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| Terms for subject Environment (5171 entries) |
| aerobic treatment (The introduction of air into sewage so as to provide aerobic biochemical stabilization during a detention period) | aerob behandling | |
| aerobiology (The study of the atmospheric dispersal of airborne fungus spores, pollen grains, and microorganisms; and, more broadly, of airborne propagules of algae and protozoans, minute insects such as aphids, and pollution gases and particles which exert specific biologic effects) | aerobiologi | |
| aerodynamic noise (Acoustic noise caused by turbulent airflow over the surface of a body) | aerodynamisk støy | |
| aerosol (A gaseous suspension of ultramicroscopic particles of a liquid or a solid) | aerosol | |
| aesthetics (Considerations, values, and judgements pertaining to the quality of the human perceptual experience (including sight, sound, smell, touch, taste, and movement) evoked by phenomena or components of the environment) | estetikk | |
| afforestation (1. Establishment of a new forest by seeding or planting of nonforested land. 2. The planting of trees on land which was previously used for other uses than forestry. 3. The planting of trees in an area, or the management of an area to allow trees to regenerate or colonize naturally, in order to produce a forest) | skogreisning | |
| Africa (The second largest of the continents, on the Mediterranean in the north, the Atlantic in the west, and the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean in the east. The Sahara desert divides the continent unequally into North Africa and Africa south of Sahara. The largest lake is Lake Victoria and the chief rivers are the Nile, Niger, Congo, and Zambezi. The hottest continent, Africa has vast mineral resources, many of which are still undeveloped) | Afrika | |
| afterburning (An afterburner is a gadget fitted to the exhaust flues of furnaces and also to the exhaust systems of motor vehicles. They remove polluting gases and particles, which are the result of incompletely combusted fuel, by incineration and break down other chemical molecules associated with combustion into inert chemicals) | etterbrenning | |
| age (The period of time that a person, animal or plant has lived or is expected to live) | alder | |
| aggregate extraction (Extraction of crushed rock or gravel screened to sizes for use in road surfaces, concretes, or bituminous mixes) | aggregatutvinning | |
| agreement (The coming together in accord of two minds on a given proposition. In law, a concord of understanding and intention between two or more parties with respect to the effect upon their relative rights and duties, of certain past or future facts or performances. The consent of two or more persons concerning respecting the transmission of some property, right, or benefits, with the view of contracting an obligation, a mutual obligation; legal) | avtale | |
| agri-foodstuff (Industry dealing with the production, processing, and supply of agricultural food products) | landbruks- og matvareindustri | |
| agricultural biotechnology | bioteknologi i landbruket | |
| agricultural building (The buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm) | landbruksbygning | |
| agricultural disaster (Violent, sudden and destructive change in the environment either affecting or caused by land cultivation or the raising of crops or livestock) | landbrukskatastrofe | |
| agricultural ecology | landbruksøkologi | |
| agricultural economics (An applied social science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of agricultural or farming goods and services) | landbruksøkonomi | |
| agricultural effluent (Any solid, liquid or gas that enters the environment as a by-product of agricultural activities) | landbruksavrenning | |
| agricultural engineering (A discipline concerned with developing and improving the means for providing food and fiber for mankind's needs) | landbruksteknikk | |
| agricultural equipment (Machines utilized for tillage, planting, cultivation, and harvesting of crops) | landbruksutstyr |