Groundwater |
(Environmental Engineering) Water which is contained in geologic strata. Also properly written as two words, ground water. |
HAPs |
(Environmental Engineering) Hazardous air pollutants. |
Heterotrophic |
(Environmental Engineering) A group of organisms which obtain carbon for synthesis from other organic matter or proteins. |
Hindered (Zone) settling |
(Environmental Engineering) Settling in which particle concentrations are sufficient that particles interfere with the settling of other particles. Particles settle together as a body or structure with the water required to traverse the particle interstices. |
Hydrocarbon |
(Environmental Engineering) Any organic compound composed entirely of carbon and hydrogen. Two examples are methane gas and octane. |
Hypolimnion |
(Environmental Engineering) The lower layer of a lake. |
In situ treatment |
(Environmental Engineering) Treatment of a waste in place, as opposed to pumping or digging the waste up and then treating it. |
Infectious disease |
(Environmental Engineering) A disease caused by pathogenic organisms. |
Influent |
(Environmental Engineering) The fluid entering a system, process, tank, etc. An effluent from one process can be an influent to another process. See effluent. |
Ion exchange |
(Environmental Engineering) An adsorption process in which one ion is exchanged for another ion of like charge. There is an equivalence of exchanged charge. |