Processes
use of something
consumption
to diminish in size, amount, extent, or number
reduce
type of wastewater plant that is used for treating and disposing of domestic sewage.
Effluent Treatment Plant, ETP
CO2
carbon dioxide
tending to preserve environmental quality (as by being recyclable, biodegradable, or nonpolluting)
green
the action or process of clearing of forests
deforestation
to be greater than or superior to (e.g. limits)
exceed
facility where electrical energy is generated
power plant
any water that has been used by some human domestic or industrial activity and, because of that, now contains waste products
wastewater
maintained at length without interruption or weakening development
sustained development
the action of making an environment unsuitable or unsafe for use by introducing man-made waste
pollution
to get rid of (toxic waste)
dispose of
causing to burn to ashes
incineration
something (such as anthropogenic waste) that makes an environment unsuitable or unsafe for use
pollutant
causing minimal harm to the environment
environmentally friendly
the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects
recycling
To emit or release a substance, such as liquid or gas
to discharge
a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying land
landfill
gases released into the atmosphere from a running engine
exhausts
relieved from or lacking something and especially something unpleasant or burdensome
free
a bringing back to a former position or condition
restoration
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
melt down
Plant for the extraction of fresh water from saltwater by the removal of salts, usually by distilling
desalination plant
substances discharged into the air (as by a smokestack or an automobile engine)
emissions
capable of being broken down especially into innocuous products by the action of living things (such as microorganisms)
biodegradable