Biome: a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate.
Bio-mass
Bio-mass: wood based materials, agricultural crops, landfill gas, animal and other types of organic waste when used as energy it is considered a renewable source of energy.
Biodiversity
Biodiversity: the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole).
Biological Contaminants
Biological Contaminants: Agents derived from living organisms or their products that can be ingested, inhaled or otherwise absorbed into the body animal or human which could be hazardous to ones health.
Biodegradable
Biodegradable: the ability to breakdown/decompose in nature within a reasonably short amount of time.
Bioclimate
Bioclimate: of or concerned with the relations of climate and living organisms.
Benthos
Benthos: a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones, organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea.
Association
Association: a formal organization of people or groups of people, the act of consorting with or joining with others, the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination.
Arboreal
Arboreal: of or relating to or formed by trees, inhabiting or frequenting trees, resembling a tree in form and branching structure.
Aquifer
Aquifer: soil layer in which all the spaces between particles are filled with water.
Antimicrobial Preservative
Antimicrobial Preservative: A naturally or synthetically derived chemical additive put in or on the surface of products to prevent odors, stains and fungal growth.
Anthropogenic
Anthropogenic: of or relating to the study of the influence of human being on nature
Animal By-Products
Animal By-Products: are biodegradable wastes consisting of animal carcases, parts of animal carcases, products of animal origin which are not intended for human consumption, include catering waste.
Alternative Energy
Alternative Energy: energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment.
Alliance
Alliance: the state of being allied or confederated. It also is defined as a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest. An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty.
All Natural
All Natural: a term not regulated by the FDA. That is to say a product can be deemed as “All Natural” with out having to certify their product as having natural properties or having to be regulated by the Food and Drug Administration as containing natural products
Albedo
Albedo: incoming solar radiation that is reflected back into space; the more reflected into space the cooler the planet. Ice has a high albedo, soil a low albedo.
Agriculture
Agriculture: natural ecosystems that are replaced with plants and animals which support human population.
Afforestation
Afforestation: forest re-growth after damage or disturbance.
Ad Bluster
Ad Bluster: This happens when a company spends more time and money marketing an environmental achievement then it did actually doing it. Many times this is used as a way to focus on one environmental success while many failures are swept under the rug.