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Terms for subject Environment (6279 entries)
Basilejská úmluva o kontrole pohybu nebezpečných odpadů přes hranice států a jejich zneškodňování Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
Basilejská úmluva o kontrole pohybu nebezpečných odpadů přes hranice států a jejich zneškodňování Basel Convention
bastardizace fauny bastardisation of fauna (One of the possible consequences of the introduction of animal species in an area where they are not indigenous. Such translocation of species always involves an element of risk if not of serious danger. Newly arrived species may be highly competitive with or otherwise adversely affect native species and communities)
bastardizace flóry bastardisation of flora (One of the possible consequences of the introduction of plant species in an area where they are not indigenous)
baterie battery (A series of cells, each containing the essentials for producing voltaic electricity, connected together)
baterie alkalická alkaline battery (A primary cell that uses an alkaline electrolyte, usually potassium hydroxide, and delivers about 1.5 volts at much higher current rates than the common carbon-zinc cell. Also known as alkaline-manganese cell)
baterie elektrická electric battery (A direct-current voltage source made up of one or more units that convert chemical, thermal, nuclear, or solar energy into electrical energy)
baterie knoflíková button-cell battery (A tiny, circular battery made for a watch or for other microelectric applications)
bavlna cotton (The most economical natural fiber, obtained from plants of the genus Gossypium, used in making fabrics, cordage, and padding and for producing artificial fibers and cellulose)
bažina solná salt marsh (Areas of brackish, shallow water usually found in coastal areas and in deltas. There are also inland marshes in arid areas where the water has a high salt level because of evaporation. They are environmentally delicate areas, extremely vulnerable to pollution by industrial or agricultural chemicals, or to thermal pollution, which often results when river water has been used as the coolant in power stations and industrial plants)
bentos benthos (Those organisms attached to, living on, in or near the sea bed, river bed or lake floor)
benzen benzene (A colorless, liquid, flammable, aromatic hydrocarbon used to manufacture styrene and phenol. Also known as benzol, C6H6)
benzen, toluen, ethylbenzen a xyleny benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes
benzín petrol (A fuel for internal combustion engines consisting essentially of volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbons; derived from crude petroleum by processes such as distillation reforming, polymerization, catalytic cracking, and alkilation)
benzín bezolovnatý unleaded petrol (Petrol with a low octane rating, which has no lead additives in it and therefore creates less lead pollution in the atmosphere)
benzopyren benzopyrene (A five-ring aromatic hydrocarbon found in coal tar, in cigarette smoke, and as a product of incomplete combustion)
Bernská úmluva Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
Bernská úmluva Bern Convention
beryllium beryllium (A corrosion-resistant, toxic silvery-white metallic element that occurs chiefly in beryl and is used mainly in x-ray windows and in the manufacture of alloys)
beton concrete (A mixture of aggregate, water, and a binder, usually Portland cement; it hardens to stonelike condition when dry)