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CEMS Glossary

A
Abatement and Control
Acceptable Level
Accuracy
Acid rain
Activity Data
Activity factor
Additionality
Aerosols
Afforestation
Air Pollutant
Air Pollution Index
Air Quality
Alternative fuels
Anthropogenic
Assigned Amount Unit (AAU)
Atmosphere
Attainment Area
Averaging Period
B
Baghouse Filter
Base Year
Baseline
Baseline Emissions
Best Available Control Measures
Best Available Control Technology
Best Demonstrated Available Technology
Biodiversity
Biogenic
Biogeochemical Cycle
Biomass
Biomass Fuel
Biomass Waste
Biosensor
Biotechnology
Black Carbon
Block Averages
Boiler
Bottom Ash
Breakthrough
British Thermal Unit
Bubble
By-product
C
Calibration Drift
Capture Efficiency
Carbon Absorber
Carbon Asset
Carbon Cycle
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e)
Carbon Equivalent (CE)
Carbon Finance
Carbon footprint
Carbon Intensity
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Carbon Neutral
Carbon Offsetting
Carbon Sequestration
Carcinogen
CAS Registration number
Catalyst
Catalytic Converter
Catalytic Incinerator
Centrifugal Collector
Certified Emission Reductions (CERs)
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
Channel
Chemical Compound
Chemical Element
Claus Process
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Clean Coal Technology
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Clean fuels
Cleanup
Climate
Climate Change
Co-fire
Coal Cleaning Technology
Coal Gasification
Cogeneration
Coke Oven
Combined heat and power (CHP)
Combustion
Compliance Advisory Panel (CAP)
Compliance Coal
Compliance Monitoring
Compliance Schedule
Concentration
Conference of Parties (COP)
Constituent(s) of Concern
Contaminant
Contingency Plan
Continuous Emission Monitor (CEM)
Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS) --
Control technology; control measures
Controlled Reaction
Cooling Tower
Corrective Action
Cost Benefit Analysis
Criteria Air Pollutant
Cubic feet per minute
Cyclone Collector

Definition

Abatement and Control
Term referring to flue gas treatment technologies implemented to reduce and control pollution from facilities such as coal fired power stations.
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