Glossary R

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A Ring Feeder is a steel hoop with individual head gates that may be placed over a large round bale of Hay when feeding it.

A Rinse sink is apparatus used to remove Debris and contaminants from Products and equipment (Brown and Caldwell, 1990).

A Rinsewater is Water used to remove Debris and contaminants from Products and equipment (Brown and Caldwell, 1990).

A riparian is located alongside a watercourse, typically a river.

A Riparian Area is an area, adjacent to and along a watercourse, often vegetated and constituting a Buffer zone between the nearby lands and the watercourse.

Riparian water rights are the rights of an owner whose land abuts water. They differ from state to state and often depend on whether the water is a river, lake, or ocean.

A riparian zone is the vegetative area on each bank of a body of water.

A Riprap is a sustaining wall built of rocks.

Deutsch: Risiko / Español: Riesgo / Português: Risco / Français: Risque / Italiano: Rischio /

A risk is "A measure of the probability that damage to life, health, property, and/or the environment will occur as a result of a given hazard" (EPA 1992, 25).

A risk assessment is methods used to quantify risks to human health and the environment.