Glossary
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Aesthetics | Sensitivity to art and beauty. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Amelioration | To improve or make better. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Biota | The living organisms, plant and animal, occupying a place | | | together, such as marine biota, terrestrial biota. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Chronic | Lasting a long time or recurring often. Said of a disease, and | | | distinguished from acute. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | DDT | Dicholorodiphenyltrichloroethane (refer to the Ecosystems | | | Glossary for a complete definition). | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Ephemeral | Short-lived or of brief duration. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Eutrophication | The process of nutrient enrichment, usually by nitrates and | | | phosphates, in lake ecosystems, such that the productivity of | | | the system ceases to be limited by the availability of nutrients. | | | The rapid increase in nutrient levels stimulates 'algal blooms' | | | which can deplete oxygen levels severely. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Fecal Coliform Bacteria | The presence of this bacteria indicates the potential for other, | | | perhaps pathological, bacteria. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Mining Tailings | Fine waste material from a mineral processing plant, which is | | | too poor for further treatment. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Noxious Facilities | Includes incinerators, waste treatment facilities, and similar. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | PM10 | Particulate matter smaller than 10 microns in diameter | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Pollutant Plumes | Discharged pollutants to underground water sources which | | | travel as columns or plumes through ground water. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Pristine | Pure, untouched, unspoiled, uncorrupted. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Trichloroethylene | A chemical identified as being carcinogenic. Referred to as | | | TCE. | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------