Habitat Environment which can support and promote the existence of living organisms. The government agency resposible for regulating prescribed industrial processes, including waste combustion plants, to prevent pollution of land, water and air. Household waste Waste from domestic property, caravan, residential home, educational establishment or premises forming part of a hospital or nursing home. About two thirds of the total comes from vehicle exhasts as unburnt fuel and the remainder from evaporation through the vehicles fuel system. HCs react with nitrogen oxides in sunlight to produce a number of harmful compunds called photochemical oxidants.
Ozone also contributes to acid rain and the greenhouse effect .
Ice cap Permanent covering of ice over a large area. Industrial waste Waste from any factory or premise used for the provsion of public transport, public utility or poastal services. The use of modern technology to handle information - it basically means using a computer to do stuff. Integrated Waste Management A strategy for the management of waste utilising a range of environmentally sound systems and processes. Typically if would include the promotion of waste minimisation material recycling, resource recovery and landfill.