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Terms for subject Environment (5719 entries)
avhandling thesis (A dissertation on a particular subject, in which original research has been done, usually by a candidate for a diploma or degree, or a proposition put forward for consideration, to be discussed and proved or maintained against objections)
avherding softening (Reduction of the hardness of water by removing hardness-forming ions (chiefly calcium and magnesium) by precipitation or ion exchange, or sequestering them as by combining them with substances such as certain phosphates, that form soluble but non-ionized salts)
avifauna avifauna (All the birds in a particular region)
avikultur aviculture (The raising, keeping, and care of birds)
avkastning yield (economy, Profit or income created through an investment or a business transaction)
avklorering dechlorination (Removal of chlorine from a substance)
avl breeding (The application of genetic principles to the improvement of farm animals and cultivated plants)
avleiringsstrand mud flat (A relatively level area of fine silt along a shore (as in a sheltered estuary) or around an island, alternately covered and uncovered by the tide, or covered by shallow water)
avlekkingsvæske fra fyllplass landfill leachate (Liquid that has seeped through solid waste in a landfill and has extracted soluble dissolved or suspended materials in the process)
avlingsavfall crop waste (Any unusable portion of plant matter left in a field after harvest)
avlingsvern crop protection (The problem of crop protection has changed dramatically since 1945. There is now a whole arsenal of chemicals with which to combat agricultural pests and diseases, but this development has itself many drawbacks. Such sophisticated techniques are available only to a minority of farmers; in most parts of the world the standard of crop protection remains abysmally low. In addition, modern crop protection methods have been criticized for relying too heavily on chemical control. Biological controls, both natural and contrived, have been neglected. In some cases involving misuse of agricultural chemicals, crops must be protected from the very measures intended for their protection. Meanwhile previously localized pests and diseases continue to spread worldwide)
avlsmetode breeding technique (Term referring to the systems employed in animal rearing (extensive and intensive))
avløp effluent
avløp runoff (Rate at which water is removed by flowing over the soil surface. This rate is determined by the texture of the soil, slope, climate, and land use cover (e.g. paved surface, grass, forest, bare soil))
avløp fra avfallsbehandling waste treatment effluent (Partially or completely treated water or waste water flowing out of a waste treatment plant)
avløp i fellessystem combined waste water (A mixture of domestic or industrial wastewater and surface runoff)
avløpsavgift waste water charge (Imposed fee, expense, or cost for the management of spent or used water that contains dissolved or suspended matter from a home, community farm, or industry)
avløpsbehandlingsanlegg waste water treatment plant (Plant where, through physical-chemical and biological processes, organic matter, bacteria, viruses and solids are removed from residential, commercial and industrial wastewaters before they are discharged in rivers, lakes and seas)
avløpsbelastning waste water load (The amount of spent or used water, often containing dissolved and suspended matter, that is found in a stream or some other body of water)
avløpsbeskaffenhet waste water quality (The state or condition of spent or used water that contains dissolved or suspended matter from a home, community farm or industry)

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