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  • 21Environmental remediation — Generally, remediation means providing a remedy, so environmental remediation deals with the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water for the general protection of human… …

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  • 22Environmental concerns with electricity generation — Modern technology uses large amounts of electrical power. This is normally generated at power plants which convert some other kind of energy into electrical power. Each such system has advantages and disadvantages, but many of them pose… …

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  • 23Environmental Working Group — The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is an environmental organization which specializes in environmental research and advocacy in the areas of toxic chemicals, agricultural subsidies, public lands, and corporate accountability. EWG is a non… …

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  • 24Environmental Measurements Laboratory — The Environmental Measurements Laboratory (EML), a United States government owned, government operated laboratory, is part of the Science and Technology (S T) Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A descendant of the Manhattan …

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  • 25Environmental effects of coal — There are a number of adverse environmental effects of coal mining and burning.These effects include: * release of carbon dioxide and methane, both of which are greenhouse gases causing climate change and global warming according to the IPCC.… …

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  • 26Environmental impact of the oil shale industry — Kiviõli Oil Shale Processing Chemicals Plant in Ida Virumaa, Estonia Environmental impact of the oil shale industry includes the consideration of issues such as land use, waste management, and water and air pollution caused by the extraction and… …

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  • 27Environmental effects of wind power — Compared to the environmental effects of traditional energy sources, the environmental effects of wind power are relatively minor. Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air pollution, unlike fossil fuel power sources. The energy consumed to… …

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  • 28Environmental health specialist — An environmental health specialist is employed in environmental health and conducts research or performs investigations for the purpose of identifying, diminishing, and/or eliminating sources of pollutants and hazards that affect either the… …

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  • 29Standard error (statistics) — For a value that is sampled with an unbiased normally distributed error, the above depicts the proportion of samples that would fall between 0, 1, 2, and 3 standard deviations above and below the actual value. The standard error is the standard… …

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  • 30standard — stan|dard1 W2S3 [ˈstændəd US ərd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(level of quality/achievement)¦ 2¦(moral principles)¦ 3¦(measurement)¦ 4¦(song)¦ 5¦(flag)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: estandard battle flag ] 1.) ¦(LE …

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