Glossary C

The Environmental Glossary. Letter C +++ Popular Articles: 'Community', 'Contaminant', 'Contamination'

A Confidential Business Information (CBI) is Material that contains trade secrets or commercial or financial information that has been claimed as confidential by its source (e.g.

A Confidential Statement of Formula (CSF) is a list of the ingredients in a new pesticide or chemical formulation.

A Confined Aquifer is an Aquifer in which Ground Water is confined under pressure which is significantly greater than atmospheric pressure.

Confining layer is the Layer of rock that keeps the Ground Water in the Aquifer below it under pressure. This pressure creates springs and helps supply water to wells.

A Confluent Growth is a continuous bacterial growth covering all or part of the filtration area of a membrane filter in which the Bacteria colonies are not discrete.

A conformal map projection is One of a class of map projections that preserves angular relationships between the map and the surface of the earth. At any point on the map, measurement

A Conformation is the body form or physical traits of an animal or parts of the animal in the case of Udder Conformation

A congener is one of the 209 different PCB compounds. A congener may have between 1 and 10 chlorine atoms, which may be located at various positions on the PCB molecule.

A congener specific analysis ("PCB Fingerprinting”) is a form of chemical analysis that distinctly identifies and quantifies individual PCB congeners.

In the context of the environment, "Congress" typically refers to a formal gathering or assembly of representatives, experts, activists, and stakeholders who come together to discuss, debate, and formulate policies or strategies related to environmental conservation, climate change, sustainability, and related issues. These congresses can be international, national, or regional in scope and often involve a combination of governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academia, industry representatives, and the public.

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