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