The capacity of a substance to cause long-term poisonous human health effects. (See acute toxicity.) …

A family of inert, nontoxic, and easily liquefied chemicals used in refrigeration, air conditioning, packaging, …

The application of chlorine to drinking water, sewage, or industrial waste to disinfect or to …

Any one of a variety of technologies that use chemicals or a variety of chemical …

1. In solid waste disposal, holes where waste is dumped, compacted, and covered with layers …

Means a compartment within a landfill isolated from other compartments by appropriate cover material and …

A control device which oxidizes volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by using a catalyst to promote …

A colorless, odorless, poisonous gas produced by incomplete fossil fuel combustion. Source: World Bank

A colorless, odorless, non-poisonous gas, which results from fossil fuel combustion and is normally a …

An add-on control device which uses activated carbon to absorb volatile organic compounds from a …