Glossary B

The Environmental Glossary. Letter B +++ Popular Articles: 'Biodiversity', 'Battery', 'Body'

A Bioremediation & Phytoremediation: is These terms refer to the ability of trees and vegetation to remove pollution from rain water.

A Biosecurity is any of a broad Range of practices enforced at a dairy farm to prevent transmittal of Pathogens from other sources by feed, cattle, people, or other animals. System of

A Biosecurity for Poultry is a Poultry Facility Biosecuriy

A Biosensor is analytical device comprising a biological recognition element (e.g. enzyme, receptor, DNA, antibody, or microorganism) in intimate contact with an electrochemical, optical, thermal, or acoustic signal transducer that together permit analyses of chemical properties or quantities.

Deutsch: Biosphäre / Español: Biosfera / Português: Biosfera / Français: Biosphère / Italiano: Biosfera /

A biosphere is

(1) the part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life;

(2) the living organisms and their environment composing the biosphere.

A Biosphere Reserve is a part of an international network of preserved areas designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

A Biostabilizer is a machine that converts solid waste into Compost by grinding and aeration.

Deutsch: Biosurvey / Español: Bioencuesta / Português: Bioavaliação / Français: Bio-inventaire / Italiano: Bioinventario

Biosurvey is the systematic study of biological organisms in a specific environment to assess the health, diversity, and composition of ecosystems. This method is crucial for monitoring changes over time and understanding the ecological impacts of human activities.

A Biota is the animal and plant life of a given region.

A Biotechnology is Techniques that use living organisms or parts of organisms to produce a variety of products (from medicines to industrial enzymes) to improve plants or animals or to develop microorganisms to remove toxics from bodies of water, or act as pesticides.