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| Terms for subject Environment (5582 entries) |
| polsim radioactiu | fallout (The descent of airborne solid or liquid particles to the ground, which occurs when the speed at which they fall due to gravity exceeds that of any upward motion of the air surrounding them) | |
| polvoritzador | spray can (An aerosol can for applying paint, deodorant, etc., as a fine spray) | |
| pol·len | pollen (Microspores of seed-producing plants. Each pollen grain contains a much-reduced male gametophyte. Pollen grains are transferred by wind, water, birds or other animals) | |
| pont | bridge (A structure that spans and provides a passage over a road, railway, river, or some other obstacle) | |
| port | harbour (Area of water next to the coast, often surrounded by thick walls, where ships and boats can be sheltered) | |
| port esportiu | marina (A small port that is used for pleasure rather than trade, often with hotels, restaurants and bars) | |
| posada en pràctica conjunta | joint implementation (Rio Conference) | |
| posidònia | posidonia (Plant with elongated, planar, green leaves which measure up to 1,5 m. The flowers come out in the autumn but not every year. The fruits are dark balls, which one often finds washed up on beaches after storms. The same happens with the leaves which wilt and separate from the plant at the end of summer. It grows on sandy substrates, and has a rhizome from which several plants grow. The compact form of its growths retains the sediments pulled by the currents along the sea bed. Neptunegrass forms extensive prairies, always on the continental shelf. The plant's presence, apart from constituting an excellent refuge and food reserve for many species, gives an indication of the maturity and good condition of the whole marine ecosystem) | |
| postcombustió | 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) | |
| posttractament | post-treatment (Treatment of treated water or wastewater to improve the water quality) | |
| potassa | potash (Any of several compounds containing potassium, especially soluble compounds such as potassium oxide, potassium chloride, and various potassium sulfates, used chiefly in fertilizers) | |
| potencial d'esgotament d'ozó | ozone depletion potential (A factor that reflects the ozone depletion potential of a substance, on a mass per kilogram basis, as compared to chlorofluorocarbon-11 (CFC-11). Such factor shall be based upon the substance's atmospheric life time, the molecular weight of bromine and chlorine, and the substance's ability to be photolytically disassociated, and upon other factors determined to be an accurate measure of relative ozone depletion potential) | |
| potencial de minimització de residus | waste minimisation potential (The capability of measures or techniques that reduce the amount of refuse or unwanted materials that is generated, particularly during industrial production processes) | |
| potencial de reciclatge | recycling potential | |
| pou | well (A hole dug into the earth to reach a supply of water, oil, brine or gas) | |
| pràctica de silvicultura | forestry practice (The farming of trees to ensure a continuing supply of timber and other forest products. Foresters care for existing trees, protecting them from fire, pests and diseases, and felling where trees are overcrowded or dying and when ready for cropping. They also plant new areas (afforestation) and replant felled areas (reafforestation)) | |
| praderia salina | salt meadow (A meadow subject to overflow by salt water) | |
| prat | grassland (Grassland cover nearly one-fifth of the Earth's land surface. They include savannah, the prairies of North America, and the steppes of Russia and Central Asia. Grassland ecosystems support thousands of different species, above and below the ground, and have a vital part to play maintaining the ecological balance of the world) | |
| prat | meadow (Strictly a term for a field of permanent grass used for hay, but also applied to rich, waterside grazing areas that are not suitable for arable cultivation) | |
| precaució de foc | fire precaution (Measure, action or installation implemented in advance to avert the possibility of any unexpected and potentially harmful combustion of materials) |