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Biomass waste — Organic non fossil material of biological origin that is a byproduct or a discarded product. Biomass waste includes municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural crop byproducts, straw, and other biomass… … Energy terms
Waste — See Biomass waste and Non biomass waste. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
Waste-to-energy — (WtE) or energy from waste (EfW) refers to any waste treatment that creates energy in the form of electricity or heat from a waste source. Such technologies reduce or eliminate waste that otherwise would be transferred to a greenhouse gas… … Wikipedia
Waste Management, Inc — Waste Management, Inc. Type Public Traded as NYSE: WM … Wikipedia
biomass — A term used to describe trees (woody biomass) or crops such as wheat or corn, grasses and waste organic material (non woody biomass) which can be used to produce heat and power … Petroleum refining glossary
Plasma arc waste disposal — Plasma Converter redirects here.Plasma arc gasification is a waste treatment technology that uses high electrical energy and high temperature created by an electrical arc gasifier. This arc breaks down waste primarily into elemental gas and solid … Wikipedia
Selective non-catalytic reduction — (SNCR) is a method for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions in conventional power plants that burn biomass, waste and coal. The process involves injecting either ammonia or urea into the firebox of the boiler at a location where the flue gas is… … Wikipedia
List of waste management acronyms — The following article contains a list of acronyms used in the waste management industry. [ [http://www.ciwm.co.uk/mediastore/FILES/11384.doc Waste management jargonyms] CIWM website, Accessed 9/11/06] [ [http://www.environment… … Wikipedia
Oceana (non-profit group) — Oceana Founded 2001 Location Washington, D.C. Key people Andrew Sharpless, CEO James Simon, Executive Vice President and General Counsel Michael Hirshfield, Senior Vice President, North America and Chief Scientist Keith Addis, Board Chairman … Wikipedia
Glossary of environmental science — This is a glossary of environmental science.Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Environmental science provides an integrated, quantitative, and… … Wikipedia
