Category: E
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Environmental psychology
A recent community- oriented psychology that assumes that people’s feelings and behavior are an important function of their physical setting.
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Environmental protection agency (EPA)
The federal agency charged with the protection of natural resources and the quality of the environment. The agency of the federal government charged with administering the laws and regulations designed for the protection of our natural environment.
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Environmental mutagen information center backfile (Emicback)
A bibliographic database on chemical, biological, and physical agents that have been tested for genotoxic activity.
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Environmental medicine
A branch of medical practice that is concerned with the study of environmental causes of disease, clinical ecologist. A branch of medicine concerned with illnesses that are caused by pollutants or toxins. These include problems such as food allergies and hay fever. In some cases, environmental practitioners use a variety of holistic and homeopathic treatments, as…
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Environmental media evaluation guide (EMEG)
Media-specific screening values that are used to select contaminants of potential health concern at hazardous waste sites. An is expressed as the concentration of a specific chemical substance in a specific environmental medium such as water, air, and soil.
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Environmental handicap
In regards to differences in intelligence, the concept that low levels of intelligence scores on tests result from environmental inadequacies.
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Environmental education
The study and analysis of the conditions and cause of pollution, overpopulation, and waste of natural resources and of the ways to preserve the planet’s intricate environmental balance.
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Environmental characterization data
Information provided in site-specific reports on environmental contamination and environmental pathways.
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Environmental bias
A subjective point of view based on the environment.
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Envelope proteins
Proteins that comprise the envelope or surface of a virus.