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41environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
42Glossary of environmental science — This is a glossary of environmental science.Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Environmental science provides an integrated, quantitative, and… …
43environment — 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… …
44Nuclear energy in the European Union — Infobox Geopolitical organisation native name = European Union Countries with Nuclear Energy The nuclear energy in the European Union accounts approximately 15% of total energy consumption. The energy policies of the European Union (EU) member… …
45nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them …
46Mobile incinerator — The role of incineration of waste and equipment used for it has changed radically in the recent years. While they were formerly notorious as pollutant spewing technical monsters in the eyes of citizens groups, nowadays, thermal waste treatment… …
47Piracy in Somalia — Map of areas under threat by Somali pirates. Pirates holding the …
48Nuclear power — Atomic Power redirects here. For the film, see Atomic Power (film). This article is about the power source. For nation states that are nuclear powers, see List of states with nuclear weapons …
49Moonbase Alpha (Space: 1999) — This article is about the setting of Space: 1999, a television series. For the NASA computer game, see Moonbase Alpha (video game). Moonbase Alpha Moon, Plato …
50Environmental impact of nuclear power — Nuclear power activities involving the environment; mining, enrichment, generation and geological disposal. The environmental impact of nuclear power results from the nuclear fuel cycle, operation, and the effects of nuclear accidents. The… …
