Glossary C

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

- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) : A Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) is enacted in 1980 and

- Compressed Natural Gas: - Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) : A Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is an alternative fuel for motor vehicles; considered one of the cleanest because of low hydrocarbon emissions and its vapors are relatively non-ozone producing.

Concentrates are High energy or high protein feeds consisting primarily of the seed of the plant, but with out stems and leaves.

Deutsch: Konzentration / Español: Concentración / Português: Concentração / Français: Concentration / Italiano: Concentrazione /

A Concentration is the relative amount of a substance mixed with another substance. An example is five PPM of Carbon Monoxide in air or 1 mg/l of iron in water. See parts per billion, parts per million.

A Concentrator array is a PV Array which uses concentrating devices (reflectors, lenses) to increase the intensity of the sunlight striking the array.

A_"conceptual model describes a series of working hypotheses of how the stressor might affect ecological components.

Deutsch: Beton / Español: Hormigón / Português: Concreto / Français: Bêton / Italiano: Calcestruzzo
Concrete is a composite material composed of coarse granular material (the aggregate or filler) embedded in a hard matrix of material (the cement or binder) that fills the space among the aggregate particles and glues them together.

Deutsch: Betonbruch / Español: escombros de hormigón / Português: entulho de concreto / Français: gravats de béton / Italiano: macerie di cemento

Concrete rubble in the environmental context refers to the broken pieces of concrete left over from demolished structures or construction waste. This rubble can have significant environmental impacts but also potential benefits if recycled and reused appropriately.

Deutsch: Kondensat / Español: Condensado / Português: Condensado / Français: Condensat / Italiano: Condensato /

A Condensate is 1.Liquid formed when warm landfill gas cools as it travels through a collection system. 2. Water created by Cooling steam or water vapor.

A Condensate Return System is System that returns the heated water condensing within steam piping to the Boiler and thus saves energy.