By Herman Koren
ISBN-10: 1566705908
ISBN-13: 9781566705905
The Illustrated Dictionary and source listing of Environmental and Occupational health and wellbeing, moment version is a distinct, finished reference resource for the monstrous and various choice of interrelated phrases and issues that surround the fields of environmental technological know-how, occupational overall healthiness and safeguard, and preventive medication. those themes comprise: epidemiology, strength; organic, chemical, and actual risks; risk research; microbiology; climate; geology and geography; meals defense, meals borne ailment, and nutrition know-how; rising illnesses; insecticides; indoor pollution; air caliber; reliable and dangerous waste; water caliber; water toxins; sewage; bioterrorism; instrumentation; toxicology; possibility overview, facts; machine technological know-how; GIS, mapping, and instrumentation; regulating businesses; and environmental legislations. This moment variation of 16,000 phrases displays the regular evolution of the multi-disciplinary box together with over 8500 new phrases, on the topic of apparatus and environmental regulate, new and rising illnesses, dangerous chemical substances, bioterrorism and emergency reaction, and environmental assets. this is often an crucial source for people through the environmental, occupational, and public overall healthiness industries, from scholars and environmental practitioners, to engineers, medical professionals, policymakers, and civic association individuals.
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Air gap — The unobstructed vertical distance through the free atmosphere between the lowest opening from any pipe or faucet supplying water to a tank, plumbing fixture, or other device and the flood level rim of the receptacle. In all cases, the air gaps should be two times the diameter of the pipe. fm Page 23 Wednesday, April 7, 2004 1:51 PM air–gas ratio air–gas ratio — The ratio of air volume to gas volume which can be adjusted to change the character of combustion. air hammer — A percussion-type pneumatic tool used for breaking through rock or concrete.
Air-cooled wall — A refractory wall with a lane directly behind it through which cool air flows. air curtain — A method of containing oil spills in which air bubbles pass through a perforated pipe, thus causing an upward flow that slows the spread of oil; (mechanical engineering) a stream of highvelocity air directed downward to allow for air conditioning of a space with an open entrance; a means of keeping insects out of a structure. air curtain destructor — A unit consisting of a combustion chamber pit and air blower designed to establish a curtain of high-velocity air above a fire burning in a pit, thus forcing the products of combustion up through the curtain before they reach the outside air.
Allergic conjunctivitis — Increased blood in the conjunctiva caused by an allergy to pollen, grass, air pollutants, occupational irritants, and smoke. allergic dermatitis — An acute inflammatory condition of the skin that occurs after exposure of a body part to an agent to which the person is hypersensitive. fm Page 29 Wednesday, April 7, 2004 1:51 PM allergic reaction 29 allergic reaction — An abnormal physiological response by a sensitive person to a chemical or physical stimuli that causes no response in nonsensitive individuals.