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Visual Vocabulary Linda Tran
Bitumen A degraded petroleum
that forms when petroleum migrates to the surface of Earth and is modified by bacteria
Pipelines transporting tar sands crude oil into the United States are carrying “DilBit”—raising risks of spills and damage to communities along their paths.
Boreal Forest A forest made up
primarily for coniferous evergreen trees that can tolerate cold winters and short growing seasons
Human interference and industrial development increasingly threatens the range of resource extraction and other activities.
Bottleneck Effect
A reduction in the genetic diversity of a population caused by a reduction in its size
Biodiversity
Bottom Ash Residue collected at the
bottom of the combustion chamber
Aggregate in road bases, sub-bases, and pavement
Feed stock in the production of cement
Aggregate in lightweight concrete products
Snow and ice traction control material
Broad- Spectrum Pesticide A pesticide that
kills many different types of pest
The increased used of pesticides will lead to the pesticide treadmill
Round Up increases the resistances of non target and target species
Bycatch
The unintentional catch of non-target species while fishing
Resources from fisheries are depleting due to the wasteful nature of the fishing industry
C Horizon
The least-weathered soil horizon, which always occur beneath the B horizon and is similar to the parent material
Newly formed "immature" soils may only have an O-A-C
Capacity
In reference to an electricity-generating plant, the maximum electrical output
As our resources are depleting the capacity of electrical output decreases
Capacity Factor
The fraction of time a power plant operates in a year
From the chart, one can see that the fuels with the highest capacity factors are the ones that are nonrenewable and most toxic
Cap-and-Trade An approach to controlling
CO2 emissions, where a cap places an upper limit on the amount of pollutant that can be emitted and trade allows companies to buy and sell allowances for a given amount of pollution
Acid Rain Program and the regional NOx Budget Trading Program in the Northeast SO2 emissions from Acid Rain
Program sources have fallen