the safe disposal of hazardous wastes
31Ministry of Environment (South Korea) — Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea 환경부 Agency overview Formed December 24, 1994[1] Jurisdiction Government of South Korea Headquarters Gw …
32United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
33Deep geological repository — Technicians emplacing transuranic waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, near Carlsbad, New Mexico A deep geological repository is a nuclear waste repository excavated deep within a stable geologic environment (typically below 300 m or 1000… …
34Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
35Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository — Yucca Mountain The proposed design …
36United States Environmental Protection Agency — EPA and Environmental Protection Agency redirect here. For other uses, see EPA (disambiguation). Environmental Protection Agency EPA Environmental Protection Agen …
37Outhouse — This article is about a type of building or structure used primarily as a toilet . For other uses, see Outhouse (disambiguation). An outhouse at Goat Peak, 6,305 ft (1,922 m) above sea level An outhouse is a small structure separate from a main… …
38Superfund — For other uses, see Superfund (disambiguation). Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 Full title An act to provide for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response for hazardous substances… …
39Pollution — For the Fransisco Battiato album, see Pollution (album). For the Goodies episode, see Pollution (The Goodies). Air pollution from World War II weapon production in Alabama, 1942 …
40radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …
