Search results for "Chemical pollutant" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Nitrogen dioxide is a chemical compound with the formula NO2. It is ... nitrogen dioxide as large scale pollutant, with rural background ...7 KB (934 words) - 02:27, 16 November 2022
- by its old name ethyl chloride, is a chemical compound once widely used ... chloride is produced according to the chemical equation. ...7 KB (906 words) - 17:08, 10 December 2023
- Acetaldehyde, sometimes known as ethanal, is an organic chemical compound ... Acetaldehyde is an air pollutant resulting from combustion, such as ...10 KB (1,279 words) - 07:33, 14 June 2023
- The chemical compound nitric oxide is a gas with formula NO. It is ... dioxide (NO2), which is another poisonous air pollutant. ...12 KB (1,673 words) - 02:25, 16 November 2022
- study of interactions among the physical, chemical, and biological components ... Environmental chemistry: It is the study of chemical alterations in ...11 KB (1,440 words) - 19:02, 13 February 2024
- Chlorine (chemical symbol Cl, atomic number 17) is a nonmetal that ... table salt, or sodium chloride, with the chemical formula NaCl. In water, ...15 KB (2,040 words) - 17:07, 10 December 2023
- Cesium (also spelled caesium, chemical symbol Cs, atomic number 55 ... and most alkaline of the stable chemical elements. Aside from francium ...14 KB (1,931 words) - 00:09, 4 December 2023
- An important example of a secondary pollutant is ground level ozone ... Air pollutant emission factors are representative values that attempt ...34 KB (4,855 words) - 07:00, 16 June 2023
- to deal with a variety of pollutants—chemical, biological, thermal, radioactive ... ecology, geology, civil engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical ...12 KB (1,649 words) - 19:00, 13 February 2024
- atoms attached to biphenyl and a general chemical formula of C12H10-xClx. ... ==Physical and chemical properties== Most of the 209 different PCB ...24 KB (3,627 words) - 08:41, 24 November 2022
- Tin (chemical symbol Sn, atomic number 50) is a silvery, malleable ... oxygen is in solution and helps accelerate chemical attack. ...16 KB (2,335 words) - 23:38, 30 April 2023
- Antimony (chemical symbol Sb, atomic number 51) is a metalloid with ... eventually to "antimonium." The chemical pioneer Jöns Jakob Berzelius ...17 KB (2,369 words) - 06:33, 31 July 2023
- The solubility of a chemical substance is a physical property referring ... that can be dissolved in a solvent at chemical equilibrium. The resultant ...23 KB (3,483 words) - 01:08, 4 February 2023
- Radon (chemical symbol Rn, atomic number 86) is a chemically inert ... Radon is a known pollutant emitted from geothermal power stations ...15 KB (2,200 words) - 22:50, 7 December 2022
- Environmental engineering deals with the treatment of chemical, biological, and thermal wastes; air and water purification; and the remediation ...12 KB (1,647 words) - 22:27, 10 December 2023
- Carbon monoxide, with the chemical formula CO, is a colorless, odorless ... ==Principal chemical reactions== ===Industrial uses=== Carbon monoxide ...20 KB (2,871 words) - 19:08, 26 November 2023
- surface area available for adsorption and chemical reactions. It is usually ... the high surface area, though further chemical treatment often enhances ...23 KB (3,406 words) - 05:41, 15 June 2023
- laundry detergents, and chemicals. Some pollutant chemicals that have been ... as well as many more unidentified chemical pollutants. ...15 KB (2,243 words) - 23:19, 21 October 2022
- meros, meaning "parts") is a chemical compound consisting of large ... and incineration furnaces often release chemical pollutants. To help solve ...26 KB (3,690 words) - 08:46, 24 November 2022
- Eutrophication is the enrichment of an aquatic ecosystem with chemical ... Chemical forms of nitrogen are most often of concern with regard to ...22 KB (3,105 words) - 06:56, 12 September 2023
- 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
