CEEn 351 Vocabulary List
Concentration
Density
Parts per million
Gravimetric flow rate
Volumetric flow rate
Detention time
Retention time
Residence time
Probability
Statistics
Normal distribution
Gaussian distribution
Mean
Standard deviation
Coefficient of variation
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Histogram
Return period
Influent
Effluent
Steady state
Material balance
Separator
Recovery purity
Code
Binary separator
Polynary separator
Zero-order
First-order
Second-order
Half-life
Doubling time
Mixed-batch reactor
Plug-flow reactor
Completely mixed reactor
rate
CSTR
CMF
Conservative tracer
Instantaneous signal
C-distribution
F-distribution
Reactors in series
Arbitrary-flow
BTU
Kilowatt-hour
Calories
Bomb calorimeter
Renewable energy
source
biomass
energy equivalence
heat engine
carnot engine
ecosystem
ecology
respiration
producer
consumer
decomposer
detritus
obligate aerobe
obligate anaerobe
electron acceptor
facultative
food chain food web
trophic level
niche
predator
biomagnification
nutrient
epilimnion
metaliminion
hypolimnion
turnover
stratification
eutrophication
deoxygenation
reoxygenation
dissolved oxygen
Streeter-Phelps equation
DO sag curve
DO saturation
DO deficit
Sustainable
BOD
Seed
Dilution
Ultimate BOD
Nitrogenous BOD
Carbonaceous BOD
Kjeldahl nitrogen
Total solids
Dissolved solids
Suspend solids
Volatile solids
fixed solids
volatile suspended solids
indicator organisms
coliforms
fermentation tube technique
most probable number technique
membrane filter technique
Standard Methods
CFR
Turbidity
Primary drinking water standards
Secondary drinking water standards
Clean Water Act
NPDES
TMDL
CSO
MCL
MCLG
Disinfection by-product
Hydrologic cycle
Evapotranspiration
Transpiration
Percolation
Groundwater
Zone of aeration
Zone of saturation
Water table
Aquifer
Unconfined aquifer
Confined aquifer
Porosity
Artesian
Specific yield
Coefficient of permeability
Permeameter
Cone of depression drawdown
Softening
Hardness
Carbonate hardness
Noncarbonated hardness
Coagulation
Flocculation
Coagulant
Floc
Stabilized particles
Destabilized particles
Gravity settling
Critical settling velocity
Overflow rate
Critical particle
Rapid sand filter
Backwash
Filtration rate
CT
THM
DBP
Chlorination
Fluoridation
Sanitary sewer
Storm sewer
Force main
Inflow
Infiltration
I/I
Preliminary treatment headworks
Primary treatment
Secondary treatment
Tertiary treatment
Comminutor
Grit removal
Clarifier
Sludge
Biosolids
Trickling filter
RBC
Activated sludge
WAS
RAS
F/M
Aeration tank
Mixed liquor
MLSS
Maximum specific growth rate
Substrate
Yield
Suspended growth
Attached growth
SRT
MCRT
Sludge age
Recycle rate
Substrate removal velocity
Kinetic constants
Gas transfer
Gas transfer coefficient
SVI
Dechlorination
Nitrification
Denitrification
Anoxic
Phosphorous removal
Luxury uptake
Natural systems
Lagoons
Stabilization ponds
Facultative ponds
Surface flow wetlands
Subsurface flow wetland
Primary solids
Sludge stabilization
Lime stabilization
Aerobic digestion
Anaerobic digestion
Acid formers
Methane formers
Sludge drying beds
Gravity belt thickner
Belt filter
Centrifuge
Centrate
Cake
Filtrate
Dry adiabatic lapse rate
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Superadiabatic
Subadiabatic
Inversion
Strong lapse rate
Prevailing lapse rate
Subsidence inversion
Radiation inversion
Fume
Mist
Smoke
Spray
Hi-vol sampler
TSP
PM10
Respirable particulates
Bubbler
Ringlemann scale
Threshold
Total body burden
Synergism
Acid precipitation
Photochemical smog
Primary pollutant
Secondary pollutant
Ozone depletion
CFC
Global warming
Albedo
Greenhouse effect
Radon
CO
Clean Air Act
NAAQS
Nonattainment area
Settling Chamber
Cyclone
Bag filter
Spray tower
Scrubber
Electrostatic precipitator
Wet scrubber
Adsorption
Incineration’flaring
Catalytic combustion
Looping plume
Coning plume
Fanning plume
Fumigation
Dispersion
Dispersion coefficient
PCV
Fuel rich
Fuel lean
Municipal solid waste
Refuse
Garbage
Rubbish
Packer
Trash
Euler’s rule
Deadheading
Heuristic routing
Reuse
Recovery
Recycle
MRF
Industrial scrap
Source separation
Vertical integration
Refuse-derived fuel
Dioxin
WTE
Sanitary Landfill
Dump
Life cycle analysis
Integrated Solid Waste Management
Hazardous waste
Listed Waste
Characteristic Waste
RCRA
CERCLA
TOSCA
ROD
RI/FS
NPL
Strict liability
Joint and several liability
Retroactive liability
Generator
Transporter
Storage facility
Treatment facility
Disposal facility
TSD
Large generator
Small generator
Very small generator
HRS
HRS score
Non-specific source wastes
Specific source wastes
Discarded commercial chemical product
Wastes
Ignitability
Corrosive
Reactivity
Toxicity
LD50
LC50
TSD facility
Uniform Hazardous waste manifest