Environment statistics

Environment statistics

The development of methodologies and data collection in support of the development and harmonization of national and international statistics on the environment.

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Escherichia coli (E. Coli)

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Bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium living in the intestinal tracts of humans and other warm-blooded animals. Its presence in water indicates faecal pollution. There is a maximum number of coliforms ...

Closed ecological system

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Ecosystem that provides for the maintenance of life through complete reutilization of available material, in particular by means of cycles wherein exhaled carbon dioxide, fuel and other waste matter ...

Groundwater

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Freshwater beneath the earth's surface (usually in aquifers) supplying wells and springs. Because groundwater is a major source of drinking water, there is a growing concern over leaching of ...

Contingent valuation

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Method of valuation used in cost-benefit analysis and environmental accounting. It is conditional (contingent) on the construction of hypothetical markets, reflected in expressions of the ...

Nitrification

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Biological process involving the conversion of nitrogen-containing organic compounds into nitrates and nitrites. It is part of the nitrogen cycle and considered to be beneficial since it converts ...

Dioxin

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Synthetic organic chemical of the chlorinated hydrocarbon class. It is one of the most toxic compounds known to humans whose harmful effects, even in extremely minute concentrations, include ...

Capacity of treatment installation

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Maximum amount of waste materials that can be treated during one year according to usual standards and technology in a particular treatment plant or installation. Capacity can be expressed in terms ...