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ELF --->Epithelial lining fluid

EMAP stands for Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program, which was a long-term monitoring program initiated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1990 to assess the condition of the nation's ecological resources. The program aimed to provide a comprehensive picture of the ecological condition of the country's surface waters, wetlands, and terrestrial resources.

Deutsch: Damm / Español: Terraplén / Português: Aterro / Français: Remblai / Italiano: Terrapieno

Embankment refers to a raised structure made of earth, stone, or other materials designed to prevent the flooding of adjacent areas by containing a body of water, or to support a road or railway above the natural ground level. These structures are essential in environmental management, particularly in flood prevention and land reclamation efforts.

embeddedness are the degree to which rocks in the streambed are surrounded by sediment.

German: Notfall / Español: Emergencia / Português: Emergência / Français: Urgence / Italiano: Emergenza

Emergency in the environmental context refers to a situation where immediate action is required due to an environmental threat that poses significant risks to health, ecosystems, or property.

An Emergency Response is a response action to situations that may cause immediate and serious harm to people or the environment

emergent plants are plants rooted underwater, but with their tops extending above the water.

Emission means for the purposes of reporting criteria air contaminants (CACs) to the NPRI, any discharge of a CAC to air.

An Emission density: is Represents tons per year within a given area on a per square mile basis. In this assessment, total county Emissions are divided by the total square mileage of

An Emission inventory is a list of air pollutants emitted into a community's, state's, nation's, or the Earth's atmosphere in amounts per some unit time (e.g. day or year) by type of