Fossil fuel

Fossil fuel

Fuel derived from ancient organic remains; e.g. peat, coal, crude oil, and natural gas.

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fossil fuels

Pollution control; Air pollution

Fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas; so-called because they are the remains of ancient plant and animal life.

fossil fuels

Biology; Cell biology

Fuels that are formed in the Earth from plant or animal remains; e.g., coal, petroleum, and natural gas.

fossil fuel

History; Ancient history

A source of energy that was formed millions of years ago from the remains of plants and animals.

fossil fuels

Energy; Biofuel

Fossil fuels are originally formed from vegetation and microorganisms that have been transformed into coal, oil and natural gas over the course of millions of years. Today, fossil ...

fossil fuel

Electrical equipment; Fuel cell

Fossil fuels or mineral fuels are fossil source fuels, that is, hydrocarbons found within the top layer of the Earth’s crust.

fossil fueled

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

Fuel containing chemical energy, which has been formed from animal and plant matter over many years (i.e., oil, coal, and natural gas) that are used in a boiler to produce steam ...

benchmark response (BMR)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A designated level or percent of response relative to the control level of response used in calculating a BMD.

best management practices (BMP)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Procedures or controls other than effluent limitations to prevent or reduce pollution of surface water (includes runoff control, spill prevention, and operating procedures).

BMD10

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Benchmark Dose associated with a 10% response adjusted for background. For example, these BMD(10) values are doses expected to produce a 10% reduction in brain cholinesterase ...

comparative effect level (CEL)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Dose by which potency of chemicals may be compared; e.g. the dose causing a maximum of 15% cholinesterase inhibition.

confidential business information (CBI)

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Information that contains trade secrets, commercial or financial information, or other information that has been claimed as confidential by the submitter.