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    Star

    A star is a large, self-luminous sphere of hot gas held together by its own gravitational force.

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    Starfish

    Starfish, or sea star, is a common marine animal found from seashore to ocean depths; 1600 species are known worldwide.

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    Starling

    Starling is the common name for an Old World family (Sturnidae) of birds, comprising 114 principally tropical species. 

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    Station PAPA

    Station PAPA Ocean Weather Station "P" is commonly called Station PAPA after the code word for the letter P in the phonetic alphabet used by radio operators. Station PAPA is located in the N Pacific Ocean (50° N, 145° W) and has a water depth of 4200 m.

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    Stickleback

    Stickleback, of the fish family Gasterosteidae, occur in freshwater lakes and streams and in marine waters along northern coastlines of the northern hemisphere.

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    Stonefly

    Stonefly is the common name for small to medium-sized, usually brown, aquatic insects of order Plecoptera.

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    Storm-petrel

    The storm-petrel (order Procellariiformes, family Hydrobatidae) is a small seabird (14-25 cm long).

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    Strategic Environmental Assessment

    Strategic environmental assessment is the environmental assessment of policy, plan and program initiatives and their alternatives.

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    Strawberry

    Strawberry, seeBERRIES, CULTIVATED; BERRIES, WILD.

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    Streamflow

    Streamflow Streamflow Streamflow Originating Within and Passing Through Canada Province/ Territory Originating (cubic km) % Passing Through (cubic km) Yukon 140 4.2 165 NWT/Nunavut 700 20.8 890 British Columbia 800 23.7 870 Alberta 69 2.0 137 Saskatchewan 56 1.7 73 Manitoba 94 2.8 172 Ontario 325 9.6 500 Québec 780 23.2 1 060 New Brunswick 46 1.4 67 Nova Scotia 45 1.3 45 PEI 3.5 0.1 3.5 Newfoundland 310 9.2 310 Canada 3368 100 4292.5...

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    Sturgeon

    The sturgeon is a large, primitive, bony fish of class Actinopterygii, family Acipenseridae. The 4 genera and 24 species live in fresh and coastal waters of the Northern Hemisphere.

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    Sucker

    Sucker, freshwater fishes of the family Catostomidae, and closely related to minnows. 

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    Sulphur

    In Canada, elemental sulphur is recovered from the processing of sour natural gas with a high hydrogen sulphide (H2S) content, and from the refining of high sulphur-bearing crude and heavy oil.

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    Sumac

    Sumac is a shrub of the genus Rhus of the family Anacardiaceae. 

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    Summer of Environmental Scares

    Having a nice summer? It's hard to imagine how: read a newspaper, watch TV, surf the Web, and you soon get the impression that the world is coming to an end. It's enough to make a person want to weep and hide.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on August 26, 2002

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