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inquest
inquest in law, a body of men appointed by law to inquire into certain matters. The term also refers to the inquiry itself as well as to the findings of the inquiry. The most usual form of inquest today is that conducted by the coroner to discover the cause of a death that was sudden, violent, or... Read more |
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suffocation
suffocation is a general term denoting a death brought about by a reduction of the oxygen content in inspired air. It is one cause of hypoxia. Smothering is often classified as a type of suffocation, in which air, and therefore oxygen, are prevented from reaching the lungs by obstructing the nose... Read more |
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suffocation disease
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Incineration
Incineration Municipal solid wastes Municipal incinerators Emissions of pollutants Specialized incinerators The role of incinerators Resources Incineration is the process of burning substances to ashes with the use of facilities called incinerators. Thus, incinerators are industrial... Read more |
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Mass wasting
MASS WASTING CONCEPT The term mass wasting (sometimes called mass movement) encompasses a broad array of processes whereby earth material is transported down a slope by the force of gravity. It is related closely to weathering, which is the breakdown of minerals or rocks at or near Earth's surface... Read more |
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Chemical Waste Management Inc
Chemical Waste Management, Inc. 3001 Butterfield RoadOak Brook, Illinois 60521U.S.A.(708) 218-1500 Public Company (77 percent owned subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc.)Incorporated: 1978 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc.Employees: 6,800Sales: $1.5 billionStock Exchanges:... Read more |
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damp
damp in mining, any mixture of gases in an underground mine, especially oxygen-deficient or noxious gases. The term damp probably is derived from the German dampf, meaning fog or vapor. Several distinct types of damp are recognized. Firedamp is methane and other flammable gases, often mixed... Read more |
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Alzheimers disease
Alzheimer's disease , degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. The disease is characterized by abnormal accumulation of plaques and by neurofibrillary tangles (malformed nerve cells), changes in brain tissue first described by... Read more |
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Cs (element)
CS chemical compound (orthochlorobenzalmalonitrile) used in riot control and, by the military, as a harassing agent. The compound is dispersed as an aerosol or as a finely divided powder. Exposure to CS causes intense pain in the eyes and upper respiratory tract; the pain spreads to the lungs and... Read more |
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Spendthrift
SPENDTHRIFT One who spends money profusely and improvidently, thereby wasting his or her estate. Under various statutes, a spendthrift is a person who wastes or reduces her estate through excessive drinking, gambling, idleness, or debauchery in a manner that exposes that individual or her family... Read more |
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