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The Environmental Glossary. Letter E +++ Popular Articles: 'Electricity', 'Energy-efficiency', 'Economy'

Empty planchet

An Empty planchet is for G-M detectors, internal proportional counters, low background beta counters, alpha spectrometers.
Scintillation vial containing scintillant and sample known

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Endangered species

Deutsch: Gefährdete Arten / Español: Especies en peligro / Português: Espécies em perigo / Français: Espèces en voie de disparition / Italiano: Specie in via di estinzione /

Endangered species are species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range.

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Endemic

An Endemic is Species Characteristic of or prevalent in a particular or restricted locality or region.

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Endocrine disruptors

endocrine disruptors are substances that stop the production or block the transmission of hormones in the body.

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Energy

Deutsch: Energie / Español: Energía / Português: Energia / Français: Énergie / Italiano: Energia /

An Energy is the power to do work. Making new items from recycled ones takes less Energy than making products from brand new materials.

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Energy Balance

An Energy Balance is a detailed accounting of all energy flowing into and out of a volume or surface.

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Energy conservation

An energy conservation is using Energy efficiently or prudently; saving energy.

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Energy efficiency

Deutsch: Energieeffizienz / Español: eficiencia energética / Português: eficiência energética / Français: efficacité énergétique / Italiano: efficienza energetica

Energy efficiency are technologies and measures that reduce the amount of electricity and/or Fuel required to do the same work, such as powering homes, offices and industries.

An Energy-efficiency is also the ratio of the energy use by such an article to the useful output of services from an article of industrial equipment; for example, liter per 100 km of the moved vehicle (or in the USA: vehicle miles traveled per gallon of fuel (mpg)).

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Energy intensity

An Energy intensity is Ratio between the consumption of energy to a given quantity of output; usually refers to the amount of primary or final energy consumed per unit of gross domestic product.

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Energy Production

Deutsch: Energieerzeugung / Español: Producción de energía / Português: Produção de energia / Français: Production d'énergie / Italiano: Produzione di energia

Energy production in the environmental context refers to the generation of energy from various sources, including fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable resources like wind, solar, hydro, and biomass. It involves the processes and technologies used to convert Natural resources into usable forms of energy such as electricity, heat, and fuel. Energy production has significant environmental implications, influencing air and water quality, land use, and contributing to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions.

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