sludge. This process reduces the demand for conditioning chemicals and
improves settling or filtering characteristics of the sludge.
Emergency action plan A simple set of emergency procedures that includes, at a
minimum, parent/guardian contact information; medical information for each
child; emergency services contact information; how to accommodate the needs
of each child; and procedures for shelter-in-place, evacuation, and reunification.
Emergency kit Items to help you survive during and after an emergency, including
food, water, and other supplies.
Emergency operations plan A comprehensive formal plan based on the Federal
Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Comprehensive Preparedness
Guide (CPG) steps. It describes how people and property will be protected;
details who is responsible for carrying out specific actions; identifies the personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, and other resources available; and outlines
how all actions will be coordinated.
Emissions The release of a substance (usually a gas when referring to the subject of
climate change) into the atmosphere.
Emissions factor A unique value for scaling emissions to activity data in terms of a
standard rate of emissions per unit of activity (e.g., grams of carbon dioxide
emitted per barrel of fossil fuel consumed, or per pound of product produced).
Emotional and psychological recovery Identification of strategies to address
disruption of services, psychological injury, and external pressure.
Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) They are chemicals that mimic endogenous hormones, interfere with pharmacokinetics, or act by other mechanisms.
Such adverse effects as compromised reproductive fitness, functional or morphological birth defects, cancer, and altered immune functions, among others, have
been reported.
Endocrine disruptors (a) They are substances that are not produced in the body
but act by mimicking or antagonizing natural hormones and are mostly man-made
found in various materials. By interfering with the human body’s endocrine
system, endocrine disruptors produce adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects in humans, abnormal growth patterns and
neurodevelopmental delays in children. (b) They are chemicals that mimic
endogenous hormones, interfere with pharmacokinetics, or act by other mechanisms resulting in adverse effects such as compromised reproductive fitness,
functional or morphological birth defects, cancer, and altered immune functions.
(c) They are environmental pollutants with adverse hormonal effects on wildlife
and humans, such as pesticides (methoxychlor), surfactants (nonylphenol), plasticizers (diethylphthalate), and organohalogens (polychlorinated biphenyls or
PCBs and dioxin).
Endocrine systems They are also referred to as hormone systems and are found in
all mammals, birds, fish, and many other types. The endocrine system regulates
all biological processes in the body from conception through adulthood and into
old age, including the development of the brain and nervous system, the growth
and function of the reproductive system, as well as the metabolism and blood
sugar levels.
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improves settling or filtering characteristics of the sludge.
Emergency action plan A simple set of emergency procedures that includes, at a
minimum, parent/guardian contact information; medical information for each
child; emergency services contact information; how to accommodate the needs
of each child; and procedures for shelter-in-place, evacuation, and reunification.
Emergency kit Items to help you survive during and after an emergency, including
food, water, and other supplies.
Emergency operations plan A comprehensive formal plan based on the Federal
Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Comprehensive Preparedness
Guide (CPG) steps. It describes how people and property will be protected;
details who is responsible for carrying out specific actions; identifies the personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, and other resources available; and outlines
how all actions will be coordinated.
Emissions The release of a substance (usually a gas when referring to the subject of
climate change) into the atmosphere.
Emissions factor A unique value for scaling emissions to activity data in terms of a
standard rate of emissions per unit of activity (e.g., grams of carbon dioxide
emitted per barrel of fossil fuel consumed, or per pound of product produced).
Emotional and psychological recovery Identification of strategies to address
disruption of services, psychological injury, and external pressure.
Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) They are chemicals that mimic endogenous hormones, interfere with pharmacokinetics, or act by other mechanisms.
Such adverse effects as compromised reproductive fitness, functional or morphological birth defects, cancer, and altered immune functions, among others, have
been reported.
Endocrine disruptors (a) They are substances that are not produced in the body
but act by mimicking or antagonizing natural hormones and are mostly man-made
found in various materials. By interfering with the human body’s endocrine
system, endocrine disruptors produce adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects in humans, abnormal growth patterns and
neurodevelopmental delays in children. (b) They are chemicals that mimic
endogenous hormones, interfere with pharmacokinetics, or act by other mechanisms resulting in adverse effects such as compromised reproductive fitness,
functional or morphological birth defects, cancer, and altered immune functions.
(c) They are environmental pollutants with adverse hormonal effects on wildlife
and humans, such as pesticides (methoxychlor), surfactants (nonylphenol), plasticizers (diethylphthalate), and organohalogens (polychlorinated biphenyls or
PCBs and dioxin).
Endocrine systems They are also referred to as hormone systems and are found in
all mammals, birds, fish, and many other types. The endocrine system regulates
all biological processes in the body from conception through adulthood and into
old age, including the development of the brain and nervous system, the growth
and function of the reproductive system, as well as the metabolism and blood
sugar levels.
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