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7. Glossary
Anthropogenic
Relating to, stemming from, or a direct result of human activity
BAT AELs
Best Available Techniques Associated Emissions Levels
Becquerel
The International System of Units’ derived unit of radioactivity. One Becquerel equals
one radioactive disintegration per second.
Biocides
Chemicals that are added to a fluid to kill bacteria
Bio-accumulation
The uptake of organic compounds by biological organisms from either water or food,
at a higher concentration than in the surrounding environment.
boe
Barrels of Oil Equivalent
CCS
Carbon Capture and Storage
CEFAS
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
CFCs
Chlorofluorocarbons
CH
4
Methane
CHARM
Chemical Hazard and Risk Management – a model used by CEFAS to rank chemicals
according to hazard quotient.
CO
Carbon monoxide
CO
2
Carbon dioxide
Co-precipitation
Precipitation is the creation of a solid from a liquid, which occurs naturally for certain
chemicals under suitable conditions. Co-precipitation is when additional substances
are pulled into the solid which would not form a solid alone.
CRC
Carbon Reduction Commitment
DECC
Department of Energy & Climate Change
Dispersant
A chemical used to help break up a solid or liquid into another substance
Ecosystem
A dynamic system of plant, animal and micro-organism communities
and their non-living environment interacting as a functional unit
EEMS
Environment and Emissions Monitoring Systems
ESAS
European Seabirds At Sea
ESOS
Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme
EU ETS
EU Emissions Trading Scheme
EUAs
European Union Allowances
GC-FID
Gas Chromatography - Flame Ionisation Detector
GHGs
Greenhouse Gases
HCR
Hydrocarbon Release
HSE
Health and Safety Executive
IED
Industrial Emissions Directive
IR
Infrared
LCP BREF
Large Combustion Plant Best Available Techniques Reference Document
MARPOL
The shorthand for the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution
from Ships