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An alternative transportation is modes of travel other than private cars, such as walking, bicycling, rollerblading, carpooling and transit.

Deutsch: Höhenakklimatisation / Español: Aclimatación a la altitud / Português: Aclimatação à altitude / Français: Acclimatation à l'altitude / Italiano: Acclimatazione all'altitudine

Altitude acclimatization is the process through which the human body adjusts to the lower oxygen levels present at high altitudes, minimizing the risk of altitude sickness and enabling individuals to perform effectively in such environments. This physiological adaptation involves a series of changes in the body, including increased red blood cell production, enhanced oxygen delivery to the muscles, and improvements in respiratory and cardiovascular efficiency.

Deutsch: Aluminium / Español: Aluminio / Português: Alumínio / Français: Aluminium / Italiano: Alluminio

Aluminum in the environmental context refers to a lightweight, silvery-white metal known for its versatile applications and widespread presence in the Earth's crust. Aluminum is the third most abundant element in the Earth's crust, making it a common natural component of soils and rocks. It has various industrial and consumer uses but can also have environmental and health implications, particularly when released into the environment.

Alveolus (plural: alveoli) is a hexagonal or spherical air cell of the lungs. The majority of alveoli arise from the alveolar ducts that are lined with the alveoli.

Deutsch: Amazonas / Español: Amazonia / Português: Amazônia / Français: Amazonie / Italiano: Amazzonia

Amazon in an environmental context refers specifically to the Amazon Rainforest, also known simply as "the Amazon". This vast tropical rainforest in South America is known for its immense biodiversity and significant role in the global climate regulation.

Deutsch: Umgebung / Español: Ambiente / Português: Ambiente / Français: Environnement / Italiano: Ambiente /

An ambient is pertaining to the Current Environmental condition. It means surrounding, or on all sides.

An Ambient Air is any unconfined portion of the atmosphere: open air, surrounding air.

- Ambient Air Quality Standards : Ambient Air Quality Standards are (See: Criteria Pollutants and National Ambient Air Quality Standards.)

An Ambient Measurement is a measurement of the Concentration of a substance or Pollutant within the immediate environs of an organism ; taken to relate it to the amount of possible

An Ambient Medium is Material surrounding or contacting an Organism (e.g. outdoor air, indoor air, water, or soil, through which chemicals or pollutants can Reach the organism. (See: