Glossary C

The Environmental Glossary. Letter C +++ Popular Articles: 'Condition', 'Contamination', 'Cover'

Deutsch: Verfolgung / Español: Persecución / Português: Perseguição / Français: Poursuite / Italiano: Inseguimento

Chase in the environmental context refers to the act of pursuit or tracking within ecological or human-environment interactions. It often describes predator-prey dynamics, where one organism actively pursues another for sustenance, or human activities that involve the tracking or pursuit of wildlife for research, conservation, or exploitation purposes.

A Chassis is a specialized framework that carries a Rail or marine container

A Check source is a radioactive source, not necessarily calibrated, which is used to confirm the continuing satisfactory operation of an instrument.

A Check-Valve Tubing Pump is Water sampling tool also referred to as a water Pump.

Deutsch: Checkliste / Español: Lista de verificación / Português: Lista de verificação / Français: Liste de contrôle / Italiano: Lista di controllo

A checklist in the environmental context refers to a structured tool used for verifying the presence or absence of certain elements, conditions, or compliance with environmental standards and regulations. It serves as a guide for environmental assessments, audits, and inspections, helping to ensure that all relevant environmental aspects of a project, process, or facility are considered and addressed systematically.

Deutsch: Käse / Español: Queso / Português: Queijo / Français: Fromage / Italiano: Formaggio

In the environmental context, "cheese" is significant not only as a popular food product but also for its ecological footprint, which encompasses the resources used and the emissions produced during its production and distribution. Cheese production involves milk extraction, processing, aging, and often transport over long distances, each of which has specific environmental impacts.

A Cheese Curd is the clumps of casein and other milk components that are formed during the cheese making process. These curds are then pressed into blocks or barrels for proper aging

A Chemical Case is For purposes of review and regulation, the grouping of chemically similar Pesticide active ingredients (e.g. salts and esters of the same chemical) into Chemical

Deutsch: Chemische Verbindung / Español: Compuesto Químico / Português: Composto Químico / Français: Composé Chimique / Italiano: Composto Chimico /

A Chemical Compound is a distinct and pure substance formed by the union or two or more elements in definite proportion by weight.

chemical constituents are chemical components that are part of a whole.