Glossary P

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A pelagic zone is the area of open water beyond the littoral zone.

Pellets are Little plastic balls that can be stretched into long fibers to make thread.

A PELs is Permissible Exposure Limits (standards set by the Occupational, Safety and Health Administration - OSHA).

A Pen is Most swine are grouped together in Pens,

A Pen Mating is Boar is placed in a Pen with group of sows to allow for breeding.

A Pendulous Udder is a loosely attached udder.

Deutsch: Pentan / Español: Pentano / Português: Pentano / Français: Pentane / Italiano: Pentano

Pentane in the environmental context refers to a hydrocarbon compound with the chemical formula C₅H₁₂. It is an alkane composed of five carbon atoms and is commonly used as a solvent, blowing agent in foam production, and in energy applications. Pentane plays a role in industrial processes but also has implications for air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and sustainable practices.

A Pentanes plus is a mixture of hydrocarbons, mostly pentanes and heavier fractions, extracted from natural gas.

German: Pro Kopf / Español: Per cápita / Português: Per capita / Français: Per capita / Italiano: Pro capite

Per capita means Per person; generally used in expressions of water use, gallons Per capita per day (gpcd).

Per capita is a Latin prepositional phrase.

Per capita ecological footprint is amount of biologically productive land and water needed to supply each person or population with the renewable resources they use and to absorb or dispose of the wastes from such resource use.