Glossary E

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Deutsch: Exkretion / Español: excreción / Português: excreção / Français: excrétion / Italiano: escrezione

Excretion refers to the process by which living organisms eliminate waste products of metabolism and other non-useful materials from their body. This biological function is crucial for maintaining homeostasis within the organism and has significant implications for ecosystems and environmental health.

An executive session is a congressional meeting closed to the public (and the media).

An Exemption is State or US EPA permission for a water system not to meet a certain drinking water standard.

Deutsch: Abgas / Español: Escape / Português: Escape / Français: Échappement / Italiano: Scarico /

"Exhaust" refers to the gases, particulate matter, and other byproducts emitted from various combustion processes, such as vehicle engines, industrial facilities, and power plants. Exhaust emissions have significant environmental implications, including air pollution, climate change, and adverse effects on human health.

An EXHAUST VENTILATION is Mechanical removal of air from a portion of a building (e.g., piece of equipment, room, or general area).

Exhaustible resource see nonrenewable resource.

Deutsch: Ausgaben / Español: gasto / Português: despesa / Français: dépense / Italiano: spesa

Expenditure in the environmental context refers to the allocation of financial resources towards activities, projects, or policies aimed at managing, preserving, or restoring the natural environment. This can include spending on pollution control, conservation initiatives, sustainable infrastructure development, and other environmental protection measures.

Deutsch: Kosten / Español: Gasto / Português: Despesa / Français: Dépense / Italiano: Spesa

Expense in the environment context refers to the financial costs associated with implementing, maintaining, and managing environmental initiatives, regulations, and technologies. This includes the costs incurred by governments, businesses, and individuals to comply with environmental regulations, adopt sustainable practices, and mitigate environmental impacts. Environmental expenses are crucial considerations in budgeting for projects that aim to reduce pollution, conserve resources, and protect ecosystems.

Experimental Design is the organized plan for a data collection activity. It details the specifics for conducting an experiment, such as which responses, factors, levels, blocks, treatments and tools are to be used.

An expert consensus is a method used to establish reference condition when no candidate sites are available based on the collective experience and expertise of regional biologists.