AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY OF ECUADOR

FacultyofAgrarianScience

CAREER:
Environmental Engineering

1ST PARTIAL

SUBJECT:
Technical English I

STUDENT:
Tinajero Guerra Walter

TEACHER:
Dra. Isabel Tulcán

PERIOD:
2019 – 2020

GUAYAQUIL
№ TERM SYNONYMS MEANING

1 Barrels Cask A container made of wood or metal, large and round, where liquids and various goods are stored and transported.
2 Biodiversity Biological diversity Is the variability of living organisms of all classes, including diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems.
3 Crude oil Hydrocarbon, fuel Is oil in its natural state before it has been processed or refined.
4 Deforestation Is the process of cutting down or burning all the trees in a forested area.
5 Drill Excavation, extraction Is the opening by means of drilling equipment to a location suitable for the search for hydrocarbons in the subsoil.
Environs, ecological
6 Ecosystems community All the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment.
7 Erosion Decrease Is the gradual destruction and removal of rock or soil in a particular area by rivers, the sea, or the weather.
8 Extraction Remove, empty The action of taking out something, especially using force.
9 Groundwater Aquifer It is the water found in the subsoil and rocks.
10 Oil Fuel, crude A thick liquid that comes from petroleum, used as a fuel and for making parts of machines move easily.
11 Oil exploration Tracing, inspection A term used in the oil industry to refer to the search for oil or gas.
12 Oil spill Pouring, spreading An accident in which oil has come from any source and has caused pollution.
13 Oil wells Excavation, hole Is an engineering work designed to drill the soil with the aim of bringing a hydrocarbon reservoir into contact with the surface.
14 Platforms Stand, support Is a large structure that carries equipment that is used to get oil from under the sea.
15 Sources Provenance, origin The place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something.
16 Spill Pouring, spreading Are environmental disasters generated at some point in the oil production chain.
Deep layer,
17 Subsoil underground The layer of soil that is under the surface level.
Area, terrain,
18 Surface extension, land The outer or top part or layer of soil.
19 Environment Envelop The air, land, and water where people, animals, and plants live
20 Development Advancement the process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced
21 Pollutant Pollute A substance that pollutes
22 Crude oil Petroleum Oil in its raw, unrefined form, which is found in natural wells below the earth’s surface and from which petrol, paraffin etc
23 Fuel combustible Material such as coal, gas, or oil that is burned to produce heat or power.
24 Heat Warm the quality of being hot or warm, or the temperature of something
25 Exploration Expedition the activity of searching and finding out about something
26 Production Creation the act of creating something, or the thing that is created
27 Oil Lubricant petroleum, the black oil obtained from under the earth's surface from which petrol comes
28 Well Pit a deep hole in the ground from which you can get water, oil, or gas
29 Pipe Tube a tube through which liquids or gases can flow
30 Drilled Perforate to make a deep hole in the ground with a special machine in order to look for oil, gas, etc.
31 Pollution Contamination damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste
32 Erosion disintegration the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind
33 Soil Ground the material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow
34 Atmospheric Ambient relating to the air or to the atmosphere
35 Emission Discharge the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc.
36 Devastating Destructive causing a lot of damage or destruction
37 Habitats Surroundings the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
38 Organisms Being an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
39 Sticking Cling to stick or be attached firmly to a surface
40 Destroying Ruin to damage something so badly that it cannot be used
41 Poisoning Envenom an illness caused by eating, drinking, or breathing a dangerous substance
42 Hurts Injure to cause harm or difficulty
43 Harming Maltreat to hurt someone or damage something
44 Industry Bussiness the people and activities involved in one type of business
45 Disruptive Disturbing causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing as usual
46 Interfere Impede prevent (a process or activity) from continuing or being carried out properly
47 Decrease Reduction an instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer
48 Surfactants Active They are substances that influence the medium of surface tension at the contact surface between two phases
49 Wastewater Sewage They are any type of water whose quality was negatively affected by anthropogenic influence
50 Chemicals Compound It is formed by one or more chemical compounds that allow it to fulfill a certain function
51 Substances Constituent Main component of the bodies, susceptible of all kinds of shapes and changes.
52 Harmful Baleful What causes or can cause harm