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Gas Chromatography
Analytical process by which chemical mixtures are separated
into individual components for quantitative and perhaps qualitative
analysis.
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Global Warming
A process that raises the air temperature in the lower
atmosphere due to heat trapped by greenhouse gases, such as carbon
dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, CFCs and ozone. It can occur as the
result of natural influences, but the term is most often applied to
the warming predicted to occur as a result of human activities (i.e.,
emissions of greenhouse gases).
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Green Design
A design, usually architectural, conforming to environmentally
sound principles of building, material and energy use. A green building,
for example, might make use of solar panels, skylights and recycled
building materials.
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Greenhouse Effect
- The warming of earth's surface and lower
atmosphere as a result of carbon dioxide and water vapor in the atmosphere,
which absorb and reradiate infrared radiation.
- An intensification of this warming effect brought about by increased
levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, resulting from the burning
of fossil fuels.
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Greenwash
Disinformation disseminated by an organization
so as to present an environmentally responsible public image.
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