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1、材料英语证书考试(PEC)-有机材料处理词汇Term ExplanationActinomycetes: Any of a group of generally low-oxygenutilizing bacteria identified by a branching growth pattern that result in large threadlike structures. Many species occur in soil and are harmless to animals and higher plants.Adjuvant: An ingredient that imp

2、roves the properties of a formulation to which it has been added.Aerate/aeration: To supply with air or expose to the circulation of air: aerate soil or soil aeration. Forced aeration refers to the use of blowers in a compost pile.Aerobic: To be “with oxygen.“ Life or biological processes that can o

3、ccur only in the presence of oxygen, such as the digestion of organic matter by bacteria.Agricultural material:Material of plant or animal origin, which result from the production and processing of farm, ranch agricultural, horticultural, aquacultural, silvicultural, floricultural, vermicultural, or

4、 viticultural products, including manures, orchard and vineyard prunings, and crop residues.Anaerobic: To be “without oxygen.“ A biological process occurring in the absence of oxygen, marked by a foul odor. These odors may include acetic acid, butyric acid, or putrescine.Arthropod:(Greek-joint foot)

5、Any of numerous invertebrate animals of the phylum (family) Arthropoda, including the insects, crustaceans, arachnids, and myriapods, that are characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and a segmented body to which jointed appendages are articulated in pairs.Ash: The residue that remains after a soli

6、d waste has burned. Also referred to as bottom ash and fly ash.Bacteria: Microscopic single-celled organisms lacking a nucleus. They are structured as either rod-shaped, sphere-shaped, or spiral-shaped. They can be aerobic or anaerobic, or facultative anaerobic.Backyard composting:The on-site proces

7、s (typically small scale) where the biological decomposition of organic materials such as leaves, grass clippings, brush, and food scraps is processed into a soil amendment.Beetle mites:(Acari)Heavily armored fungus- and needle-eaters.Best management practices:The most effective and practicable meth

8、od of preventing or reducing the amount of pollution generated by pollution sources. Often abbreviated as BMPs.Bioaerosols: Airborne particles of biological origin including bacteria, viruses, fungi and yeasts, pollens, and organic matter.Bioassay: Appraisal of the biological activity of a substance

9、 by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard.Biodiversity: The variability among living organisms on Earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems.Biofiltration: The harnessing of natural processes for volati

10、le organic compounds (VOC) and odor control. Example: an air stream is passed through a biofilter containingmicroorganisms, which metabolize the VOCs, turning them into carbon dioxide and water.Bioremediation: The use of plants or microorganisms to clean up contamination and pollution or to solve ot

11、her environmental problems, and return the environment to its original condition.Biosolids: The nutrient-rich organic byproduct material resulting from the treatment of sewage sludge and wastewater.CAFO: Combined animal feeding operation (CAFO). Animal feeding operations (AFOs) are livestock-raising

12、 operations, such as hog, cattle and poultry farms, which confine and concentrate animal populations and their wastes. CAFO is the largest category of AFO with greater than 1,000 “animal units“ and is a significant contributor to the pollution of waters in the U.S.Casing layer: A moist layer of peat

13、 moss mixed with a small amount of calcium carbonate that growers apply over mycelium to retain moisture and provide a growing surface for mushrooms.Catchment: a) A catching or collecting of water, especially rainwater, b) A structure, such as a basin or reservoir, used for collecting or draining wa

14、ter, c) The amount of water collected in such structure, d) A catchment area.Cellobiose: A disaccharide obtained by the hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulase. Formula: C12H22O11Cellulase: Any enzyme that converts cellulose to the disaccharide cellobiose.Cellulose: The main substance in the cell walls

15、 of plants, which is used in making paper, artificial fibers, and plastics.Chitin, (pronounced ktin):Main component of the cell walls of arthropods, found in the outer skeleton of insects, crabs, and lobsters and in the internal structures of otherinvertebrates.CNMP: Comprehensive Nutrient Managemen

16、t Plan is a conservation plan that is unique to animal feeding operations and which incorporates environmental practices to utilize animal manure and organic by-products as a beneficial resource to ensure that both production and natural resource protection goals are achieved.Co-composting: The proc

17、ess of blending biosolids with manure or other green waste materials to produce compost. Co-composting includes both the active and curing phases of the composting process.Compaction: In soil, compaction occurs when weight of grazing animals/livestock or heavy machinery compresses the soil. The soil

18、 then is less able to absorb water.Compost: The product resulting from the decomposition of organic material. Material used to make compost includes landscape trimmings, agricultural crop residues, paper pulp, food scrap, wood chips, manure, and biosolids. These are typically referred to as feedstoc

19、k.Composting: The biological decomposition process of organic materials such as leaves, garden waste, coffee grounds, grass clippings, brush, and food waste into a soil amendment.Construction and demolition waste:Waste from building materials such as rubble, lumber, wire, sheet metal, and miscellane

20、ous metal parts.Conversion technology:Term used for the technologies that convert unwanted organic materials into high-value products such as energy, alternative fuels, solvents, and other products.Cover crop: A crop, such as clover, planted between periods of regular crop production to control weed

21、s, prevent soil erosion, and provide humus or nitrogen to the soil.Crown: The junction of root and stem, usually at the level of the ground.Decomposer: An organism that feeds on and breaks down organic materials into simpler chemical compounds.Decomposition: The process by which organic materials ch

22、emically break down into simpler compounds.Dewatering: Removal of water from solid waste and sludge via mechanical or thermal means.Disaccharide: Any of a class of sugars, such as maltose, lactose, and sucrose, having two linked monosaccharide units per molecule.Ecosystem: All the living things in a

23、n area and the way they affect each other and the environment.Exoskeleton: An external supportive covering of an animal such as a crab or insect (as an arthropod).Feedstock: The raw material used for chemical or biological processes. For example, feedstock used for making compost could include grass

24、 clippings, leaves, food scraps, plant trimmings, straw, and animal bedding.Foliage: The leaves of plants or trees.Food material: Material acquired for animal or human consumption, is separated from the municipal solid waste stream, and does not meet the definition of “agricultural material.”Food sc

25、raps: All excess food, including surplus, spoiled, or unsold food such as vegetables and culls (lower quality vegetables or trimmings such as onion peels or carrot tops), as well as plate scrapings. Food scraps also are commonly called food remnants, food residuals, or food waste.Food waste: Refers

26、to all surplus food scraps. The term has fallen out of favor with some composters, who prefer to view this material as a resource rather than as waste material. However, this term is interchangeable with food scraps.Food Web: The totality of interacting food chains within an ecosystem.Fulvic acid: A

27、 yellow to yellow-brown humic substance that is soluble in water under all pH conditions.Fungi: Saprophytic and parasitic plants that lack chlorophyll and include molds, rusts, mildews, smuts, and mushrooms.Grasscycling: The natural recycling of grass by leaving clippings on the lawn when mowing. Gr

28、ass clippings will quickly decompose, returning valuable nutrients to the soil.Green material: Green material includes, but is not limited to, yard trimmings, untreated wood wastes, natural fiber products, and construction and demolition wood waste. Green material does not include food material, bio

29、solids, mixed solid waste, material processes from commingled collection, wood containing lead-based paint or wood preservative, and mixed construction or mixed demolition debris.Green waste: A term used to refer to urban landscape waste generally consisting of leaves, grass clippings, weeds, yard t

30、rimmings, wood waste, branches and stumps, home garden residues, and other miscellaneous organic materials.Hazardous Waste: This includes radioactive substances, toxic chemicals, explosives, biological waste (e.g. from hospitals), and flammable waste.Heavy Metals: A commonly hazardous waste that can

31、 damage organisms at low concentrations, including cadmium, mercury, and lead, and which can be found in the waste stream in batteries, televisions, paints, and ink.Homopteran: Any of an order or suborder of insects (as cicadas, aphids, and scale insects) that have sucking mouthparts, able to pierce

32、 plant tissue and suck liquid out.Humic Acid: Any of various organic acids obtained from humus.Humus: The organic component of soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter.Hydrolysis: A catch-all term for any reaction in which the water molecule is split.Hyphae: The plural of hypha

33、, which is any of the filaments that constitute the body (mycelium) of a fungus.Industrial sludge: Sludge from factories, manufacturing facilities, and refineries. This type does not include any subtypes. For example, this type includes paper pulp sludge and water treatment filter cake sludge.Inocul

34、ate: To implant microorganisms onto or into a culture medium.Inorganic matter: Refers to non-living source such as rocks, minerals or sand, of nonbiological origin.Integrated pest management Integrated pest management (IPM) is an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests

35、 or their damage through a combination of techniques (IPM): such as biological control, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties. Pesticides are used only after monitoring indicates they are needed according to established guidelines, and treatments ar

36、e made with the goal of removing only the target organism.Invertebrate: An organism lacking a spinal column.Laminarinase: A polysaccharide that is found in various brown algae and yields only glucose on hydrolysis.Leachate: A water that has percolated through a solid waste, such as a landfill.Leftov

37、ers: In terms of food scraps or food waste, may refer to food prepared in excess that has not been served but may be collected for a human food donation or recovery program. Leftovers can also refer to plate scrapings that are not appropriate for human consumption.Lerp Psyllid: A plant-moisture suck

38、ing homopterans in the insect family Psyllidae. Redgum lerp psyllid nymphs (immature) form a cover called a “lerp,“ which is a small white, hemispherical cap composed of solidified honeydew and wax. The UC Berkeley Biological Control of the Red Gum Lerp Psyllid page provides additional information o

39、n Lerp Psyllid.Lignin: A complex polymer, the chief non-carbohydrate constituent of wood that binds to cellulose fibers and hardens and strengthens the cell walls of plants.Manure: Agricultural material and means accumulated herbivore or avian excrement. This includes feces and urine, and any beddin

40、g material, spilled feed, or soil that is mixed with feces or urine.Mesophilic:(Gr.-Cold loving)Describes bacteria which are active in the temperature range between 40-110 degrees Fahrenheit, but thrive between 70-90 degrees Fahrenheit. Most of the decomposition that takes place in a compost pile is

41、 mesophilic.Methane: A gas created naturally in marshes and bogs, as well as landfills. Considered a potent greenhouse gas.Microbial spore suspensions:Microscopically visible particles dispersed throughout a less dense liquid from which they are easily filtered but not easily settled because of syst

42、em viscosity or molecular interactions.Microorganisms: Microscopic living organisms that digest organic material through metabolic activity.Mold: A superficial (often woolly) fungus that grows especially on damp or decaying organic matter or on living organisms.Monosaccharides: A sugar that is not d

43、ecomposable to simpler sugars by hydrolysis. The simplest form of sugar.Morphology: The form and structure of an organism or any of its partsMulch: A layer of organic material that is spread over the bare surface of soil to block the loss of moisture and to discourage the growth of weeds. Typically

44、applied around plants to minimize moisture evaporation. Mulch is the term for non-composted materials, such as shredded or chipped bark.Municipal organicmaterials:Organic materials generated by residential, business, institutional, and agricultural sources, which are then collected and sent to city

45、and county waste facilities.Municipal solid waste (MSW): Garbage. Refuse with the potential for energy recovery; includes residential, commercial, and institutional wastes.Means the material part of the municipal solid waste stream and is mixed with or contains nonorganic, processed industrial mater

46、ials, or plastics. Compostable material that contains mixed demolition or mixed construction debris shall be considered mixed solid waste.Mycelium: The body of a fungus, composed of many threads of tissue. Mushrooms do not reproduce by seed, but by spores. The spores germinate to produce threadlike

47、structures known as hyphae. Collectively, a mass of hyphae are known as the mycelium.Myriapoda: Any of a group of arthropods having the body made up of numerous similar segments nearly all of which bear true jointed legs and including the millipedes and centipedes.Native plant: The native plants of

48、a given area are those that grew there prior to European contact. Native plants have co-evolved with animals, fungi, and microbes to form a complex network of relationships. These plants are the foundation of native ecosystems, or natural communities.Nematode: Any un-segmented worm of the class Nema

49、toda, having a tough outer cuticle. The group includes free-living forms and disease-causing parasites, such as the hookworm and filaria.Also called: nematode worm, roundwormNitrates: A compound containing nitrogen and oxygen that can exist in the atmosphere or in water and that can have harmful effects on humans and animals at high concentrations.Non-Aerated: No air or circulation of air.Nonpoint source pollution:Diffuse discharges of waste throughout the natural environment which are a major cause of water pollution. Difficult to pinpoint physically, but can be classified by type: urban