Wearing away and transport of the soil by wind or running water, glaciers or waves. Erosion occurs naturally but is often intensified by human land-clearing activities related to farming, residential or industrial development.
Bacilliform (rod shaped) bacterium living in the intestinal tracts of humans and other warm-blooded animals. Its presence in water indicates faecal pollution. There is a maximum number of coliforms (coli number) above which water is no longer suitable for drinking or bathing.
An establishment is an enterprise, or part of an enterprise, that is situated in a single location and in which only a single (non-ancillary) productive activity is carried out or in which the principal productive activity accounts for most of the value added.
Refers to manufacturing establishment who reported percentage of exports based on sales value.
The combined ratio estimated method (sample weight and population factor) was used to obtain the estimate of a specific characteristic in the survey population. Population factor uses mid-year population estimates by age group, sex, ethnic and state as benchmarks
System of fish culture on any land in respect of which a mining lease or certificate were once but no longer granted or issued under any written law relating to mining.
To maintain species outside their original habitats in facilities such as zoological gardens, arboreta, botanical and herbs parks.
Population coverage excludes persons residing in institutions such as hotels, hostels,hospitals, prisons, boarding houses and military barracks.
Excise duties consist of special taxes levied on specific kinds of goods, typically alcoholic beverages, tobacco and fuels; they may be imposed at any stage of production or distribution and are usually assessed by reference to the weight or strength or quantity of the product.