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1Crystal Lake Recreation Area — Crystal Lake in Angeles National Forest, Azusa, California. Photo taken in July 1998 after a rainy season following a period of El Niño. Crystal Lake Recreation Area is part of the San Gabriel River (formerly Mount Baldy) District of the Angeles… …
2Chernobyl disaster effects — The Chernobyl disaster triggered the release of substantial amounts of radiation into the atmosphere in the form of both particulate and gaseous radioisotopes. It is the most significant unintentional release of radiation into the environment to… …
3Bunding — Bunding, also called a bund wall, is the area within a structure designed to prevent inundation or breaches of various types.Liquid containmentThe term can also refer to dikes, but it is frequently used to describe liquid containment facilities… …
4Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …
5environment — 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… …
6Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Maryland and Washington, D.C. — Infobox Hurricane Impact Name=Hurricane Isabel Type=Tropical storm Year=2003 Basin=Atl Image location=Hurricane Isabel flood damage Maryland.jpg Bowleys Quarters, Maryland Date=September 19, 2003 1 min winds=50 Gusts= Da Fatalities=1 direct Areas …
7Radioactive waste — 2007 ISO radioactivity danger logo, designed in part for long term radioactive waste depositories which might survive into a far future time in which all knowledge of the meaning of present common radiation danger symbols and signs has been lost… …
8Biological warfare — For the use of biological agents by terrorists, see bioterrorism. Weapons of mass destruction …
9infectious 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),… …
10Ukraine — /yooh krayn , kruyn , yooh krayn/, n. a republic in SE Europe: rich agricultural and industrial region. 50,684,635; 223,090 sq. mi. (603,700 sq. km). Cap.: Kiev. Russian, Ukraina. Formerly, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. * * * Ukraine… …
