| blekkfjerning |
de-inking (Series of processes by which various types of printing inks are removed from paper fibre pulp during the pre-processing and recycling of recovered paper products. Particularly necessary where high quality and whiteness of the finished product are required) |
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| blekksprut |
cephalopod (Exclusively marine animals constituting the most advanced class of the Mollusca, including squid, octopuses, and Nautilus) |
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| blod |
blood (tissue, A fluid connective tissue consisting of the plasma and cells that circulate in the blood vessels) |
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| blomst |
flower (The reproductive structure of angiosperm plants, consisting of stamens and carpels surrounded by petals and sepals all borne on the receptacle) |
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| blomsterplante |
flowering plant (Plants capable of producing conspicuous flowers) |
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| bly |
lead (A heavy toxic bluish-white metallic element that is highly malleable; occurs principally as galena and is used in alloys, accumulators, cable sheaths, paints, and as a radiation shield, Pb) |
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| blyforbindelse |
lead compound (Lead compounds are present as gasoline additives, in paint, ceramic products, roofing, caulking, electrical applications, tubes, or containers. Lead exposure may be due to air, water, food, or soil. Lead in the air is primarily due to lead-based fuels and the combustion of solid waste, coal, oils, and emissions from alkyl lead manufacturers, wind blown dust volcanoes, the burning of lead-painted surfaces, and cigarette smoke. Lead in drinking water comes from leaching from lead pipes, connectors, and solder in both the distribution system and household plumbing) |
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| blyfri bensin |
unleaded petrol (Petrol with a low octane rating, which has no lead additives in it and therefore creates less lead pollution in the atmosphere) |
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| blykontaminering |
lead contamination (The presence and release into the air, water and soil, of lead, a toxic metal used in plumbing, gasoline and lead-acid batteries) |
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| blynivå i blod |
lead level in blood (A measure of the amount of lead or lead salts absorbed by the body as a possible sign of acute or chronic lead poisoning, which can affect the nervous, digestive or muscular systems) |
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| blågrønnalge |
blue-green alga (Microorganisms, formerly classified as algae but now regarded as bacteria, including nostoc, which contain a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll) |
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| bløtdyr |
mollusc (Any of various invertebrates having a soft unsegmented body and often a shell, secreted by a fold of skin) |
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| boblepolitikk |
bubble policy (EPA policy that allows a plant complex with several facilities to decrease pollution from some facilities while increasing it from others, so long as total results are equal to or better than previous limits. Facilities where this is done are treated as if they exist in a bubble in which total emissions are averaged out; emissions trading) |
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| bocage |
bocage (The wooded countryside characteristic of northern France, with small irregular-shaped fields and many hedges and copses. In the French language the word bocage refers both to the hedge itself and to a landscape consisting of hedges. Bocage landscapes usually have a slightly rolling landform, and are found mainly in maritime climates. Being a small-scale, enclosed landscape, the bocage offers much variations in biotopes, with habitats for birds, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles and butterflies) |
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| bok |
book (A collection of leaves of paper, parchment or other material, usually bound or fastened together within covers, containing writing of any type or blank pages for future inscription) |
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| bokføring |
bookkeeping (The art or science of recording business accounts and transactions) |
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| bokholderi |
accounting (Method of recording all the transactions affecting the financial condition of a business or organization) |
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| bolig |
dwelling (Any enclosed space wholly or partially used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating) |
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| boligbehov |
housing need |
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| boligbyggingsprogram |
housing programme (A planned system of projects, services or activities intended to support individuals or families in need of shelter, including transitional or permanent housing and safe havens for low-income, elderly or homeless populations) |
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