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| Terms for subject Environment (6972 entries) |
| sampling (The obtaining of small representative quantities of material for the purpose of analysis) | proovivõtt | |
| sampling probe | gaasisond | |
| sampling technique (Method of selecting items at random from a set in such a manner that the sample will be representative of the whole) | proovivõtutehnika | |
| sanction | sanktsioon | |
| sand (A loose material consisting of small mineral particles, or rock and mineral particles, distinguishable by the naked eye; grains vary from almost spherical to angular, with a diameter range from 1/16 to 2 millimeters) | liiv | |
| sand dune (An accumulation of loose sand heaped up by the wind, commonly found along low-lying seashores above high-tide level, more rarely on the border of large lakes or river valleys, as well as in various desert regions, where there is abundant dry surface sand during some part of the year) | liivaluide | |
| sand dune fixation (Stabilization of dunes effected by the planting of marram grass (Ammophila arenaria), or rice grass, whose long roots bind the surface layers of sand and so hinder its removal by wind. A larger scale method of dealing with the same problem is by afforestation) | liivaluidete kinnistamine | |
| sand extraction (The extraction of sand by mining for building purposes and for the extraction of heavy minerals such as rutile and zircon) | liiva kaevandamine | |
| sand flat (A sandy tidal flat barren of vegetation. A tidal flat is an extensive, nearly horizontal, marshy or barren tract of land that is alternately covered and uncovered by the tide, and consisting of unconsolidated sediment (mostly mud and sand). It may form the top surface of a deltaic deposit) | liivaleede | |
| sand pit (A place where sand is extracted from the ground) | liivakarjäär | |
| sand pit (A place where sand is extracted from the ground) | liivaauk | |
| sanitary fitting (The set of furnishings designed for personal hygiene and the disposal of organic waste) | sanitaarseade | |
| sanitary landfill (An engineered method of disposing of solid waste on land in a manner that protects the environment, by spreading the waste in thin layers, compacting it to the smallest practical volume and covering it with compacted soil by the end of each working day or at more frequent intervals if necessary) | prügila | |
| sanitation (The study and use of practical measures for the preservation of public health) | tervisekaitsetehnika | |
| sanitation plan (Plans for the control of the physical factors in the human environment that can harm development, health, or survival) | tervisekaitsekava | |
| saprobe (Referring to the classification of organisms according to the way in which they tolerate pollution) | saproob | |
| saprobe (Referring to the classification of organisms according to the way in which they tolerate pollution) | saprobiont | |
| saprobic index (Indication or measure of the level of organic pollution) | saproobsusindeks | |
| satellite (An object that orbits around a larger one. Artificial satellites orbiting the Earth are used for communications, the gathering of military intelligence, the monitoring of weather and other environmental phenomena, etc.) | tehiskaaslane | |
| satellite account (A separate financial record or statement that discloses financial activity in a particular area and supplements existing financial records) | analüütiline konto |