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English for Science & Nature Glossary of Terms
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tap water -
drinking water monitored
(and often filtered) for
protection against
contamination and
available for public
consumption from sources
within the home.
tax shift -
replacing one kind of
taxes with another,
without changing the
total amount of money
collected. For example,
replacing a portion of
income taxes with
carbon tax or other
pollution taxes.
telecommuting
- working with others
via telecommunications
technologies (e.g.,
telephones, modems,
faxes) without
physically travelling to
an office.
thermonuclear
- the application of
high heat, obtained via
a
fission explosion,
to bring about fusion of
light nuclei.
threatened species
- species of
flora or
fauna likely to
become
endangered within
the foreseeable future.
Three Gorges -
a project along the
Yangtze river in China
to build the largest
hydroelectric dam in the
world.
timber -
logged wood sold as a
commodity.
Tongass - a
national forest in
southeast Alaska
comprising one of the
United States' last
remaining temperate
rainforests.
toxic -
poisonous.
toxic emissions
- poisonous chemicals
discharged to air,
water, or land.
toxic sites -
land contaminated with
toxic
pollution, usually
unsuitable for human
habitation.
toxic waste -
garbage or
waste that can
injure, poison, or harm
living things, and is
sometimes
life-threatening.
toxification -
poisoning.
traffic calming
- designing streets to
reduce automobile speed
and to enhance walking
and bicycling.
transportation
(transit) - any
means of conveying goods
and people.
transportation
planning - systems
to improve the
efficiency of the
transportation system in
order to enhance human
access to goods and
services.
trash -
waste material that
cannot be
recycled and reused
(synonymous with
garbage).
trawls - nets
with a wide mouth
tapering to a small,
pointed end, usually
called the "cod end."
Trawls are towed behind
a vessel at any depth in
the water column.
trip reduction
- reducing the total
numbers of vehicle
trips, by sharing rides
or consolidating trips
with diverse goals into
fewer trips.
trolling - a
method of fishing using
several lines, each
hooked and baited, which
are slowly dragged
behind the vessel.
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