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 ...
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  • by its old name ethyl chloride, is a chemical compound once widely used ... chloride is produced according to the chemical equation. ...
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  • Acetaldehyde, sometimes known as ethanal, is an organic chemical compound ... Acetaldehyde is an air pollutant resulting from combustion, such as ...
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  • The chemical compound nitric oxide is a gas with formula NO. It is ... dioxide (NO2), which is another poisonous air pollutant. ...
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  • study of interactions among the physical, chemical, and biological components ... Environmental chemistry: It is the study of chemical alterations in ...
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  • Chlorine (chemical symbol Cl, atomic number 17) is a nonmetal that ... table salt, or sodium chloride, with the chemical formula NaCl. In water, ...
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  • Cesium (also spelled caesium, chemical symbol Cs, atomic number 55 ... and most alkaline of the stable chemical elements. Aside from francium ...
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  • An important example of a secondary pollutant is ground level ozone ... Air pollutant emission factors are representative values that attempt ...
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  • to deal with a variety of pollutants—chemical, biological, thermal, radioactive ... ecology, geology, civil engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical ...
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  • atoms attached to biphenyl and a general chemical formula of C12H10-xClx. ... ==Physical and chemical properties== Most of the 209 different PCB ...
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  • Tin (chemical symbol Sn, atomic number 50) is a silvery, malleable ... oxygen is in solution and helps accelerate chemical attack. ...
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  • Antimony (chemical symbol Sb, atomic number 51) is a metalloid with ... eventually to "antimonium." The chemical pioneer Jöns Jakob Berzelius ...
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  • The solubility of a chemical substance is a physical property referring ... that can be dissolved in a solvent at chemical equilibrium. The resultant ...
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  • Radon (chemical symbol Rn, atomic number 86) is a chemically inert ... Radon is a known pollutant emitted from geothermal power stations ...
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  • Environmental engineering deals with the treatment of chemical, biological, and thermal wastes; air and water purification; and the remediation ...
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  • Carbon monoxide, with the chemical formula CO, is a colorless, odorless ... ==Principal chemical reactions== ===Industrial uses=== Carbon monoxide ...
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  • surface area available for adsorption and chemical reactions. It is usually ... the high surface area, though further chemical treatment often enhances ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • Eutrophication is the enrichment of an aquatic ecosystem with chemical ... Chemical forms of nitrogen are most often of concern with regard to ...
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