Search our dictionary for words used to describe life, the environment and how we deal with it.
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carbon dioxide: colorless, odorless, gas produced by burning fossil fuels (see ghg).
carcinogen: any substance that can cause or aggravate cancer.
cells: smallest structural part of living matter capable of functioning as an independent unit.
chemical treatment: use of chemicals or a variety of chemical processes to treat waste.
chronic effect: adverse effect on life, symptoms recur frequently or develop slowly over a long period of time.
clear cut: harvesting all the trees in one area at one time, which sharply alters and destroys vital habitat.
climate change: significant change from one climatic condition to another (see global warming).
compost: bacteria in soil mixed with garbage, degradable trash breaks down the mixture into organic fertilizer.
crop rotation: planting a succession of different crops on the same land area.
