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waste hierarchy | waste
management options listed in order of desirability as follows: reduce, reuse,
recycle, recover, dispose (8) |
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waste optimisation | reducing
the quantity of waste produced by adopting the options in the waste hierarchy (8) |
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water cycle | (also
known as hydrological cycle) continuous circulation of water between oceans,
atmosphere and land (4) |
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water pollution | presence
of excess physical, chemical or biological substances that degrade water
quality and are capable of causing harm to living organisms (7) |
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water-scarce | countries/regions
with less than 1,000 m3 per person per year for all purposes (1) |
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water-stressed | countries/regions
with less than 1,700 m3 of water per person per year for all purposes (1) |
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water table | top of
the groundwater below the land surface (4) |
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water-washed diseases | diseases
that occur as a result of poor personal hygiene mainly due to water scarcity (11) |
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weather | temperature,
rainfall, wind, sunshine etc that we experience from hour to hour and day to
day (9) |
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