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Abatement
Techniques |
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Ways
of reducing a nuisance |
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Acquisition |
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Act
of acquiring or getting something - in this case - buying another
company. |
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Atmospheric
Pollution |
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Any
particles, gases, noxious fumes or smells which pollute the atmosphere |
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Branded
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Label
showing ownership or quality |
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Diversification |
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To
spread investment over several enterprises or products |
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E-commerce |
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The
buying and selling of products via the Internet |
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Environmental
audit |
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Official
examination of effects on environment of industrial activity |
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Environmental
Impact assessment |
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Investigating
the changes which may be produced in the environment by industrial
activity |
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Exports |
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Goods
sold abroad |
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Fossil
fuels |
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Fuels
like coal, gas and oil formed in the Earth's geological past |
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Goods
transit |
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Transporting
of goods |
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Hazardous
waste |
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Waste
with the potential to cause severe damage to the environment |
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Imports |
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Goods
bought by one country from another |
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Incentives |
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Payments
to stimulate industrial activity |
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Industrial
Revolution |
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The
rapid growth of manufacturing industry in the 19th. Century |
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Infrastructure |
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Road,
rail, air, sea and telecommunications links |
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Natural
resources |
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Things
provided by the Earth that people use |
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Non-renewable
Resources |
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Resources
which cannot be replaced once they have been used up e.g. coal, gas,
oil |
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Pharmaceutical |
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engaged
in the use or sale of medicinal drugs |
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Primary
industry |
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Involves
getting raw materials e.g. fishing, farming, quarrying, mining. |
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Quaternary
industry |
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Involves
activities such as training and research and development e.g. high
technology and information services. (sometimes included under tertiary
sector) |
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Raw
materials |
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Natural
products processed to make something else |
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Recyclable |
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Reusing
waste |
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Renewable
Resources |
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Resources
which should last forever if not used up at a rate which is faster
than the rate at which they renew themselves e.g. water, air, trees,
soil |
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Secondary
industry |
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Involves
taking raw materials and turning them into something else e.g. textile
worker, food processor, shipyard worker |
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Subsidiary |
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Controlled
by another company |
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Subsidies |
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Grant
of money for expenses of a commercial undertaking |
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Tertiary
industry |
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Involves
providing services for other people e.g. teacher, nurse, hotel manager |
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Textiles |
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Cloth |
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Waste
Minimization |
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Reducing
waste to smallest possible amount |
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