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Wicklow Wicklow
Wicklow town (1991 pop. 6,215), seat of Co. Wicklow, E Republic of Ireland, on the Irish Sea. It is a seaport and market for an area of potato growing and livestock raising. Chemicals, fertilizers, and farm implements are the chief manufactures. There are flour mills in the town. Tourism is also... Read more
Reuse Reuse
Reuse The reuse of products, materials, and parts can have significant environmental and economic benefits. Waste is not just created when consumers throw items away. Waste is generated throughout the life cycle of a product, from extraction of raw materials, to transportation to processing and... Read more
East Kilbride East Kilbride
East Kilbride , town (1991 pop. 70,454), South Lanarkshire, S central Scotland. Established in 1946 under the New Towns Act to absorb the growing population of Glasgow , East Kilbride has engineering works and manufactures automobile and aircraft engines, textiles, and electronic equipment. A... Read more
Suburbanization Suburbanization
SUBURBANIZATION SUBURBANIZATION describes the general trend of city dwellers to move from the city into residential areas in ever-growing concentric circles away from the city's core. The trend began briefly in the nineteenth century and then exploded after World War II (1939–1945).... Read more
root cap root cap
root cap (calyptra) A cone-shaped structure that covers the root tip and develops as a result of cell division by a meristem at the root apex (see calyptrogen). It protects the root tip as it grows between the soil particles. The cells are constantly worn away by friction and are replaced by the... Read more
Hillsboro Hillsboro
Hillsboro city (1990 pop. 37,520), seat of Washington co., NW Oreg., in the Tualatin valley; inc. 1876. Integrated circuits, other high-tech products, furniture, plastics, and medical equipment are manufactured in this growing city in Oregon's "Sunset Corridor." Meats and fruits and vegetables... Read more
Pomona Pomona
Pomona , city (1990 pop. 131,723), Los Angeles co., S Calif. at the foot of the San Gabriel Mts.; inc. 1888. It is a residential, industrial, and commercial suburb of Los Angeles where citrus fruits and vegetables are canned and shipped. Manufactures include foods; paper, metal, and plastic... Read more
Wallingford Wallingford
Wallingford town (1990 pop. 40,822), New Haven co., S Conn.; inc. 1670. Its silverware industry dates from c.1835. Fruit growing and the manufacture of plastics, steel, precision instruments, and hardware are among the town's other industries. In Wallingford is the Choate preparatory school for... Read more
Barr Laboratories Inc Barr Laboratories Inc
Barr Laboratories, Inc. 2 Quaker RoadPomona, New York 10970U.S.A.(914) 362-1100(800) BARRLAB; (800) 227-7522Fax: (914) 362-2774Web site: http://www.barrlabs.com Public Company Incorporated: 1970 as Barr Laboratories, Inc.Employees: 467Sales: $377.3 million (1998)Stock Exchanges: New... Read more
Agricultural ecology Agricultural ecology
Agricultural Chemistry Agricultural chemistry must be considered within the context of the soil ecosystem in which living and nonliving components interact in complicated cycles that are critical to all living things. Carbon inputs from photosynthetic organisms ultimately... Read more

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