indicator of environmental quality

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• Freshwater environmental quality parameters — are the natural and man made chemical, biological and microbiological characteristics of rivers, lakes and ground waters, the ways they are measured and the ways that they change. The values or concentrations attributed to such parameters can be… …   Wikipedia

• Indicator species — An indicator species is any biological species that defines a trait or characteristic of the environment. For example, a species may delineate an ecoregion or indicate an environmental condition such as a disease outbreak, pollution, species… …   Wikipedia

• environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction       infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …   Universalium

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• indicator species — 1) a fish species whose status provides information on the overall condition of the ecosystem and of other species in that ecosystem; fish that are sensitive to environmental conditions and which can therefore be used to assess environmental… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Environmental indicator — Environmental indicators are simple measures that tell us what is happening in the environment. Since the environment is very complex, indicators provide a more practical and economical way to track the state of the environment than if we… …   Wikipedia

• Environmental niche modelling — Environmental niche modelling, alternatively known as species distribution modelling, (ecological) niche modelling, and climate envelope modelling refers to the process of using computer algorithms to predict the distribution of species in… …   Wikipedia

• Glossary of environmental science — This is a glossary of environmental science.Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Environmental science provides an integrated, quantitative, and… …   Wikipedia

• Water quality — A rosette sampler is used to collect samples in deep water, such as the Great Lakes or oceans, for water quality testing. Water quality is the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water.[1] It is a measure of the condition of… …   Wikipedia

• Indoor air quality — (IAQ) is a term referring to the air quality within and around buildings and structures, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants. IAQ can be affected by microbial contaminants (mold, bacteria), gases (including… …   Wikipedia

• Energy quality — the contrast between different forms of energy, the different trophic levels in ecological systems and the propensity of energy to convert from one form to another. The concept refers to our empirical experience of the characteristics, or qualia …   Wikipedia