Glossary S

The Environmental Glossary. Letter S +++ Popular Articles: 'Soil', 'Substance', 'Surface'

Deutsch: Nachhaltiger Verkehr / Español: transporte sostenible / Português: transporte sustentável / Français: transport durable / Italiano: trasporto sostenibile

Sustainable transportation in the environmental context refers to transportation methods and systems designed to minimize their environmental impact. This approach to transportation supports the mobility needs of societies while being eco-friendly, economically viable, and socially inclusive.

Deutsch: Synthetisch / Español: Sintético / Português: Sintético / Français: Synthétique / Italiano: Sintetico /

The Synthesis describes the combination of two or more parts, whether by design or by natural processes. Furthermore, it may imply being prepared or made artificially, in contrast to naturally. The resulting product is called 'Synthetic'.

Deutsch: Synthetisches Schmiermittel / Español: Lubricante sintético / Português: Lubrificante sintético / Français: Lubrifiant synthétique / Italiano: Lubrificante sintetico

Synthetic lubricant is a chemically engineered substance created from synthetic compounds rather than crude oil, which is traditionally used in conventional lubricants. These lubricants are designed to provide superior mechanical and chemical properties for various applications in industries and vehicles.

A Synthetic natural gas (SNG) is a manufactured product chemically similar in most respects to natural gas, resulting from the conversion or reforming of petroleum hydrocarbons.

A systematic sample is a sampling design that utilizes regular spacing between the sample points, in one sense or another. The EMAP design selects samples via the triangular grid. Spatial arrangement of the selected resource units is not always strictly systematic, but the systematic grid is an important aspect of the design.