Glossary C

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

A Controlled Reaction is a Chemical reaction under temperature and pressure conditions maintained within safe limits to produce a desired product or process.

Deutsch: Konventionelle Filtration / Español: Filtración Convencional / Português: Filtração Convencional / Français: Filtration Conventionnelle / Italiano: Filtrazione Convenzionale /

A Conventional Filtration is (See: complete treatment.) Other definition is following:

A Conventional Pesticides is Pesticides that are chemicals or other substances developed and produced primarily or only for use as pesticides. The term is generally used in reference

Deutsch: Konventionelle Schadstoffe / Español: Contaminantes Convencionales / Português: Poluentes Convencionais / Français: Polluants Conventionnels / Italiano: Inquinanti Convenzionali /

Conventional Pollutants are statutorily listed pollutants understood well by scientists.

A Conventional Site Assessment is assessment in which most of the sample analysis and interpretation of data is completed off-site; process usually requires repeated mobilization of equipment and staff in order to fully determine the extent of contamination.

Conventional Systems are Systems that have been traditionally used to collect municipal wastewater in gravity sewers and convey it to a central primary or secondary treatment plant prior to discharge to surface waters.

A Conventional Tillage is Full width tillage that disturbs the entire soil surface and is performed prior to and/or during planting. There is less than 15 percent residue Cover after

A Conventional Tilling is Tillage operations considered standard for a specific location and crop and that tend to bury the crop residues; usually considered as a Base for determining

A Conveyance Loss is Water loss in pipes, channels, conduits, ditches by leakage or evaporation.

A Cool Roofs: is the term cool roof is used to describe roofing material that has high solar reflectance. This Characteristic can reduce Heat transfer to the indoors and enhance roof