Glossary C
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A Capacity Assurance Plan is a statewide plan which supports a state's ability to manage the Hazardous Waste generated within its boundaries over a twenty year period.
A Capillary Fringe is the porous material just above the water table which may hold water by capillarity (a property of surface tension that draws water upwards) in the smaller void spaces.
In the environment context, capita is a term used to express measurements, statistics, or values on a per capita basis. It refers to the per-person or per-individual calculation of various environmental metrics, impacts, or resources. Analyzing data on a per capita basis is valuable for understanding the individual-level contribution to environmental issues, resource consumption, and sustainability.
A Capture Efficiency is the fraction of organic vapors generated by a process that are directed to an Abatement or recovery
Deutsch: Kohlenstoff / Español: Carbono / Português: Carbono / Français: Carbone / Italiano: Carbonio
Carbon is a chemical element with the symbol C. The standard atomic weight is 12.011. It is tetravalent so giving space for four electrons.
A Carbon Absorber is an Add-on Control Device that uses Activated Carbon to absorb volatile ORGANIC COMPOUNDS from a gas stream. (The VOCs are later recovered from the carbon.)
A Carbon Adsorption is a treatment system that removes contaminants from Ground Water or surface water by forcing it through tanks containing Activated Carbon treated to attract the contaminants.
Carbon black is an amorphous form of carbon, produced commercially by thermal or oxidative Decomposition of Hydrocarbons and used principally in rubber goods, pigments, and printer's
A Carbon cycle is all carbon reservoirs and exchanges of carbon from reservoir to reservoir by various chemical, physical, geological, and biological processes. Usually thought of as