VOCS

Meaning of VOCS in English

See Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs).

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS) — Organic chemicals all contain the element carbon (C); organic chemicals are the basic chemicals found in living things and in …
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VOLATILE ORGANIC CHEMICALS (VOCS) — These are chemicals of an organic nature (containing hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon) which readily volatilize, or travel from the water …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: ENVIRONMENT — Gardening The wet weather that plagued much of northwestern Europe during the fall and winter of 1998 continued through the …
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SMOG — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Ethyl Corp. says it reduces smog and presents no threat to cars or public health. …
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POTENTIALLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES potentially explosive ▪ He’s good at defusing potentially explosive situations. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE …
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ION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE negative ▪ It is charged with negative ions which generate a feeling of well-being. …
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HAZARDOUS — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dangerous/hazardous/harmful substance ▪ Using chemicals or othe hazardous substances at work can put people's …
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CHLORIDE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sodium chloride COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN calcium ▪ Other co-products include calcium chloride , …
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ATMOSPHERE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an atmosphere of tension ▪ Voting took place in an atmosphere of tension. atmosphere...electric ▪ …
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PACKED TOWER AERATION — A method of treating water to remove volatile organic chemical (VOCs) contaminants. As water is mixed with air, VOCs move …
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REFORMULATED GASOLINE — specially refined gasoline with low levels of smog-forming volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and low levels of hazardous air pollutants. The …
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PRECURSOR — In photochemistry, a compound antecedent to a pollutant. For example, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitric oxides of nitrogen react …
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PETROCHEMICALS — Chemical substances produced from petroleum in refinery operations and as fuel oil residues. These include fluoranthene, chrysene, mineral spirits, and …
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ORGANIC COMPOUND — any carbon-based substance, including some petroleum products, solvents, pesticides, and halomethanes. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are those which are readily …
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GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON (GAC) — In water treatment, granular activated carbon has been used mainly for taste and odor control, with some special applications that …
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GAC (GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON) — In water treatment, granular activated carbon has been used mainly for taste and odor control, with some special applications that …
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CATALYTIC INCINERATOR — A control device that oxidizes volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by using a catalyst to promote the combustion process. Catalytic incinerators …
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CARBON ABSORBER — An add-on control device that uses activated carbon to absorb volatile organic compounds from a gas stream. (The VOCs are …
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ADSORBER — An emissions control device that removes VOCs from a gas stream as a result of the gas attaching (adsorbing) onto …
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ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION (UV) — is the energy range just beyond the violet end of the v:isible spectrum. Most UV :is blocked by earth's atmosphere …
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