Activated sludge — is a process dealing with the treatment of sewage and industrial wastewaters.cite book | author=Beychok, Milton R. | title=Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants| edition=1st Edition | publisher=John Wiley Sons Ltd | year=1967 |… … Wikipedia
Freshwater environmental quality parameters — are the natural and man made chemical, biological and microbiological characteristics of rivers, lakes and ground waters, the ways they are measured and the ways that they change. The values or concentrations attributed to such parameters can be… … Wikipedia
Leachate — is the liquid that drains or leaches from a landfill; it varies widely in composition regarding the age of the landfill and the type of waste that it contains. [Henry, J.; Heinke, G. (1996) Environmental Science and Engineering, Prentice Hall,… … Wikipedia
microbiology — microbiological /muy kroh buy euh loj i keuhl/, microbiologic, adj. microbiologically, adv. microbiologist, n. /muy kroh buy ol euh jee/, n. the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic… … Universalium
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… … Universalium
infectious disease — Introduction in medicine, a process caused by a microorganism that impairs a person s health. An infection, by contrast, is the invasion of and replication in the body by any of various microbial agents including bacteria, viruses (virus),… … Universalium
Overpopulation — Graph of human population from 10,000 BC–2000 AD showing the unprecedented population growth since the 19th century Overpopulation is a condition where an organism s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. The term often refers to… … Wikipedia
Otitis externa — Classification and external resources A severe case of otitis externa. Note the narrowing of the external auditory channel and swelling of the auricle. ICD 10 H … Wikipedia
Paecilomyces — Taxobox name = Paecilomyces image width = image caption = regnum = Fungi phylum = Ascomycota classis = Eurotiomycetes ordo = Eurotiales familia = Trichocomaceae genus = Paecilomyces genus authority = Samson 1974 subdivision ranks = Species… … Wikipedia
Biodiesel — This article is about transesterified lipids. For hydrogenated alkane renewable diesel, see Vegetable oil refining. For biomass and organic waste to fuel production, see Biomass to liquid. For unmodified vegetable oil used as motor fuel, see… … Wikipedia