Glossary C

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.

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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.

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

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Deutsch: Kondensation / Español: Condensación / Português: Condensação / Français: Condensation / Italiano: Condensazione /

A Condensation is a part of the Hydrologic Cycle during which water vapor turns into a liquid.

Water drops on the outside of a cold glass of water are condensed water. Condensation is the opposite process of evaporation.

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Deutsch: Bedingung / Español: Condición / Português: Condição / Français: Condition / Italiano: Condizione /

A condition is the distribution of scores describing resource attributes without respect to any societal value or desired use, that is, a state of being. (New term l993.)

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A condition indicator is a Characteristic of the environment that provides quantitative estimates of the state of ecological resources and is conceptually tied to a value.

A Conditional Registration is Under special circumstances, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) permits registration of pesticide products that is "conditional" upon the submission of additional data.

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A Conditionally Exempt Generators (CE) is Persons or enterprises which produce less than 220 pounds of Hazardous Waste per month. Exempt from most Regulation, they are required merely

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A Conditioned Air is air that has been heated, cooled, humidified, or dehumidified to maintain an interior space within the "comfort zone." (Sometimes referred to as "tempered" air.)

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A Conductance is a rapid method of estimating the Dissolved Solids content of water supply by determining the capacity of a water sample to carry an electrical current.

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