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Declining Block Rate — An electricity supplier rate structure in which the per unit price of electricity decreases as the amount of energy increases. Normally only available to very large consumers … Energy terms
Yakutat Block — The Yakutat Block is a terrane in the process of accreting to the North American continent along the south central coast of Alaska. It has been displaced about 600 km northward since the Cenozoic along the Queen Charlotte Fairweather fault system … Wikipedia
E-Rate — is the commonly used name for the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, which is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under the direction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).… … Wikipedia
infiltration rate — the rate at which water moves into the soil. Dependent on: amount of water already in the soil, especially near the surface. Very wet and very dry soils have the slowest rates of infiltration. soil texture which determines the size of pore… … Geography glossary
Water supply and sanitation in Canada — is nearly universal and generally of good quality. It is a municipal responsibility under the regulation of the provincial governments, in partnership with the federal government. Water use in Canada is high compared to Europe, since water… … Wikipedia
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
JPEG — For other uses, see JPEG (disambiguation). Joint Photographic Experts Group A photo of a cat compressed with successively more lossy compression ratios from right to left Filename extension .jpg … Wikipedia
Polyanhydrides — are a class of biodegradable polymers characterized by anhydride bonds that connect monomer units of the polymer chain. Their main application is in the medical device and pharmaceutical industry. In vivo, polyanhydrides degrade into non toxic… … Wikipedia
Water supply and sanitation in the United States — is provided by towns and cities, public utilities that span several jurisdictions and rural cooperatives. About 15 million Americans are served by their own wells. Public water supply and sanitation systems are regulated by state level regulatory … Wikipedia
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority — The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is a public authority in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that provides wholesale drinking water and sewage services to certain municipalities and industrial users in the state, primarily in the … Wikipedia
