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| Terms for subject Environment (6310 entries) |
| ūdens mikroorganismi | aquatic micro-organism (Microorganisms having a water habitat) | |
| ūdens monitorings | water monitoring (Studies conducted to estimate the quantity and the quality of pollutants, nutrients and suspended solids contained in water bodies and to assess sources and factors associated with agricultural practices, industrial activities or other human activities) | |
| ūdens nesējslānis | aquifer (Layers of rock, sand or gravel that can absorb water and allow it to flow. An aquifer acts as a groundwater reservoir when the underlying rock is impermeable. This may be tapped by wells for domestic, agricultural or industrial use. A serious environmental problem arises when the aquifer is contaminated by the seepage of sewage or toxins from waste dumps. If the groundwater in coastal areas is over-used salt water can seep into the aquifer) | |
| ūdens nezāļu izciršana | water weed cutting (Cutting down by scythe or machine at intervals the vegetation growth and grasses on banks and berms of irrigation and drainage channels or cropped areas) | |
| ūdens organisms | aquatic organism (Organisms which live in water) | |
| ūdens padeves profils | tapping profile | |
| Ūdens pamatdirektīva | Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy | |
| Ūdens pamatdirektīva | Water Framework Directive | |
| ūdens patēriņš | water consumption (The utilization patterns and quantities entailed in a community or human group's use of water for survival, comfort and enjoyment) | |
| ūdens patēriņš | water demand | |
| ūdens piegarša | water taste (Taste in water can be caused by foreign matter, such as organic compounds, inorganic salts or dissolved gases. These materials may come from domestic, agricultural or natural sources. Some substances found naturally in groundwater, while not necessarily harmful, may impart a disagreeable taste or undesirable property to the water. Magnesium sulphate, sodium sulphate, and sodium chloride are but a few of these. Acceptable waters should be free from any objectionable taste at point of use) | |
| ūdens piesārņojuma novēršana | water pollution prevention (Precautionary measures, actions or installations implemented to avert or hinder human-made or human-induced alteration of the physical, biological, chemical and radiological integrity of water) | |
| ūdens piesārņojums | water pollution (The manmade or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological and radiological integrity of water) | |
| ūdens piesārņotājs | water pollutant (A chemical or physical agent introduced to any body of water that may detrimentally alter the natural condition of that body of water and other associated bodies of water) | |
| ūdens plūsmas zemākais līmenis | low flow (Phase of lowest level of a water course) | |
| Ūdens problēmas mainīgā pasaulē | Water Challenges for a Changing World | |
| ūdens reģenerācija | water regeneration (A process in which naturally occurring microorganisms, plants, trees or geophysical processes break down, degrade or filter out hazardous substances or pollutants from a body of water, cleansing and treating contaminated water without human intervention) | |
| ūdens resursi | water resource (Water in any of its forms, wherever located - atmosphere, surface or ground - which is or can be of value to man) | |
| ūdens resursu apsaimniekošana | management of water resources | |
| ūdens resursu apsaimniekošana | water resources management (Measures and activities concerning the supply of water, the improvement of efficiency in its use, the reduction of losses and waste, water-saving practices to reduce costs and to slow the depletion of the water supply to ensure future water availability) |