Water

Water

Water is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H20. A water molecule contains one hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms. Water is a liquid at standard ambient temperature and pressure though it can be a solid (ice)in low temperatures or evaporate into water vapor a higher temperatures.

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carbon absorber

Natural environment; Water

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.)

carbon adsorption

Natural environment; Water

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 monoxide (co)

Natural environment; Water

A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas produced by incomplete fossil fuel combustion.

carbon tetrachloride (cc14)

Natural environment; Water

Compound consisting of one carbon atom ad four chlorine atoms, once widely used as a industrial raw material, as a solvent, and in the production of CFCs. Use as a solvent ended when it was ...

carboxyhemoglobin

Natural environment; Water

Hemoglobin in which the iron is bound to carbon monoxide(CO) instead of oxygen.

carrier

Natural environment; Water

1.The inert liquid or solid material in a pesticide product that serves as a delivery vehicle for the active ingredient. Carriers do not have toxic properties of their own. 2. Any material or system ...

carrying capacity

Natural environment; Water

1. In recreation management, the amount of use a recreation area can sustain without loss of quality. 2. In wildlife management, the maximum number of animals an area can support during a given ...