Glossary Terms

The treatment or processing of water, by any means, to modify, enhance, or improve its quality or to meet a specific water quality need, desire, or […]

A flushable toilet.

An odorless, colorless, tasteless liquid which exists as ice in solid form (phase) and steam in vapor form (phase). It freezes at 32° F (0° C) […]

Referring to measurement by volume rather than weight. (See gravimetric.)

The term used in the laboratory analysis of the solids content of a substance (such as water) to define the portion of the total suspended and/or […]

Organic chemicals that turn into vapor at relatively low temperatures.

Liquids which easily vaporize or evaporate at room temperatures.

Capable of becoming vapor at a relatively low temperatures.

The volume occupied by the interstitial spaces between the particles of ion exchangers, filter media, or other granular materials in a bed or column. Often expressed […]