BSL Glossary -
Environmental Science curriculum terms

Theme 2: Physical environment and Pollution

A to Z

Subject categories


Physical environment Anthropogenic Atmosphere Biosphere Cryosphere Lithosphere Stratosphere Troposphere Remote sensing

Atmosphere Carbon sequestration Stratosphere Troposphere Thermal stratification Albedo Carbon footprint El Niño Greenhouse gases Methane hydrate Proxy data Thermohaline circulation Tipping point Ozone depletion Ozone depleting substances (ODSs) Polar vortex winds

Hydrosphere Hydrology Acidification (ocean) Thermohaline circulation

Mineral resources Mineral Lithosphere Hydrothermal deposition Proterozoic marine sediments Physical and biology sediments Lasky's principle Gravimetry Magnetometry Resistivity Satellite imagery Seismic survey Cut-off ore grade Overburden Leachate Bioleaching (with acidophilic bacteria) Acidophilic bacteria Cradle to cradle design Phyto mining

Biogeochemical cycle Carbon cycle Afforestation Carbon capture and storage (CCS) Peat bogs Nitrogen cycle Eutrophication Phosphorus cycle Biological productivity

Soil Ploughing Sedimentation (rivers, reservoirs, coastal) Contour ploughing Mulching Multi cropping Strip cropping Terracing Tied ridging Windbreaks

Acidification (ocean) Carbon capture and storage (CCS) Carbon footprint Carbon sequestration Dynamic equilibrium Gordon Dobson's original ozone spectrograph Greenhouse gases Ozone depletion Negative feedback mechanism Positive feedback mechanism Pollution Pollutant Proxy data Tipping point

Pollution Pollutant Adsorption Absorption Smog Temperature inversions Photochemical smog

Smoke PM10 PM2.5 PM5 PM1 Bag filters Cyclone separators Electrostatic precipitators Acid precipitation Catalytic converter Desulfurisation Flue gas desulfurisation Wet FGD Dry FGD Urea sprays Nitrogen oxides Sulfur dioxide Activated carbon filter Incineration Cooling towers Bund walls Liposolubility Runoff Aerobic process Anaerobic process Acoustic fatigue Baffle mounds Ionising radiation Grays (unit) Exposure Contamination Acute effects Chronic effects

Bioremediation Phytoremediation Biotic index Toxicity (NOx)

A to Z of Theme 2

Absorption Acidification (ocean) Acidophilic bacteria Acid precipitation Acoustic fatigue Activated carbon filter Acute effects Adsorption Aerobic process Afforestation Albedo Anaerobic process Anthropogenic Atmosphere
Baffle mounds Bag filters Biogeochemical cycle Bioleaching (with acidophilic bacteria) Biological productivity Bioremediation Biosphere Biotic index Bund walls
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) Carbon cycle Carbon footprint Carbon sequestration Catalytic converter Chronic effects Contamination Contour ploughing Cooling towers Cradle to cradle design Cryosphere Cut-off ore grade Cyclone separators
Desulfurisation Gordon Dobson's original ozone spectrograph Dry FGD Dynamic equilibrium
Electrostatic precipitators El Niño Eutrophication Exposure
Flue gas desulfurisation
Gordon Dobson's original ozone spectrograph Gravimetry Grays (unit) Greenhouse gases
Hydrology Hydrosphere Hydrothermal deposition
Incineration Ionising radiation
Lasky's principle Leachate Liposolubility Lithosphere
Magnetometry Methane hydrate Mineral Mineral resources Mulching Multi cropping
Negative feedback mechanism Nitrogen cycle Nitrogen oxides
Overburden Ozone depletion Ozone depleting substances (ODSs)
Peat bogs Phosphorus cycle Photochemical smog Physical and biology sediments Physical environment Phyto mining Phytoremediation Ploughing PM1 PM10 PM2.5 PM5 Polar vortex winds Pollutant Pollution Positive feedback mechanism Proterozoic marine sediments Proxy data
Remote sensing Resistivity Runoff
Satellite imagery Sedimentation (rivers, reservoirs, coastal) Seismic survey Smog Smoke Soil Stratosphere Strip cropping Sulfur dioxide
Temperature inversions Terracing Thermal stratification Thermohaline circulation Thermohaline circulation Tied ridging Tipping point Tipping point Toxicity (NOx) Troposphere
Urea sprays
Wet FGD Windbreaks
 

This project was supported by:

The Royal Society