Environmental Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Glossary of Terms

Environmental Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Glossary of Terms
Author: Executive Enterprises, Inc.
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 191
Release: 1991-08-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780471112501

This useful guide contains more than 3,000 environmental acronyms and abbreviations. It also includes a glossary of more than 1,000 environmental terms for those frequently used but difficult to find expressions, written in non-technical, easy-to-understand language.

MCGRAW-HILL DICTIONARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

MCGRAW-HILL DICTIONARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Author: McGraw Hill
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 510
Release: 2003-05-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 007143397X

Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th Edition, each title provides thousands of definitions of words and phrases encountered in a specific discipline. All include: * A pronunciation guide for every term * Acronyms, cross-references, and abbreviations * Appendices with conversion tables; listings of scientific, technical, and mathematical notation; tables of relevant data; and more * A convenient, quick-find format

Environmental Forensics

Environmental Forensics
Author: Robert D. Morrison
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1999-09-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780849300011

Environmental Forensics: A Glossary of Terms contains over 3,500 definitions and 1,500 acronyms. Compiled from common technical terms encountered in millions of pages of environmental reports over the past 15 years, this book contains regulatory phrases and acronyms; geologic, toxicological, laboratory, and chemical terms; as well as words and phrases unique to environmental forensics. The Glossary clarifies terms with multiple meanings, allows you to perform a more expedient and comprehensive review of an environmental report, and helps in deciphering works encountered during expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. Practicing environmental attorneys and environmental consultants/engineers will find this book a useful tool in correspondence, interrogatories, court filings and pleadings, and communication with environmental consultants and regulators.

Dictionary & Thesaurus of Environment, Health & Safety

Dictionary & Thesaurus of Environment, Health & Safety
Author: Us Dept Energy
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 536
Release: 1992-08-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780873718769

Dictionary & Thesaurus of Environment, Health & Safety is the first and only dictionary/thesaurus to focus on the usage and structure of environment, health, and safety terminology. Containing nearly 600 pages, this book features thousands of terms that may be hard to find in any other reference source. Thesaurus terms are presented under broad subject categories, and all acronyms found in the thesaurus are listed with their reciprocal phrases. A separate section features a mini-thesaurus for Department of Energy vocabulary. ANSI standards were used to construct the thesaurus, and definitions are included for most terms, with acronyms indicating the source(s) of the definitions. Dictionary & Thesaurus of Environment, Health & Safety provides a semantic structure for environment, health, and safety terminology and will prove invaluable for anyone involved in the management of programs and information systems that use these terms.

Energy Use and the Environment

Energy Use and the Environment
Author: F.P.W. Winteringham
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 1991-12-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780873716093

Energy Use and the Environment presents a contemporary view of such topics as current energy technology and energy types, including nuclear power, solar power, fossil-carbon based energy, and biomass fuels; research and development needs; the greenhouse effect; agricultural concerns; and by-products of energy use, including acid rain and hazardous waste. The book reviews current technology and addresses the global impact of this technology by weighing the costs against the benefits. Suggestions and solutions to problems are provided for consideration. Conservationists, regulators, policy makers, environmental professionals, researchers, educators, consultants, and students will find this book to be a tremendous asset in their attempts to understand the impacts of our current energy use on the environment and the directions we must take in the future.

Dictionary & Thesaurus of Environment, Health & Safety

Dictionary & Thesaurus of Environment, Health & Safety
Author: US Dept of Energy
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2023-09-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000939677

Dictionary & Thesaurus of Environment, Health & Safety is the first and only dictionary/thesaurus to focus on the usage and structure of environment, health, and safety terminology. Containing nearly 600 pages, this book features thousands of terms that may be hard to find in any other reference source. Thesaurus terms are presented under broad subject categories, and all acronyms found in the thesaurus are listed with their reciprocal phrases. A separate section features a mini-thesaurus for Department of Energy vocabulary. ANSI standards were used to construct the thesaurus, and definitions are included for most terms, with acronyms indicating the source(s) of the definitions. Dictionary & Thesaurus of Environment, Health & Safety provides a semantic structure for environment, health, and safety terminology and will prove invaluable for anyone involved in the management of programs and information systems that use these terms.