The best available technology (according to the EPA) to remove tastes, odor, chlorine, chloramines and some organics from water. Activated carbon can be in block, granulated, or powdered form. It’s a highly porous, adsorbent material so is commonly used to filter harmful contaminants from contaminated water.
The five areas in the state – Prescott, Phoenix, Pinal, Tucson and Santa Cruz – where the 1980 Arizona Groundwater Code, administered by the Arizona Department of Water Resources, recognized the need to aggressively manage finite groundwater resources.
Amount of reservoir storage that can be released by gravity flow when the reservoir is not spilling.
Measure of a level of activity that results in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (e.g., gallons of fuel or kWh of electricity consumed).
A methodological approach that determines additionality for a given class of project activity in accordance with the VCS Program rules
The basis for determining a producer’s guarantee under either crop yield or crop revenue insurance policies. The APH yield is calculated as a 4- to 10-year simple average of the producer’s actual yield on the insured parcel of land. If a producer does not have records of actual yields, the series is filled in with […]
An insurance term describing a situation where indemnities paid, on average, are equal to total premiums collected.
Occurring over a short period of time; used to describe brief exposures and effects which appear promptly after exposure.
A single exposure to a toxic substance which may result in severe biological harm or death. Acute exposures are usually characterized as lasting no longer than a day, as compared to longer, continuing exposure over a period of time.
The ability of a substance to cause poisonous effects resulting in severe biological harm or death soon after a single exposure or dose. Also, any severe poisonous effect resulting from a single short-term exposure to a toxic substance.
