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| Terms for subject Environment (6786 entries) |
| Western Europe (A geographic region of the European continent surrounded by the North Sea, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, including Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and other member countries of the Western European Union) | Rietumeiropa | |
| wet process (Process used to remove particulate matter and/or gaseous pollutants by means of an aqueous stream or slurry) | mitrs process | |
| wet scrubber (1. An air cleaning device that literally washes out the dust. Exhaust air is forced into a spray chamber, where fine water particles cause the dust to drop from the air stream. The dust-ladden water is then treated to remove the solid material and is often recirculated. 2. Equipment through which a gas is passed to remove impurities (solid, liquid, or gaseous particles) by intimate contact with a suitable liquid, usually an aqueous medium) | mitrs skrāpis | |
| wet waste (Organic refuse or material left over from a manufacturing process, which is characterized by the presence of moisture) | mitri atkritumi | |
| wetland (Areas that are inundated by surface or ground water with frequency sufficient to support a prevalence of vegetative or aquatic life that requires saturated or seasonally saturated soil conditions for growth or reproduction) | mitrājs | |
| wetlands ecosystem (Ecosystems of areas largely inundated with water but offering elevated lands as a habitat for wildlife. This areas include swamps, both seasonal and permanent, marsh, open fresh water, shallow saline lagoons, the estuaries of rivers, floodplains and coastal sand dunes. They provide food, breeding grounds, water and sanctuary for many forms of fish, birds and other animal and plant life. They are among the most productive ecosystems producing timber, peat moss and crops such as rice and a variety of berries) | mitrāju ekosistēma | |
| whale (Large marine mammals of the order Cetacea; the body is streamlined, the broad flat tail is used for propulsion, and the limbs are balancing structures) | valis | |
| whaling (Catching whales to use as food or for their oil, etc. Whales are the largest mammals still in existence. They are caught mainly for their oils, though in some case for food. Some species of whale have become extinct because of overexploitation and the population of many of the existing species is dangerously low. Commercial whaling is severely restricted) | vaļu medības | |
| whey (The watery liquid that separates from the curd when the milk is clotted, as in making cheese) | sūkalas | |
| wholesale trade (The business of selling goods to retailers in larger quantities than they are sold to final consumers but in smaller quantities than they are purchased from manufacturers) | vairumtirdzniecība | |
| wide area network (A system of interrelated computer and telecommunications devices linking two or more computers separated by a great distance for the exchange of electronic data) | teritoriālais tīkls | |
| wild animal (Not domesticated animals living independently of man) | meža dzīvnieks | |
| wild animal | savvaļas dzīvnieks | |
| wild fauna (Not domesticated animals living independently of man) | savvaļas fauna | |
| wild plant (Plants growing in a natural state (not cultivated)) | savvaļas augs | |
| wilderness area | aizsargājama dabas teritorija | |
| wildlife (Animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions) | dzīvā daba | |
| wildlife conservation (A series of measures required to maintain or restore the natural habitats and the populations of species of wild fauna and flora at a favourable status) | dzīvās dabas saglabāšana | |
| wildlife crime | noziegums pret dzīvo dabu | |
| wildlife habitat (Suitable upland or wetland areas promoting survival of wildlife) | dzīvotnes savvaļā |