Glossary C

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

Deutsch: Zellen / Español: Células / Português: Células / Français: Cellules / Italiano: Cellule /

Cells are 1. In solid waste disposal, holes where waste is dumped, compacted, and covered with layers of dirt on a daily basis.

Deutsch: Celsius / Español: Celsius / Português: Celsius / Français: Celsius / Italiano: Celsius

In the environmental context, Celsius refers to a temperature scale used to measure and report temperatures related to weather, climate conditions, and environmental phenomena. Named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius, it is a metric scale in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and the boiling point is 100°C at sea level atmospheric pressure. This scale is widely used around the world for scientific as well as daily weather reporting purposes.

A Cementitious is Densely packed and nonfibrous friable materials.

A Census tracts: is They are land areas defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census that vary in size but typically contain about 4,000 residents each. Census tracts are usually smaller

Deutsch: Zentrale Drehachse / Español: Pivot Central / Português: Pivô Central / Français: Pivot Central / Italiano: Centro Pivot /

A Center Pivot is a type of Irrigation system that consists of a wheel-driven frame that supports a series

A Center pivot system is Method of agricultural irrigation consisting of a single sprinkler lateral with one end anchored to a fixed pivot structure and the other end continuously moving around the pivot while applying water (ASAE, 1980).

- CENTRAL AIR HANDLING UNIT: A CENTRAL AIR HANDLING UNIT (Central AHU) is This is the same as an Air Handling Unit, but serves more than one area.

A Central Collection Point is Location were a generator of regulated medical waste consolidates wastes originally generated at various locations in his facility.

A Centrifugal Collector is a mechanical system using centrifugal force to remove aerosols from a gas stream or to remove water from sludge.

CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act), also known as Superfund, is a significant piece of environmental legislation in the United States. It was enacted by Congress in 1980 to address the cleanup and management of hazardous waste sites and incidents of environmental contamination. CERCLA is a crucial framework for dealing with environmental hazards, allocating responsibility for cleanup, and protecting public health and the environment.

Related Articles

Film at top500.de■■■■■■■■■
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still images which, when shown on a screen, . . . Read More
Photoelectron at top500.de■■■■■■■■
A photoelectron in the industrial context refers to an electron that is emitted from a material (usually . . . Read More
Silicon ■■■■■■■■
Silicon is a chemical element, with the symbol Si and atomic number 14. In the aerospace context, silicon . . . Read More
Amorphous at top500.de■■■■■■■■
In condensed matter physics and materials science, an amorphous (from the Greek a, "without", and morphé, . . . Read More
Technology at top500.de■■■■■■■■
Technology: In an industrial context, 'technology' generally refers to the application of scientific . . . Read More
Semiconductor at top500.de■■■■■■■
A semiconductor is a material which has electrical conductivity to a degree between that of a metal (such . . . Read More
Foam at top500.de■■■■■■■
A foam is a substance that is formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid. A bath sponge and . . . Read More
Vapor at top500.de■■■■■■■
A vapor (US spelling) or vapour (British spelling) is a substance in the gas phase at a temperature lower . . . Read More
Exposure at top500.de■■■■■■■
Exposure describes the process of allowing radiation to interact with some areas of a photoresist layer . . . Read More
Coat at top500.de■■■■■■■
Coat is naturally the skin of humans and animals, or can refer to a layer of a certain substance, usually . . . Read More