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Terms for subject Environment (5949 entries)
hodei cloud (Suspensions of minute water droplets or ice crystals produced by the condensation of water vapour)
hodi pipe (A tube made of metal, clay, plastic, wood, or concrete and used to conduct a fluid, gas, or finely divided solid)
hodi bidezko garraio transportation by pipeline (Transportation of gases, liquids or slurries by a system of tubes, of steel or plastics. Petroleum, natural gas and products derived from them are the main substances transported by pipelines)
hodi-bukaerako tratamendu end-of-pipe technology (An approach to pollution control which concentrates upon effluent treatment or filtration prior to discharge into the environment, as opposed to making changes in the process giving rise to the wastes)
homologazio homologation (The approval given by the judge of certain acts and agreements for the purpose of rendering them more binding and executory)
hondakin waste (Material, often unusable, left over from any manufacturing, industrial, agricultural or other human process; Material damaged or altered during a manufacturing process and subsequently left useless)
hondakin arriskutsu special waste (Waste which must be handled in a particular manner and for which particular rules apply)
hondakin arriskutsuen esportazio export of hazardous wastes (Transporting by-products of society that possesses at least one of four characteristics (ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity) to other countries or areas for the conduct of foreign trade)
hondakin arriskutsuen garraiorako aurretiazko jakinarazpen prior notification for hazardous waste transport (A formal announcement and, often, a request for permission to the proper governmental authorities of the intention to convey across political borders potentially harmful materials that have been left over from manufacturing or testing processes)
hondakin berde vegetable waste (Waste, comprised mainly of vegetable matter, which is capable of being decomposed by microorganisms)
hondakin berezi special waste (Waste which must be handled in a particular manner and for which particular rules apply)
hondakin berezi hazardous waste (Any waste or combination of wastes with the potential to damage human health, living organisms or the environment. Hazardous wastes usually require special handling and disposal procedures which are regulated by national and international laws)
hondakin berezien hondakindegi hazardous waste dump (Disposal facilities where hazardous waste is placed in or on land. Properly designed and operated landfills are lined to prevent leakage and contain systems to collect potentially contaminated surface water run-off)
hondakin elektroniko electronic scrap (Any material from electronic devices and systems, generated as a waste stream in a processing operation or discarded after service)
hondakin erradioaktibo radioactive waste (Any waste that emit radiation in excess of normal background level, including the toxic by-products of the nuclear energy industry)
hondakin erradioaktiboen ezabaketa nuclear power plant disposal
hondakin erradioaktiboen kudeaketa radioactive waste management (The total supervision of the production, handling, processing, storage and transport of materials that contain radioactive nuclides and for which use, reuse or recovery are impractical)
hondakin ezabatzen zail hard-to-dispose-of waste (Discarded material, often hazardous or in large volume, for which there is no obvious disposal route)
hondakin geldo inert waste (Wastes that do not undergo any significant physical, chemical, or biological transformations when deposited in a landfill)
hondakin handi bulky waste (Large items of waste material, such as appliances, furniture, large auto parts, trees, branches, stumps, etc.)