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| Terms for subject Environment (5171 entries) |
| edderkopp | spider (Any predatory silk-producing arachnid of the order Araneae, having four pairs of legs and a rounded unsegmented body consisting of abdomen and cephalothorax) | |
| edelgass | element of group 0 (A group of monatomic gaseous elements forming group 18 (formerly group 0) of the periodic table: helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and radon (Rn)) | |
| EF | European Communities (The collective body that resulted in 1967 from the merger of the administrative networks of the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM), the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), and the European Economic Community (EEC). The singular term has also been widely used) | |
| effekt | effect (Effects include: 1. direct effects, which are caused by the action and occur at the same time and place, 2. indirect effects, which are caused by the action and are later in time or farther removed in distance, that are still reasonably foreseeable) | |
| effektivisering | improvement of efficiency (The beneficial development or progress in the volume of output that is achieved in terms of productivity and input, or in getting the maximum possible output from given or allocated resources) | |
| effektivitetskriterium | efficiency criterion (Parameter or rule for assessing the competency in performance of production relative to the input of resources) | |
| egenkompostering | composting by producer (No definition needed) | |
| eggcelle | egg (A large, female sex cell enclosed in a porous, calcareous or leathery shell, produced by birds and reptiles) | |
| egnet teknologi | appropriate technology (techology transfer; 1. A flexible and participatory approach to developing economically viable, regionally applicable and sustainable technology. 2. Technology designed to be used in developing countries. Typical requirements are that it should: be easy to use by the unskilled; have no difficult-to-get parts; be easily repaired on the spot. Typical example: a simple windmill to pump water rather than a diesel-driven pump. The terms `alternative', `intermediate' and `appropriate' are often used interchangeably) | |
| EIA-direktiv | EIA directive (Council Directive of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (85/337/EEC). The Directive applies to projects which are likely to have significant effects on the environment by virtue of their nature, size or location) | |
| EIA-lov | EIA law (Law concerning the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, based on the EC Directive n. 85/337) | |
| eiendomsbeskyttelse | property protection (That benefit or safety which the government affords to the citizens to insure their individual or corporate right to exclusive enjoyment and disposal of property, money and any other thing tangible or intangible that represents a source of income or wealth) | |
| eiendomsforpaktning | estate rental (The service provided by an owner agreeing to grant the temporary possession of specific housing in return for the payment of rent from the tenant) | |
| eiendomsrett | right of property (The legal guarantee or just claim inhering in a citizen's relation to some physical thing, but especially a plot of land, including the right to possess, use and dispose of it) | |
| eiendomsskatt | land tax (Property tax. A tax laid upon the legal or beneficial owner of real property, and apportioned upon the assessed value of his land) | |
| eierskapsform i landbruket | type of tenure (The manner in which land is owned and possessed, i.e. of title to its use) | |
| eik | oak (Any tree of the genus Quercus in the order Fagales, characterized by simple, usually lobed leaves, scaly winter buds, a star-shaped pith, and its fruit, the acorn, which is a nut; the wood is tough, hard, and durable, generally having a distinct pattern) | |
| eksakt vitenskap | exact science (Mathematics and other sciences based on calculation) | |
| eksisterende kjemikalie | existing chemical (Chemical products existing before 18-09-1981, chemicals traded or introduced in the EC defore 18.09.1981 concerning Chemikaliengesetz) | |
| eksos | exhaust gas (Offgas produced during combustion processes discharged directly or ultimately to the atmosphere) |