68 resultaten gevonden voor 'water degradation'
water degradation
negative change in water quality (3.10.10)
water degradation
negative change in water quality (3.2.4)
degradation
irreversible process leading to a significant change in the structure of a product, typically characterized by a change of properties (e.g. integrity, molecular mass or structure, mechanical strength) and/or by fragmentation, affected by environmental conditions, proceeding over a period of time and comprising one or more steps [SOURCE: Adapted from
degradation
process whereby an action on an item causes a deterioration of one or more
degradation indicator
deficiency which shows when a performance characteristic (3.1.80.1)(3.1.80.2) fails to conform to a requirement
water availability
extent to which humans and ecosystems have sufficient water resources for their needs
water quality
physical (e.g. thermal), chemical and biological characteristics of water with respect to its suitability for an intended use by humans or ecosystems (3.2.3)
brackish water
water containing dissolved solids at a concentration less than that of seawater (3.10.17), but in amounts that exceed the normally acceptable standards for municipal, domestic and irrigation uses
surface water
water in overland flow and storage, such as rivers and lakes, excluding seawater (3.10.17)
background water
supplied for domestic, institutional, commercial and industrial use, from which wastewater (3.80) is generated