Glossary of Environmental Terms

Glossary Index

X

Y

Yard Waste: The part of solid waste composed of grass clippings, leaves, twigs, branches, and other garden refuse.

Yield: The quantity of water (expressed as a rate of flow or total quantity per year) that can be collected for a given use from surface or groundwater sources.

Z

Zero Air: Atmospheric air purified to contain less than 0.1 ppm total hydrocarbons.