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Electrical resistance Opposition to the movement of electric current
Electro static precipitator Air pollution control equipment that uses electrostatic
force to remove particulate matter
Electromagnetic fields (EMF) Property of space produced by motion of an electric charge
Electronics Specialization of science that is concerned with control of the motion
of electrons
Electrons Negatively charged particle of an atom. They revolve around nucleus of
an atom in different orbits (or shells)
Element A chemical element is a chemical substance containing of atoms having
the same atomic number
Emergency Event that requires immediate action to minimize its adverse
consequences
Emission factors Extent of pollutant emitted per input unit, or per unit of production, or per fuel unit, or per kilometre driven
Emission Pollutants released in the air
Emission standards Legal necessities with respect to air pollutants released into
the atmosphere
Enactment Duly adopted law
End of life vehicle Vehicle that has completed its useful period
Endangered species Species threatened with extinction
Endemic Restricted to a region
Endocrinology Specialty of medical science dealing with hormones and their
effect throughout the body
Energy Capacity for doing work is called energy
Enforcement Compelling obedience or executing or making effective
Environmental monitoring A regular or continuous periodic sampling followed
by analysis or direct measurement of environmental attributes
Environmental pharmacology Branch of pharmacology concerning with the
entry of drugs into the environment after they are excreted by humans and animals in post-therapy
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Ongoing collection, analysis,
integration, interpretation and dissemination of data from monitoring of environmental hazard and human exposure or health effects surveillance
Epidemics Rapid spread of infectious illness to a large number of people in a given
population within a short period
Epidemiology The study of the occurrence and causes of health effects in human
populations
Erosion The removal of weathered land surfaces
Eukarya Organisms with cells that contain membrane-bound organelles and a
nucleus
Eustatic sea-level rise Change in global average sea level due to rise in the volume
of the world ocean
Eutrophication Transformation of nutrient-deficient state to nutrient-rich state in
a water body
Glossary
Electrical resistance Opposition to the movement of electric current
Electro static precipitator Air pollution control equipment that uses electrostatic
force to remove particulate matter
Electromagnetic fields (EMF) Property of space produced by motion of an electric charge
Electronics Specialization of science that is concerned with control of the motion
of electrons
Electrons Negatively charged particle of an atom. They revolve around nucleus of
an atom in different orbits (or shells)
Element A chemical element is a chemical substance containing of atoms having
the same atomic number
Emergency Event that requires immediate action to minimize its adverse
consequences
Emission factors Extent of pollutant emitted per input unit, or per unit of production, or per fuel unit, or per kilometre driven
Emission Pollutants released in the air
Emission standards Legal necessities with respect to air pollutants released into
the atmosphere
Enactment Duly adopted law
End of life vehicle Vehicle that has completed its useful period
Endangered species Species threatened with extinction
Endemic Restricted to a region
Endocrinology Specialty of medical science dealing with hormones and their
effect throughout the body
Energy Capacity for doing work is called energy
Enforcement Compelling obedience or executing or making effective
Environmental monitoring A regular or continuous periodic sampling followed
by analysis or direct measurement of environmental attributes
Environmental pharmacology Branch of pharmacology concerning with the
entry of drugs into the environment after they are excreted by humans and animals in post-therapy
Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Ongoing collection, analysis,
integration, interpretation and dissemination of data from monitoring of environmental hazard and human exposure or health effects surveillance
Epidemics Rapid spread of infectious illness to a large number of people in a given
population within a short period
Epidemiology The study of the occurrence and causes of health effects in human
populations
Erosion The removal of weathered land surfaces
Eukarya Organisms with cells that contain membrane-bound organelles and a
nucleus
Eustatic sea-level rise Change in global average sea level due to rise in the volume
of the world ocean
Eutrophication Transformation of nutrient-deficient state to nutrient-rich state in
a water body
Glossary