Glossary C

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A Compliance Coating is a coating whose volatile organic Compound content does not exceed that allowed by regulation.

A Compliance Cycle is the 9-year calendar year cycle, beginning January 1, 1993, during which public water systems must monitor. Each cycle consists of three 3-year Compliance periods

A Compliance Monitoring is Collection and evaluation of data, including self-monitoring reports, and verification to show whether pollutant concentrations and loads contained in permitted discharges are in compliance with the limits and conditions specified in the permit.

A Compliance Schedule is a negotiated agreement between a pollution source and a government agency that specifies dates and procedures by which a source will reduce emissions and, thereby, comply with a regulation.

Deutsch: Komponente / Español: Componente / Português: Componente / Français: Composant / Italiano: Componente

Component refers to an individual part or element that contributes to a larger environmental system or structure. In the environmental context, components can include physical, biological, chemical, or human elements that interact to form ecosystems or influence ecological processes.

Deutsch: Verbundmaterial / Español: Compuesto / Português: Compósito / Français: Composite / Italiano: Composito

Composite in the environment context refers to materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties, that when combined, produce a material with characteristics different from the individual components. In environmental science, composites are particularly noted for their application in sustainable building materials, renewable energy systems, and pollution control technologies. These materials can offer enhanced strength, durability, and efficiency while potentially reducing environmental impact through the use of recycled materials and more sustainable production processes.

A Composite Sample is a series of water samples taken over a given period of time and weighted by flow rate.

A Composition (structure) is the composition of the taxanomic grouping such as fish, algae, or Macroinvertebrates relating primarily to the kinds and number of organisms in the group.

Deutsch: Kompost / Español: Compost / Português: Compostagem / Français: Compost / Italiano: Compostaggio /

A Compost is the relatively stable Humus material that is produced from a Composting process in which bacteria in soil mixed with garbage and degradable trash break down the mixture into organic fertilizer.

Deutsch: Kompostierung / Español: Compostaje / Português: Compostagem / Français: Compostage / Italiano: Composizione del compostaggio /

A Composting is the controlled biological Decomposition of organic material in the presence of air to form a humus -like material. The controlled methods of Composting include mechanical mixing and aerating, ventilating the materials by dropping them through a vertical series of aerated chambers, or placing the compost in piles out in the open air and mixing it or turning it periodically.