water efficiency trials
1Rainhill Trials — The Rainhill Trials were an important competition in the early days of steam locomotive railways, run in October of 1829 in Rainhill, Merseyside (between Liverpool and Manchester).When the Liverpool and Manchester Railway was approaching… …
2Solar water disinfection — Solar water disinfection, also known as SODIS [ [http://www.sodis.ch sodis.ch] ] is a method of disinfecting water using only sunlight and plastic PET bottles. SODIS is a cheap and effective method for decentralized water treatment, usually… …
3Supercritical water oxidation — or SCWO is a process that occurs in water at temperatures and pressures above a mixture s thermodynamic critical point. Under these conditions water becomes a fluid with unique properties that can be used to advantage in the destruction of… …
4WET — Water Education For Teachers (Academic & Science » Ocean Science) *** Whole Effluent Toxicity (Academic & Science » Ocean Science) * Whole Earth Telescope (Academic & Science » Astronomy) * Wetland Evaluation Technique (Academic & Science » Ocean …
5Double acting ship — MT Tempera, the first double acting tanker, breaking ice astern Double acting ship (DAS) is a type of icebreaking merchant ship designed to run ahead in open water and astern (in layman s terms, backwards) in ice. Such ships can operate… …
6Helitack — refers to helicopter delivered fire resources , [http://www.fpa.nifc.gov/Library/Papers/Docs/WP Helitack Deployment 2005 05 16.pdf Fire Program Analysis Initial Response Module: Helitack Deployment , Fire Program Analysis, National Interagency… …
7Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
8MythBusters (2010 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 25 (includes 4 specials) Broadcast Original channel …
9environment — 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… …
10Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… …
