The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop
Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
means any significant decline in the quality of natural resources or natural integrity of a place or the viability of an ecosystem, caused directly or indirectly by human activities
any decline in the quality of natural resources commonly caused by human activities
a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H L Menchken
The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement
The breakdown of a chemical in the environment Usually occurs via the action of sunlight, temperature, and microorganisms in the soil This process can transform a toxic chemical into a benign chemical, or can create new, toxic breakdown products
Degradation is the process of something becoming worse or weaker, or being made worse or weaker. I feel this signals the degradation of American culture
Any significant reduction in the fertility of a soil Also, general lowering of land surfaces by erosion
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from ones standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop
Reduction in capacity of the vegetation or soil to support life, through damage to physical, chemical or biological properties
A term used in the indicators of beneficial use impairments defined by the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement to indicate an environmental condition or state that is considered to be unacceptable or less than the condition that would exist in a healthy ecosystem In the development of the LaMP the condition was determined after consideration of the Ecosystem Goals for Lake Ontario (Section 1 7) and the preliminary ecosystem objectives
An undesired change in the operational performance of a test specimen Degradation of the operation of a test specimen does not necessarily mean malfunction