Glossary M

The Environmental Glossary. Letter M +++ Popular Articles: 'Monitoring', 'Measurement', 'Mean'

Deutsch: Fortpflanzung / Español: Apareamiento / Português: Acasalamento / Français: Accouplement / Italiano: Accoppiamento /

A Mating is Breeding a sow or Gilt after the onset of estrus and before ovulation, may include at least two services by different boars to ensure successful Mating.

Deutsch: Umweltmatrix / Español: Matriz Ambiental / Português: Matriz Ambiental / Français: Matrice Environnementale / Italiano: Matrice Ambientale /

The Matrix is the material of which the sample is composed or the substrate containing the analyte of interest, such as drinking water, waste water, air, soilsediment, biological material, etc. It is also called medium or media.

A Matrix Spike Duplicate is a sample prepared simultaneously as a split with the matrix spike sample with each specimen being spiked with identical, known concentrations of targeted analyte.

A Matrix Spike Sample is a test specimen prepared by adding a known concentration of the target analyte to a specified amount of a specific homogenized specimen where an estimate of the target concentration is available and subjected to the entire analytical protocol.

Deutsch: Angelegenheit / Español: Asunto / Português: Matéria / Français: Matière / Italiano: Materia /

Matter is anything that has mass (the amount of material in an object) and takes up space. On the earth, where gravity is present, we weigh an object to determine its mass.

A Mattress is Bedding material compacted to 3 to 4 inches and sandwiched in a heavyweight polypropolene or other fabric. Possible fillers include: long or chopped straw, poor quality

A Mauna Loa is an intermittently active volcano (elevation: 13,680 feet; 4,170 meters) on the island of Hawaii.

Max VE --->Maximum ventilation

A Max VO2 is Maximal Aerobic capacity

A Maximum breathing capacity (MBC) is Maximal volume of air that can be breathed per minute by a subject breathing as quickly and as deeply as possible. This tiring lung function test