Search results for "Chemical pollutant" - New World Encyclopedia
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- bacteria; and coal converted through a chemical process. ... into the atmosphere would be considered a pollutant, however, methane in the ...25 KB (3,786 words) - 04:20, 11 March 2023
- in reactions that drive many of the chemical changes that occur in the ... atmosphere). Ground-level ozone is an air pollutant with harmful effects on ...30 KB (4,607 words) - 06:05, 18 November 2022
- Mercury, also called quicksilver (chemical symbol Hg, atomic number ... The modern chemical symbol for mercury is Hg. It comes from hydrargyrum ...41 KB (5,903 words) - 16:12, 9 November 2022
- A pesticide may be a chemical substance, biological agent (such as ... shown to interfere with legume-rhizobium chemical signaling. Root nodule formation ...27 KB (3,879 words) - 01:03, 24 November 2022
- has declined owing to sediment and chemical runoff from farming, and ... Also, copper, a common industrial pollutant in the waters of the Great ...18 KB (2,736 words) - 01:04, 21 January 2023
- large land usage, irrigation systems, chemical fertilizers, and an investment ... Resources Board was attempting to reduce pollutant emissions by 55 percent ...22 KB (3,333 words) - 04:33, 18 April 2024
- Animal waste is a persistent and unavoidable pollutant produced primarily ... composition to fossil/mineral diesel. Its chemical name is fatty acid methyl ...36 KB (5,134 words) - 17:54, 31 October 2023
- :This article is about the chemical substance. {|class="infobox ... Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for all known ...56 KB (8,647 words) - 23:15, 3 May 2023
- coined in 1865 from the word gas and the chemical suffix -ine/-ene. The modern ... of this word. The usage derives from the chemical benzene, not from Bertha ...47 KB (6,891 words) - 04:38, 18 April 2024
- what went into the river. DDT, a chemical used in fertilizers was a dangerous pollutant. During that time, the American Bald Eagle was nearly ...31 KB (4,768 words) - 11:11, 10 March 2023
- and converted by photosynthesis into chemical energy that can be used ... are broadly classified into: thermal, chemical, and biochemical methods ...73 KB (10,796 words) - 08:37, 23 July 2023
