Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
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Sustainable Development:
Meeting the needs
of the current generation without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their
own needs.
Pollution control methods:
Methods cover-
ing the elimination of pollution after the waste
is generated.
Pollution Prevention Technologies:
The
modification or redesign of the production process
and the introduction of new technologies through-
out the product life-cycle, which contributes to
the development of new internal routines and
know-how's.
Cleaner Production (CP):
The continuous
application of an integrated preventative envi-
ronmental strategy to processes, products and
services to increase efficiency and reduce risks
to humans and the environment.
Eco-efficiency:
A management philosophy
that encourages business to search for envi-
ronmental improvements which yield parallel
economic benefits.
Environmental operations management
(EOM):
The integration of environmental man-
agement principles with the operations manage-
ment process for the conversion of resources into
usable products.
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