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15 words to study for APES final
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9th Grade
04/21/2013

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Carbon sequestration [image]
Definition
Carbon sequestration - carbon storage. Technologies or approaches to store carbon dioxide from industrial emissions in an effort to migitate global climate change.
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Oil sands[image]
Definition
Oil sands - tar sands, deposits of moist sand and clay (1-20% bitumen). Bitumen is a thick and heavy form of petroleum (high carbon low hydrogen).
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Oil shale [image]
Definition
Oil shale - sedimentary rock with kerogen (organic matter) that can be processed to produce liquid petroleum. Oil shale is formed by the same processes as crude oil, it's just when the kerogen was not buried deep enough or subjected to enough heat and pressure to form oil.
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Methane hydrate [image]
Definition
Methane hydrate - Methane clathrate or methane ice. Ice like solid consisting of molecules of methane (CH4) embedded in a crystal lattice of water molecules.
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meltdown (Nuclear)[image]
Definition
Nuclear meltdown - Coolant water drained from the reactor vessel, temps rose in reactor core, metal surrounding uranium fuel rods began to melt, releasing radiation.
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[image]Ocean thermal energy conversion OTEC
Definition
OTEC - a potential energy source that involves harnessing the solar radiation captured by tropical oceans in the tropics.
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Active solar heating[image]
Definition
Active solar heating - makes use of technological devices to move, focus, or store solar energy.
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[image]hazardous waste
Definition
hazardous waste - waste that is toxic, chemically reactive, corrosive, or flammable.
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[image] leachate
Definition
leachate - liquids that seep thru liners of a sanitary landfill and leach into the soil underneath.
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[image]municipal solid waste
Definition
municipal solid waste - nonliquid waste that is not especially hazardous and comes from homes, institutions, and small businesses.
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material recovery facility[image]
Definition
material recovery facility - a recycling facility where items are sorted, cleaned, shredded, and prepared for processsing into new items.
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surface impoundment[image]
Definition
surface impoundment - a hazardous waste disposal method in which a shallow depression is dug and lined with impervious material (clay). Water containing small amounts of hazardous waste is placed in the pond and allowed to evaporate, leaving a residue of hazardous waste on the bottom.
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[image] deep-well injection
Definition
deep-well injection - a hazardous waste disposal method in which a well is drilled deep beneath an area's water table in porous rock below an impervious layer of soil. Wastes are then injected into the well, so that they will be absorbed into the porous rock and remain deep underground, isolated from groundwater and human contact
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Superfund [image]
Definition
Superfund - a progrma administrated by the EPA in which experts identify sites polluted with hazardous chemicals, protect groundwater near these sites, and clean up the pollution.
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[image]kerogen
Definition
kerogen - a substance derived from deeply buried organic matter that acts as a source material for both natural gas and crude oil.
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