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• Edward Paul Abbey (1927 – 1989) American Environmentalist and Writer 

  Edward Paul Abbey (1927 – 1989) American environmentalist and writer Novelist, essayist, white-water rafter, and self-described "desert...

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• Activated Sludge 

  Activated sludge The activated sludge process is an aerobic (oxygen-rich), continuous-flow biological method for the treatment of domestic and...

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• Aflatoxin 

  Toxic compounds produced by some fungi and among the most potent naturally occurring carcinogens for humans and animals. Aflatoxin intake is...

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• Agricultural Research Service 

  A branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture charged with the responsibility of agricultural research on a regional or national basis. The...

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• Air Quality Control Region 

  Air quality control region The Clean Air Act defines an air quality control region (AQCR) as a contiguous area where air quality, and thus air...

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• Allelopathy 

  Derived from the Greek words allelo (other) and pathy (causing injury to), allelopathy is a form of competition among plants. One plant produces...

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