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BaghouseAn air pollution control device that traps particulates by forcing gas streams through large permeable bags usually made of glass fibers.
BiodiversityIt is a measure of the variety of organisms present in different ecosystems. This can refer to genetic variation, ecosystem variation, or species variation (number of species) within an area, biome, or planet.
BiofuelA fuel (gas or liquid) produced from dry organic matter (biomass) or combustible product (as oil) of plants.
BiogasRefers to a mixture of different gases produced by the breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. It can be produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant material, sewage, green waste or food waste.
BiomassTotal weight of living matter in a defined system such as a population, ecosystem, etc. It is usually expressed as dry weight per unit volume or area.
BronchitisIt is an inflammation of the lining of your bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from your lungs. It may be either acute (development of a cough or small sensation in the back of the throat, with or without the production of sputum) or chronic (presence of a productive cough that lasts for three months or more per year for at least two years).