Environment terminology · MLC-0121
Environment terms: K (86)
- KahoolaweThe drainage on the island of Kahoolawe; and associated waters. Hawaii. Area = 45 sq.mi.
- Kaldor-Hicks Criterion1. A criterion of equity which states that one social state is better than another if there is a net gain in...
- Kame MoraineAn end moraine that contains numerous kames, commonly comprising the slumped or erosional remnants of a...
- KanawhaThe Kanawha River Basin. North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia. Area = 12200 sq.mi.
- Kandic HorizonA kandic horizon is a subsurface horizon that has a significantly higher percentage of clay than the...
- KansasThe Kansas River Basin, excluding the Republican and Smoky Hill River Basins. Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri...
- Kappa NumberMeasure of the lignin content in unbleached pulp, determined after pulping and prior to bleaching.
- Karst1. Any region underlain by limestone and characterized by a set of landforms resulting largely from the...
- Karst GeologySolution cavities and closely-spaced sinkholes formed as a result of dissolution of carbonate bedrock.
- Karst Topography1. A distinctive landscape (topography) that can develop where the underlying bedrock, often limestone or...
- KaryolysisThe disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus upon death of the cell.
- KauaiThe drainage on the island of Kauai; and associated waters. Hawaii. Area = 560 sq.mi.
- KeelThe narrow middle portion of a bird's sternum.
- Kelling CurveName given to a graph that measured the rise of carbon dioxide gas in our atmosphere. Carbon Dioxide has been...
- Kendall's TauA measure of association used to correlate two ordinal scales.
- KennebecThe Kennebec River Basin, including part of Merrymeeting Bay. Maine. Area = 5900 sq.mi.
- Kenneth Arrow's Impossibility TheoremA theorem to demonstrate that it is impossible to aggregate individual preferences through majority voting...
- Kentucky-LickingThe Licking and Kentucky River Basins. Kentucky. Area = 10500 sq.mi.
- KeratinizationActivities involved in proliferation and maturation of tightly bound keratinocytes transiting passively from...
- Keratinocyte DifferentiationDifferentiation of keratinocytes to the fully differentiated keratinocyte phenotype.
- KerfingUses a tool to remove small amounts of metal from a product surface. Water and synthetic coolants may be used...
- KerningThe narrowing of space between two letters so that they become closer and take up less space on the page.
- Kerogen1. Solid, waxy mixture of hydrocarbons found in oil shale, with a fine grained sedimentary rock. When the...
- Kerosene1. A petroleum distillate that has a maximum distillation temperature of 401 degrees Fahrenheit at the 10...
- Kerosene-Type Jet FuelKerosene-based product used in commercial and military turbojet and turboprop aircraft. The product has a...
- KetonesOrganic compounds (as acetone) with a carbonyl group attached to two carbon atoms.
- KetoprofenAn ibuprofen-type anti-inflammatory analgesic and antipyretic. It is used in the treatment of rheumatoid...
- Key Asset & Critical Infrastructure ProtectionKey Asset and Critical Infrastructure Protection involves assessing key asset and critical infrastructure...
- key eventA "key event" is an empirically observable precursor step that is itself a necessary element of the mode of...
- Key Resource Protection(Protection of) publicly or privately controlled resources essential to the minimal operations of the economy...
- Key studyA study that is the most up-to-date and scientifically sound for deriving recommendations for exposure...
- Keystone PredatorThe dominant predator or the top predator that has a major influence on community structure.
- Keystone species1. A species whose survival affects other organisms in an ecosystem. If a keystone species were removed from...
- Kidney1. Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of urine and that regulates ion concentrations.
- Kidney CortexThe outer zone of the kidney, beneath the capsule, consisting of kidney, glomerulus, kidney tubules, distal...
- Kidney MedullaThe internal portion of the kidney, consisting of striated conical masses, the renal pyramids, whose bases...
- Kidney PelvisThe flattened, funnel-shaped expansion connecting the ureter to the kidney calices.
- Kiln1. Thermal process unit that operates at a peak temperature greater than 820 °C (1500 °F) and is used for...
- Kiln FurnitureAny refractory shape that is used to hold, support, or position ceramic or refractory products in a kiln...
- Kiln ShutdownCessation of kiln operation. Shutdown begins when feed to the kiln is reduced below planned production...
- Kiln StartupBeginning of kiln operation. Startup begins when a shutdown kiln begins firing fuel in the main burner...
- Kiln-Dried LumberSolid wood lumber that has been dried in a lumber kiln.
- KiloA prefix meaning "thousand" used in the metric system and other scientific systems of measurement.
- Kilowatt1. A standard unit of electrical power equal to one thousand watts, or to the energy consumption at a rate of...
- Kilowatt hour1. A kilowatt hour is a metric unit of energy most often used to measure electricity use.
- Kilowatthour SavedNet savings in electricity use (expressed in Kwh) that result directly from a utility's energy conservation...
- Kilowatthour SavingsNet savings in electricity use (expressed in Kwh) that result directly from a utility's energy conservation...
- Kin RecognitionThe discrimination behavior exhibited by animals towards other animals which are genetically related, often...
- kinematic viscosity1. The ratio of dynamic viscosity to mass density. Kinematic viscosity is a measure of a fluid's resistance...
- Kinetic Energy1. Energy possessed by a moving body of matter, such as water, as a result of its motion.
- Kinetic ProcessesDescription of the rates and modes of changes in the transformation or degradation of a substance in an...
- Kinetic Rate CoefficientA number that describes the rate at which a water constituent such as a biochemical oxygen demand or...
- KineticsThe mechanism by which a physical or chemical change is affected.
- Kjeldahl Nitrogen(KELL-doll) Nitrogen in the form of organic proteins or their decomposition product ammonia, as measured by...
- Klamath-Northern California CoastalThe drainage into the Pacific Ocean from and including the Smith River Basin to and including the Stemple...
- KlebsiellaA genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria whose organisms arrange singly, in...
- Klebsiella Infection1. (Infection with a member of) a genus of Gram-negative, non-motile, rod-shaped bacteria that have a...
- KneeA joint connecting the lower part of the femur with the upper part of the tibia. The lower part of the femur...
- Knee-of-the-CurveThe point along a cost-benefit curve at which there is a noticeable change in the quantity of cost for an...
- KnobA rounded protuberance, usually prominent or isolated with steep sides; also including peaks or other...
- knock off technologyA proprietary method of horizontal directional drilling in which large-diameter drill pipe is used with the...
- Knockout1. A shape or object printed by eliminating (knocking out) all background colors. Contrast to overprinting.
- KnotThat part of a branch that has become overgrown by the body of a tree. The shape of the knot depends on the...
- Knotter SystemEquipment where knots, oversized material, or pieces of uncooked wood are removed from the pulp slurry after...
- Knowledge BasesRepositories of data on toxicity or biological activity ideally combined with chemical structure information...
- Knowledge Creation & ManagementKnowledge Creation and Management involves the programs and activities in which the Federal Government...
- Knowledge DisseminationKnowledge Dissemination addresses those instances where the primary method used in delivering a service is...
- Knowledge Organization SystemThe term knowledge organization systems is intended to encompass all types of schemes for organizing...
- Known ConditionsConditions existing (e.g., on a property) prior to the inception of an insurance policy.
- Known Confidence1. Refers to the estimate of uncertainty or confidence limits associated with a survey result. Usually the...
- Known Control Measure1. A class of control measure to be used for measures that have actually been deployed and demonstrated in...
- Known Human Health EffectCommonly recognized human health effect of a particular substance or mixture as described either in: (i)...
- Known ProgressSince the time the site was identified for the FFSEP project, EPA has determined that site assessment and/or...
- Known-group ValidationA procedure for validating an instrument which involves testing on a group for which the results are already...
- Kolmogorov-Smirnov test1. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) test is used to decide if a sample comes from a population with a specific...
- Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test Method1. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) test is used to decide if a sample comes from a population with a specific...
- Kootenai-Pend Oreille-SpokaneThe Kootenai, Pend Oreille, and Spokane River Basins within the United States. Idaho, Montana, and...
- Kraft ProcessChemical pulping process in which lignin is dissolved by a solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide.
- Kraft Pulp Mill1. Any stationary source which produces pulp from wood by cooking (digesting) wood chips in a water solution...
- Kraft PulpingChemical pulping process that uses a mixture of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide as the cooking liquor.
- Kraft Recovery FurnaceRecovery furnace that is used to burn black liquor produced by the kraft pulping process, as well as any...
- Krebs CycleA series of oxidative reactions in the breakdown of acetyl units derived from glucose; fatty acids; or amino...
- Kriging1. A weighted, moving-average estimation technique based on geostatistics that uses the spatial correlation...
- Kurtosis1. A term used to describe a curve indicating that it is more peaked than the normal curve.
- Kyoto Global Warming TreatyKyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1997
- Kyoto ProtocolThis is an international agreement struck by 159 nations attending the Third Conference of Parties (COP) to...
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