
E Number - E numbers are codes for food additives and are usually found on food labels throughout the European Union.
Greenhouse Gas
Global Warming
Indigenous Species
Organic Chemicals
Organic farming
Ozone Layer
Particulate
CO2
SO2
NO2
Toxin
Unsustainable and Sustainable
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