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Terms for subject Environment (8457 entries)
"a thuaslagann luaidhe" plumbo-solvent
"luaidhe-thuaslagach" plumbo-solvent
6ú CGC Sixth Environment Action Programme
6ú CGC Sixth Environmental Action Programme
abhainn river (A stream of water which flows in a channel from high ground to low ground and ultimately to a lake or the sea, except in a desert area where it may dwindle away to nothing. A river and all its tributaries within a single basin is termed a drainage system)
abhainn a chainéalú river channelling (The alteration of a natural stream by excavation, realignment, lining or other means to accelerate the flow of water)
abhantrach idirnáisiúnta international river basin (Land area drained by a river and its tributaries whose waters are situated in and utilized by two or more countries)
achar truaillithe den atmaisféar polluted atmospherical area
achomharc appeal (Resort to a superior court to review the decision of an inferior court or administrative agency)
acht an Chomhphobail Community act
acht ceimiceán chemicals act
acht diúscartha dramhaíola waste disposal act (Law that settles the rules concerning the disposal, recycling and treatment of wastes)
acht dlíthiúil juridical act (Acts relating to the administration of justice)
achtainiam actinium (A radioactive element of the actinide series, occurring as a decay product of uranium. It is used as an alpha particle source and in neutron production)
achtainíd actinide (A group of 15 radioactive elements some of which occur naturally while others are produced in nuclear reactions. They include plutonium, americium and neptunium. The health hazard presented by the actinides, if they are released into the environment, comes from the potency of their radioactive characteristics. They are alpha-emitters, and therefore can cause intense localized damage in tissues if absorbed into the body)
acmhainn resource (Any component of the environment that can be utilized by an organism)
acmhainn aeráide climate resource (No definition needed)
acmhainn ainmhíoch animal resource (No definition needed)
acmhainn bhitheolaíoch biological resource (Wild organisms harvested for subsistence, commerce, or recreation (such as fish, game, timber or furbearers); domesticated organisms raised by agriculture, aquaculture, and silviculture; and ecosystems cropped by livestock)
acmhainn bhitheolaíoch dhomhanda terrestrial biological resource (Any source of supply derived from plants, animals or other wildlife inhabiting land or ground, which may be used by humans for food, clothes and other necessities)

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