Schadstoffbelastungen der Umwelt durch die Industrie — Die Belastung der Umwelt durch den Menschen hat seit Beginn der Industrialisierung stark zugenommen. Betroffen sind die Umweltmedien Luft, Wasser (Grundwasser und Oberflächenwasser) und Boden. Durch ein gesteigertes Umweltbewusstsein und daraus … Universal-Lexikon
environment — 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… … Universalium
Nuclear reprocessing — technology was developed to chemically separate and recover fissionable plutonium from irradiated nuclear fuel.[1] Reprocessing serves multiple purposes, whose relative importance has changed over time. Originally reprocessing was used solely to… … Wikipedia
Video camera tube — In older video cameras, before the mid to late 1980s, a video camera tube or pickup tube was used instead of a charge coupled device (CCD) for converting an optical image into an electrical signal. Several types were in use from the 1930s to the… … Wikipedia
poison — poisoner, n. poisonless, adj. poisonlessness, n. /poy zeuhn/, n. 1. a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well being: the poison of slander. 3.… … Universalium
Indium — Not to be confused with Iridium. cadmium ← indium → tin Ga ↑ In ↓ Tl … Wikipedia
photography, technology of — Introduction equipment, techniques, and processes used in the production of photographs. The most widely used photographic process is the black and white negative–positive system (Figure 1 >). In the camera the lens projects an image of… … Universalium
Water purification — This article is about large scale, municipal water purification. For portable/emergency water purification, see portable water purification. For industrial water purification, see deionized water. For distilled water, see distilled water. Water… … Wikipedia
environmental 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 … Universalium
Zigarettenrauch — Tabakrauch ist das bei der Verbrennung von Tabak entstehende Aerosol, das beim Rauchen, d. h. beim Abbrand (Verschwelen) des Zigaretten , Zigarren und Pfeifentabaks entsteht. Man unterscheidet den Hauptstromrauch, den der Raucher direkt einatmet… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Marine pollution — While marine pollution can be obvious, as with the marine debris shown above, it is often the pollutants that cannot be seen that cause most harm. Marine pollution occurs when harmful, or potentially harmful effects, can result from the entry… … Wikipedia