Degradation definition

Degradation means a decrease in the useful life of the right-of-way caused by excavation in or disturbance of the right-of-way, resulting in the need to reconstruct such right-of-way earlier than would be required if the excavation or disturbance did not occur.
Degradation means a change in water quality that lowers the quality of high-quality waters for a
Degradation means a change in water quality that lowers the quality of high-quality waters for a parameter. The term does not include those changes in water quality determined to be nonsignificant pursuant to 75-5-301(5)(c).

Examples of Degradation in a sentence

  • As such, the funds are strongly aligned with the UNFCCC process for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation in developing countries (REDD+).

  • UNIT IEnvironmental Biotechnology: Principles and concepts, Degradation of highly concentrated toxic pollutants.

  • Specifically, it identifies lessons from the VCS and CCBA combined Validation process that is currently underway.WCS has been providing technical assistance to the FA to develop a site-based carbon offset project under the Reduced Emissions through Avoided Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) framework since 2008.

  • Drivers of Deforestation and Forest Degradation: A Synthesis Report for REDD+ Policymakers 20 BBC News, Ivory Coast hopes to squeeze the profits from palm oil, 9 September 2013 21 OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook (2013) 22 Kissinger (2012).

  • Yang, Thermal properties of poly(vinyl 12 chloride)/montmorillonite nanocomposites, Polymer Degradation and Stability.


More Definitions of Degradation

Degradation means the alteration of the properties of waters by the addition of pollutants, withdrawal of water, or removal of habitat, except those alterations of a short duration.
Degradation means any adverse change in water quality or designated uses.
Degradation means any behaviour towards humiliating another, causing loss of respect or standing in the school community;
Degradation means, consistent with IPCC definitions, direct human-induced long-term loss (persisting for X years or more) of at least Y per cent of forest carbon stocks (and forest values) since time (T) and not qualifying as deforestation. The variables in this definition would be jurisdiction-dependent.
Degradation means any adverse change in water quality or existing uses.