Across
- 2. Process moving a substance out of a system; across the boundary of the control volume
- 4. Process moving substance into a system; across the boundary of the control volume
- 5. Term describing the slowing of diffusion through porous material due to solid particles blocking the path of motion
- 7. Process that creates a substance in a system; within the boundary of the control volume
- 8. A mass balance situation where there is continual exchange of energy and mass to the system being considered
- 10. Describes mass transport between environmental media.
- 12. The coefficient used to describe the estimated diffusion rate of a contaminant based on tortuosity and constrictivity.
- 13. Describes the process of a contaminant attaching/binding to a solid (e.g. soil or plant matter).
- 16. The degradation of a contaminant by microorganisms in the environment
- 19. Diffuse entry and potentially multiple points of entry of a contaminant to the environment.
- 22. The increase in concentration of a contaminant in each successive step of the food chain
- 23. The accumulation of contaminants in organisms through contact with their body.
- 28. A mass balance situation where there are no inputs or outputs to the system being considered
- 29. Process that destroys a substance in a system; within the boundary of the control volume
- 31. Describes movement of contaminant in the environment
- 33. Describes an intraphase mass transfer process where media moves contaminant
- 34. The degradation of a contaminant by water due to the formation of new carbon-oxygen bonds
- 35. Condition in the environment where oxygen is present
- 37. Easily identified & specific point of entry of a contaminant to the environment.
- 38. Describes an intraphase mass transfer process where concentration gradient moves contaminant
- 39. Describes mass transport within environmental media..
- 41. Type of interphase mass transfer moving contaminant from soils/water to air.
Down
- 1. Process of contaminant settling out of air or water.
- 3. The ability of a compound to dissolve in fats
- 6. The accumulation of a contaminant in an organism through environmental exposure and food.
- 9. Property of contaminant that determines it ability to dissolve in water.
- 11. Process of contaminant settling out in water
- 12. Area of the environment (e.g. air, water, soil, biota).
- 14. Describes an intraphase mass transfer process where motion of media causes contaminant to move in different directions
- 15. Describes the amount of substance moving through a given system over time.
- 17. Condition in the environment where no oxygen is present
- 18. Property of contaminant that determines its tendency to move into a gaseous phase
- 20. Property of the surface of a contaminant that allows it to resist external force
- 21. The degradation of a contaminant by light
- 23. The amount of a contaminant available to an organism related to amount in environment and composition of diet
- 24. Term describing the slowing of diffusion through porous material due to the narrowing of the path of motion
- 25. Defined boundaries to help solve a problem.
- 26. Term describing the slowing of diffusion through porous material due to bending and twisting around solid particles
- 27. The partition coefficient used to describe the likelihood of a contaminant to dissolve in fat
- 30. Describes what ultimately happens to a contaminant in the environment
- 31. Accounts for the production, loss, destruction, and accumulation of a contaminant in the environment.
- 32. No change in concentration or accumulation of a contaminant in the environment.
- 36. Describes the amount of substance moving through system per unit area over time.
- 40. Law Constant that describes the partitioning of a contaminant between water and air.