Arquivos: Glossário

Vertical distance between the maximum water surface during a given hydrologic event and the top of the dam.

Subnational or national emission factor that uses energy production data and factors out voluntary purchases.

The risk remaining after the control activities have been applied to an inherent risk

Trees left in a stand to grow until the next harvest. This term can refer to crop trees or cull trees.

The ability of an ecosystem to withstand change or, when changed, to develop forces leading back to the original condition. Assessed by examining factors such as population fluctuations, resistance to disturbance, speed of recovery after disturbance and persistence of community composition.

Synthetic organic ion exchange material used to remove dissolved salts from water.

The primary federal act that manages and controls the formation, storage, release, and permitting of hazardous substances and wastes. Primarily applied to the industrial and manufacturing sectors.

Respect is an attitude that shows careful consideration to self, others, and the environment, especially with regards to the cause and effect of one’s own actions.

Graphical representation of actual motions, including displacement, velocity and acceleration, caused by seismic events.

A party (individual, corporation) identified by state or federal authorities as liable for cleanup costs at a contaminated site.