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Deutsch: Angenommene Lebensdauer / Español: Vida útil asumida / Português: Vida útil assumida / Français: Durée de vie supposée / Italiano: Durata di vita presunta
Assumed lifetime refers to the estimated period during which a product, material, or infrastructure is expected to remain functional and effective in its intended environmental context. This estimation is often based on factors like material durability, environmental conditions, usage patterns, and maintenance practices.
Deutsch: Umwelt: Gewährleistung / Español: Medio Ambiente: Garantía / Português: Meio Ambiente: Asseguração / Français: Environnement: Assurance / Italiano: Ambiente: Assicurazione /
Assurance is an evaluation method that uses a specified set of principles and standards to assess the quality on an organization's reporting of its performance and its underlying systems, processes and competencies that underpin its performance.Deutsch: Atmosphärenchemie / Español: Química atmosférica / Português: Química atmosférica / Français: Chimie atmosphérique / Italiano: Chimica atmosferica
Atmospheric chemistry is the study of the chemical composition of the Earth's atmosphere, the reactions that occur among atmospheric components, and the interactions between the atmosphere and other parts of the environment, such as the biosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere. In the environmental context, atmospheric chemistry is crucial for understanding air pollution, climate change, ozone depletion, and the overall health of the atmosphere.