Letter P - Sustainable development dictionary by Futura-Sciences

Alphabetical index

Peak oil Peak oil is the point in time when oil production will cease ...	PEFC PEFC is the acronym for the Programme for the Endorsement of ...
Perfluorinated compound Perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs (perfluorooctanoic acid, ...	Permanent meadow A permanent meadow is a surface that has been fallow for at ...
Photochemical pollution Photochemical pollution, also called photo-oxidant ...	Photovoltaic cell Photovoltaic cells can generate voltage when exposed to ...
Photovoltaic panel A photovoltaic panel is a device that transforms light ...	Photovoltaic solar energy Photovoltaic solar energy is energy collected from sunlight ...
Phytoremediation Phytoremediation is a remediation technique based on plants ...	Phytotoxic A phytotoxic compound is a compound that is toxic to plants.
Pigouvian tax A Pigouvian tax is a tax paid by a polluter per unit of ...	Plant litter Plant litter is dead leaves and plant material that ...
PM 10 PM 10 are particles suspended in the air with a diameter of ...	Polluter pays principle Adopted in 1972 by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation ...
Pollution snow Pollution snow is produced under specific conditions of ...	Pre-combustion separation of CO2 The pre-combustion separation of CO2 is one of the ...
Prevention Prevention is a group of measures taken to protect a given ...	Primary energy Primary energy is the energy available in the environment ...