TYPES OF ACCOUNTS

There are six types of accounts in the Reserve: 1. Project Developer. An account type for organizations that wish to register projects that generate GHG reductions or removals. This account type can also be used to transfer and manage CRTs. Users of this account type are also able to function as project aggregators or cooperative […]

ULTRAFILTRATION

A membrane type system that removes very small particles in size range between 0.002 to 0.1 microns.

UMS

Universal Matching Service / Unit Matching Service

UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC)

Adopted in 1992 and made available for signing during the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992. It went into effect in March 1994 and had 197 signatories as of last year. (196 States and the European Union). The ultimate goal of the Convention is to ‘stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a […]

UN-IONIZED

The neutral form of an ionizable compound (such as an acid or a base).

UN-IONIZED AMMONIA

The neutral form of ammonia-nitrogen in water, usually occurring as NH4OH. Un-ionized ammonia is the principal form of ammonia that is toxic to aquatic life. The relative proportion of un-ionized to ionized ammonia (NH4+) is controlled by water temperature and pH. At temperatures and pH values typical of most natural waters, the ionized form is […]