Debris (French, pronounced (IPA) di'bri) is a word used to describe the remains of something that has been otherwise destroyed. Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ...

Depending on context, debris can refer to a number of different things.

General

In a general sense, the term debris is used to refer to man-made garbage. The average American discards garbage, also called trash, at the rate of four pounds per day per person, which translates to 600,000 tons per day, or approximately 220 million tons per year. This is almost twice the rate of trash generation per person as most other major countries. Trash levels can be reduced primarily by recycling, re-use, and reduced consumption. Waste inside a wheelie bin Waste in a bin bag Waste, rubbish, trash, garbage, or junk is unwanted or undesired material. ... Look up trash in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

Geological

In geology, debris usually applies to the remains of geological activity including landslides, volcanic explosions, avalanches, mudflows or Jökulhlaups, lahars, and lava eruptions. Geological debris sometimes moves in a stream called a debris flow. wanNA HAVE SEX SOMEDAY?? This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. ... This entry refers to the geological term landslide. ... This article is about volcanoes in geology. ... This article refers to the natural event known as an avalanche. ... Hubbard Glacier, Alaska squeezes towards Gibert Point on May 20, 2002. ... A lahar is a mixture of rock, mud, and water that flows down from a volcano (or occasionally other mountains), typically along a river valley. ... Look up lava, Aa, pahoehoe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Butchers Creek, Omeo, Victoria A stream, brook, beck, burn or creek, is a body of water with a detectable current, confined within a bed and banks. ... Scars formed by debris flow in great Los Angeles during the winter of 1968-1969. ...

Gustatory

In South Louisiana's Creole and Cajun cultures, debris refers to chopped roast beef. New Orleans tourists can be shocked to hear a customer in a diner order a "debris po-boy"—that is, a submarine sandwich made of chopped roast beef. This article is about the U.S. State. ... Dishes typical of Creole food Louisiana Creole cuisine is a style of cooking originating in Louisiana (centered on the Greater New Orleans area) that blends French, Spanish, French Caribbean, African, and American influences. ... Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles and peoples of other ethnicities with whom the Acadians eventually intermarried on the semitropical frontier. ...

Marine

Debris washed ashore on the Sacramento River.

The term Marine debris applies to floating garbage such as bottles, cans, styrofoam, cruise ship waste, offshore oil and gas exploration and production facilities pollution, and fishing paraphernalia from professional and recreational boaters. Marine debris is also called litter or flotsam and jetsam. Objects that can constitute marine debris include used automobile tires, detergent bottles, medical wastes, discarded fishing line and nets, soda cans, and bilge waste solids. In addition to being unsightly, it can pose a serious threat to marine life, boats, swimmers, divers, and others. For example, each year millions of seabirds, sea turtles, fish, and marine mammals become entangled in marine debris, or ingest plastics which they have mistaken for food. As many as 30,000 northern fur seals per year get caught in abandoned fishing nets and either drown or suffocate. Whales mistake plastic bags for squid, and birds may mistake plastic pellets for fish eggs. At other times, animals accidentally eat the plastic while feeding on natural food. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1944 × 1296 pixels, file size: 998 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1944 × 1296 pixels, file size: 998 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... The Sacramento River is the longest river in the U.S. state of California. ... A turtle is trapped in a ghost net, an abandoned fishing net Marine debris usually applies to floating waste such as bottles, cans, styrofoam, cruise ship waste, offshore oil and gas exploration and production facilities pollution, and fishing paraphanalia from professional and recreational boaters. ... Bottles is a New Zealand drinking game, commonly practiced by students. ... For the American naval slang term, see destroyer. ... Styrofoam is a trademark name for polystyrene thermal insulation material, manufactured by Dow Chemical Company. ... For other uses, see Ship (disambiguation). ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... Gas can also refer to gasoline and natural gas and also hydrogen. ... Air pollution Pollution is the introduction of pollutants (whether chemical substances, or energy such as noise, heat, or light) into the environment to such a point that its effects become harmful to human health, other living organisms, or the environment. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ... The International Tidy Man For other meanings of litter, see Litter (disambiguation). ... Traditionally, flotsam and jetsam are words that describe goods of potential value that have been thrown into the ocean. ... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ... Tires may refer to: the plural of tire the Italian name for Tiers, Italy, a town in South Tyrol, Italy Category: ... Laundry detergents are just one of many possible uses for detergents Detergent is a compound, or a mixture of compounds, intended to assist cleaning. ... Bottles is a New Zealand drinking game, commonly practiced by students. ... Look up net in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The bilge is the compartment at the bottom of the hull of a ship or boat where water collects so that it may be pumped out of the vessel at a later time. ... A boat, like a ship, is a buoyant vessel designed for the purpose of transporting people and possibly goods across water. ... Swimmer redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Professional diving. ... Turtles and terapins may mean: plural of turtle Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Turtles band Turtles band Turtles Music stores See also: Turtle (disambiguation) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals primarily characterized by the presence of mammary... Whales are the largest species of exclusively aquatic placental mammals, members of the order Cetacea, which also includes dolphins and porpoises. ... For other uses, see Plastic (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Squid (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ... This article is about fish eggs. ...

Marine debris most commonly originates from land-based sources. Various international agencies are currently working to reduce marine debris levels around the world.

Meteorological

In meteorology, debris usually applies to the remains of human habitation and natural flora after storm related destruction. This debris is also commonly referred to as storm debris. Storm debris commonly consists of roofing material, downed tree limbs, downed signs, downed power lines and poles, and wind-blown garbage. Storm debris can become a serious problem immediately after a storm, in that it often blocks access to individuals and communities that may require emergency services. This material frequently exists in such large quantities that disposing of it becomes a serious issue for a community. In addition, storm debris is often hazardous by its very nature, since, for example, downed power lines annually account for storm-related deaths. // Meteorology (from Greek: μετέωρον, meteoron, high in the sky; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ... This article is about modern humans. ... In Botany a Flora (or Floræ) is a collective term for plant life and can also refer to a descriptive catalogue of the plants of any geographical area, geological period, etc. ... For other uses, see Storm (disambiguation). ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... A limb (from the Old English lim) is a jointed appendage of the human or animal body; a large or main branch of a tree; a representative, branch or member of a group or organization. ... Look up signs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Space flight

In discussions of space flight, debris usually refers to the remains of spacecraft that have either fallen to Earth or are still orbiting Earth, and is generally known as space debris. Space debris may also consist of natural components such as chunks of rock and ice. The problem of space debris has grown as various space programs have left legacies of launches, explosions, repairs, and discards in both low Earth orbit and more remote orbits. These orbiting fragments have reached a great enough proportion as to constitute a hazard to future space launches of both satellite and manned vehicles. Various government agencies and international organizations are beginning to track space debris and also research possible solutions to the problem. While many of these debris items, ranging in size from nuts and bolts to entire satellites and spacecraft, may fall to Earth, other items located in more remote orbits may stay aloft for centuries. The velocity of some of these pieces of space junk have been clocked in excess of 17,000 miles per hour. A piece of space debris falling to Earth leaves a fiery trail, just like a meteor. Currently, the most common technology for space transport is rocket propulsion, which expels matter to provide a net forward thrust. ... The Space Shuttle Discovery as seen from the International Space Station. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... Space debris or orbital debris, also called space junk and space waste, are the objects in orbit around Earth created by man that no longer serve any useful purpose. ... “Rock” redirects here. ... This article is about water ice. ... Two bodies with a slight difference in mass orbiting around a common barycenter. ... For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). ... A nut is a type of hardware fastener with a threaded hole. ... A bolt may be one of the following things: A type of threaded fastener. ... “Footpath” redirects here. ... Photo of a burst of meteors with extended exposure time A meteor is the visible path of a meteoroid that enters the Earths (or another bodys) atmosphere, commonly called a shooting star or falling star. ...

Surgical

In medicine, debris usually refers to biological matter that has accumulated or lodged in surgical instruments and is referred to as surgical debris. The presence of surgical debris can result in cross-infections or nosocomial infections if not removed and the affected surgical instruments or equipment properly disinfected. Disinfection is the process of applying chemical agents or various types of energy to destroy microorganisms. For the chemical substances known as medicines, see medication. ... A surgical instrument is a specially designed tool or device for performing specific actions of carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation, such as modifying biological tissue, or to provide access or viewing it. ... // Nosocomial infections are those which are a result of treatment in a hospital or a healthcare service unit, but secondary to the patients original condition. ... Disinfection is the destruction of pathogenic and other kinds of microorganisms by physical or chemical means. ... A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions. ... A microorganism or microbe is an organism that is so small that it is microscopic (invisible to the naked eye). ...

War debris

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A child plays on an abandoned tank outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 1991.

In the aftermath of a war, large areas of the region of conflict are often strewn with war debris in the form of abandoned or destroyed hardware and vehicles, unexploded ordnance, bullet casings and other fragments of metal. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1580x2412, 3053 KB) Other versions Image:Boys toys. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1580x2412, 3053 KB) Other versions Image:Boys toys. ... Phnom Penh (Khmer: ; official Romanization: Phnum Pénh; IPA: ) is the largest, most populous and capital city of Cambodia. ... Unexploded ordnance (or UXOs/UXBs) are explosive weapons (bombs, shells, grenades, land mines, naval mines, etc. ...

Much war debris has the potential to be lethal and continues to kill and maim civilian populations for years after the end of a conflict. The risks from war debris may be sufficiently high to prevent or delay the return of refugees. In addition war debris may contain hazardous chemicals or radioactive components that can contaminate the land or poison civilians who come into contact with it. Many Mine clearance agencies are also involved in the clearance of war debris. A mine-clearance agency, or demining agency, is an organization involved in removal of land mines for military, humanitarian, or commercial reasons. ...

In November 2006 the Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War^[1] will come into effect with 92 countries subscribing to the treaty that requires the parties involved in a conflict to assist with the remove of unexploded ordnance following the end of hostilities.^[2]

Some of the countries most affected by war debris are Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Iraq and Laos.

Similarly military debris may be found in and around firing ranges and military training areas. A shooting range is a specialized facility designed for firearms practice. ...

Debris can also be used a cover for military purposes, depending on the situation. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

References

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External links

• United States Geological Survey: Debris Flows, Mudflows, Jökulhlaups, and Lahars

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