Search results F Glossary GLOSSARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS Fauna - animals, birds, insects etc. FLEGT – Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade – a licencing scheme regulating timber supply chains ensuring that harvesting practices are legal, encouraging sustainable... 19-glossary-f H Glossary GLOSSARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS Halons - a group of chemicals known to contribute to ozone depletion. Two main Halons are 1301 used in total flooding fire suppression systems and 1211 used in fire extinguishers. Use of halons was phased out in the UK... 19-glossary-h M Glossary GLOSSARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS MEL(s) - Maximum Exposure Limit - a maximum time, expressed as a time weighted average during which an employee may be exposed to a substance. Methane - a chemical compound with the molecular formula CH4. A potent... 19-glossary-m O Glossary GLOSSARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS OEL(s) - Occupational Exposure Levels OES - Occupational Exposure Standard OFWAT - Office of Water Services - the Regulator for the water industry it controls prices and regulates standards of service of the 10 water... 19-glossary-o R Glossary GLOSSARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS Ramsar - convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as waterfowl habitat Named after the town of Ramsar in Iran where the convention was signed in 1971. The protected Wetlands included on the Ramsar... 19-glossary-r T Glossary GLOSSARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS TEEP – Technically, Environmentally and Economically Practical – relevant to the segregation of dry recyclable waste, metal, glass etc. to promote recycling except when it is not technically, environmentally... 19-glossary-t W Glossary GLOSSARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS WAC – Waste Acceptance Criteria – every landfill site, inert, non-hazardous or hazardous can only accept waste that meets specified criteria and it may be necessary to test waste proposed to be deposited to... 19-glossary-w 11.10.7.1 Introduction WASTE 11.10 TRANSFER OF WASTE 11.10.7 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 11.10.7.1 Introduction Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is a complex mixture of materials and components that because of their hazardous content can cause... 11-10-7-1-introduction-weee 11.10.7.2 Legislation WASTE 11.10 TRANSFER OF WASTE 11.10.7 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 11.10.7.2 Legislation To address these problems European legislation has been put in place. The first EU WEEE Directive of 2002 came into force in the UK in 2007 and the... 11-10-7-2-legislation Introduction Lead Introduction The exposure of persons to various forms of lead during their normal occupation has long been recognised as a health risk. Early legislation was concerned with hazards arising from lead in individual industries and with protecting, in particular,... C7-introduction 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
