Glossary C

A Co-control benefit is the additional benefit derived from an Environmental policy that is designed to control one type of pollution, while reducing the Emissions of other pollutants

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A Co-fire is Burning of two fuels in the same Combustion unit; e.g., Coal and natural gas, or oil and coal.

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Deutsch: Koagulation / Español: Coagulación / Português: Coagulação / Français: Coagulation / Italiano: Coagulazione /

A Coagulation is Clumping of particles in wastewater to settle out impurities, often induced by chemicals such as lime, alum, and iron salts.

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Deutsch: *Kohle* / Español: *Carbón* / Português: *Carvão* / Français: *Charbon* / Italiano: *Carbone* /

A Coal is a black or brownish black solid, combustible substance formed by the partial Decomposition of vegetable matter without access to air.

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A Coal Cleaning Technology is a precombustion process by which Coal is physically or chemically treated to remove some of its sulfur so as to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions.

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A Coal coke is a hard, porous product made from baking Bituminous coal in ovens at temperatures as high as 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

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A Coal Gasification is Conversion of Coal to a gaseous product by one of several available technologies.

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A Coal liquefaction is Conversion of solid Coal to a liquid Fuel such as synthetic crude oil or methanol.

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A Coalbed methane is Methane that is produced from coalbeds in the same manner as natural gas produced from other strata. Methane is the principal Component of natural gas.

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Deutsch: Küste / Español: Costa / Português: Costa / Français: Côte / Italiano: Costa

In the environment context, a "coast" or "coastline" refers to the area where land meets the sea or ocean, encompassing a broad range of ecosystems including beaches, cliffs, dunes, estuaries, and mangroves. Coasts are dynamic environments where various physical, chemical, and biological processes interact, making them important areas for biodiversity, human habitation, and economic activities such as tourism, fishing, and trade.

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