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An equity is in the Environmental sense, the planned dispersement of toxic or waste facilities in regions throughout the socioeconomic strata.

An Equivalent Method is any process or protocol, whether sampling or analytical, which can be demonstrated as an acceptable alternative to the reference or standard process or protocol.

An Ergonomics is applied science that investigates the impact of people's physical environment on their health and comfort (e.g., determining the proper chair height for computer operators).

An Erlenmeyer flask is a flask having a wide bottom and a smaller neck and mouth that is used to mix liquids.

An Erosion is the wearing away of the land surface by wind or water.

An Error is a deviation from that which is correct, true, or right; a discrepancy of a computed, calculated, or measured value from the true or correct condition; a mistake made. See also random error.

The Estimate is a characteristic from the sample from which inferences on parameters can be made; a prediction of the likelihood of an event occurrence, a quantitative result, or cost.

An Estrous is See Heat
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An Estrous is See Heat

An estuary is a bay or inlet, often at the mouth of a river, in which large quantities of freshwater and seawater mix together. These unique habitats are necessary Nursery grounds for

An Ethanol (C2H5OH) is Otherwise known as ethyl alcohol, alcohol, or grain spirit. A clear, colorless, flammable oxygenated hydrocarbon with a boiling point of 78.5 degrees Celsius in