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1-10 of 15 for the Category : Waste & Pollution and the Subcategory : Waste ManagementCarrying Capacity
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Carrying capacity, in the case of organisms, is the maximum number of organisms that can be supported, fed or is able to survive in any specific habitat or ecosystem without causing the breakdown of the habitat or ecosystem.
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Dilution in the context of environmental management describes a strategy to deal with pollution. Certain liquid effluents are, for example, disposed of down sewers by being heavily diluted with clean or relatively clean water.
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Environmental auditing is a process used mainly in commerce and industry to measure how well environmental policies, programmes and plans are being implemented in practice.
Read more about Environmental AuditingEnvironmental Goods & Services
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Also known as Green Industries, the Environmental Goods and Services (EGS) sector comprises the set of companies which provide products and services to measure, prevent, reduce or reverse damage to the natural environment and the depletion or pol
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Environmental management took on real impetus in the aftermath of the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, with further impetus specific to industry and business provided with the publication of the first edition of ISO 14001 in 1996.
Read more about Environmental ManagementIndustrial Ecology
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'Industrial ecology’ refers to the exchange of materials between different industrial sectors where the ‘waste’ output of one industry becomes the ‘feedstock’ of another.
Read more about Industrial EcologyIntegrated Pollution & Waste Management
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Integrated pollution and waste management (IPM&WM) is an integrated approach that has been adopted by the government to deal with the current problems relating to waste management and pollution.
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PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) use in South Africa
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Plastics are synthetic substances, which can be moulded and formed when soft and then set.
Read more about PlasticsRainwater Harvesting
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Rainwater harvesting is the practice of collecting rainwater or storm water, and storing it for subsequent use either indoors or outdoors.
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