Glossary F
Deutsch: Gießerei / Español: fundición / Português: fundição / Français: fonderie / Italiano: fonderia
Foundry in the environmental context refers to an industrial facility where metals are cast by melting them into a liquid, pouring them into a mold, and allowing them to solidify. These facilities are significant sources of environmental pollutants, including air and water emissions, and solid waste, due to the nature of their operations.
Deutsch: Fracking / Español: Fracturación hidráulica / Português: Fraturamento hidráulico / Français: Fracturation hydraulique / Italiano: Fratturazione idraulica
Fracking (hydraulic fracturing) in the environmental context refers to a method used to extract oil and natural gas from deep underground rock formations, primarily shale. This process involves injecting high-pressure fluid, typically water mixed with chemicals and sand, into the rock to create fractures, allowing oil or gas to flow more easily to the Surface. While fracking has increased energy production in many countries, it has also raised significant environmental concerns related to water contamination, Air Pollution, and seismic activity.
Deutsch: Fragment / Español: Fragmento / Português: Fragmento / Français: Fragment / Italiano: Frammento
Fragment in the context of the Environment refers to a small, broken-off piece or section of a larger whole, often used to describe the division or Breakdown of ecosystems, habitats, or materials. For example, Habitat fragmentation is the Process by which a large and Continuous habitat is divided into smaller, isolated fragments, often due to Human activities such as Urbanisation or Deforestation.
Deutsch: Fragmentierung / Español: Fragmentación / Português: Fragmentação / Français: Fragmentation / Italiano: Frammentazione
Fragmentation in the environmental context refers to the process by which large, Continuous ecosystems, such as Forests, grasslands, or wetlands, are broken into smaller, isolated patches due to Human activities like urbanisation, agriculture, and infrastructure development. This disruption often leads to ecological imbalance, impacting Species diversity and habitat connectivity.
A frame is a representation of a population, used to implement a sampling strategy as, for example,
The Fraunhofer Society is a German research organization with multiple institutes across Germany, each focusing on different areas of applied sciences. It is one of Europe's largest and most prominent organizations for applied research. In the environmental context, several Fraunhofer Institutes contribute significantly to research and development in areas such as renewable energy, material recycling, water management, and sustainability.
FRC --->Functional residual capacity
Deutsch: Gefrierschrank / Español: Congelador / Português: Congelador / Français: Congélateur / Italiano: Congelatore /
In the environmental context, a freezer is a common household or industrial appliance used to store food and other perishable items at low temperatures to preserve them for extended periods. When considering the environmental implications of freezers, several key aspects come into focus, including energy consumption, refrigerant gases, and waste reduction.