Glossary C

The Environmental Glossary. Letter C +++ Popular Articles: 'Carbon', 'Characteristic', 'Concentration'

The Carlson's Trophic State Index (TSI) is a numerical Index for estimating lake trophic state on a scale of 0 to 100 with each increase of 10 in the Index representing a doubling of

Deutsch: Karnivore / Español: Carnívoro / Português: Carnívoro / Français: Carnivore / Italiano: Carnivoro

Carnivore in the environment context refers to an organism that primarily consumes meat, deriving its nutrition from eating other animals. This classification includes a wide range of animals, from small insects to large mammals like lions and tigers. In ecosystems, carnivores play crucial roles as predators, helping to maintain the balance of animal populations and influencing the structure and function of ecological communities. Their presence and activities can affect the distribution and abundance of prey species, which in turn can have cascading effects on the vegetation and overall biodiversity of an area.

A carpooling is sharing a car to a destination to reduce Fuel use, Pollution and travel costs.

Deutsch: Träger / Español: Portador / Português: Transportador / Français: Porteur / Italiano: Portatore /

A Carrier is 1.The inert liquid or solid material in a pesticide product that serves as a delivery vehicle for the active ingredient.

A Carrying Capacity is 1. In recreation management, the amount of use a recreation area can sustain without loss of quality.

A CAS Registration Number is a number assigned by the Chemical Abstract Service to identify a chemical.

A Case Study is a brief fact sheet providing risk, cost, and performance information on alternative methods and other pollution prevention ideas, compliance initiatives, voluntary efforts, etc.

Deutsch: Geldpflanze / Español: Cultivo Comercial / Português: Cultivo Comercial / Français: Culture Marchande / Italiano: Coltura Commerciale /

A Cash Crop is an agricultural crop grown to provide revenue from an off-farm source.

A Cask is a thick-walled Container (usually lead) used to transport radioactive material. Also called a coffin.

Deutsch: Katalysator / Español: Catalizador / Português: Catalisador / Français: Catalyseur / Italiano: Catalizzatore /

A Catalyst is a substance that changes the speed or yield of a Chemical reaction without being consumed or chemically changed by the chemical reaction.

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