مسرد بيئي K

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• K soil horizon A soil horizon in which the grains are cemented with CaCO3 to form a hardpan layer.
• K wastes A class of hazardous wastes categorized from speci.c sources as estab­lished by the EPA and identi.ed in 40 CFR 261.32.
• K2 Modular™ Volumetric screw feeder by K-Tron North America.
• Kaldnes System Biological wastewater treatment system by Waterlink Biological Systems.
• kame A ridge or hill of strati.ed drift deposited by glacial meltwater.
• KAMET Municipal ef.uent treatment system by Krofta Engineering Corp.
• Kan-Floc™ Wastewater .occulant/coagulant by Kem-Tron.
• kaolin A type of .ne white clay material.
• karst A geologic formation of irregular limestone deposits with sinks, under­ground streams, and caverns.
• katabatic wind A localized wind that .ows down valley or mountainous slopes — usually at night — caused by the descent of cold air as the valley slopes undergo rapid nocturnal cooling.
• Katec® Thermal oxidizer by Megtec Systems, Inc.
• Kat-Floc™ Wastewater .occulant/coagulant by Kem-Tron.
• Katox Catalytic oxidizer by Adwest Technologies, Inc.
• KD-HF™ Deionization system by Kinetico Engineered Systems, Inc.
• Kebab™ Disc-type oil skimmer by Vikoma International Ltd.
• Keene Former equipment manufacturer acquired by Amwell, Inc.
• Kenics® Static mixer product line by Chemineer, Inc.
• Kenite® Diatomite material by Celite Corp.
• Ketema Product group of Baker Process/Ketema.
• Key-Pac Package water/wastewater treatment plants by Paci.c Keystone Technol­ogies.
• Keystone Former name of Paci.c Keystone Technologies.
• K-Floc™ Wastewater .occulant/coagulant by Kem-Tron.
• K-Floor Suspended monolithic .lter .oor by the former PWT Americas.
• kg See “kilogram (kg).”
• kiln A heated enclosure for processing a substance by drying or burning.
• kiln dust See “cement kiln dust.”

• kilocalorie See “calorie.”
• kilogram (kg) A unit of mass equivalent to 1000 grams or approximately 2.205 pounds.
• kilopascal (kPa) A unit of pressure equal to 1000 pascals, 0.3346 feet of hydraulic head, or 0.145 psi.
• kilowatt (kW) A measure of power equal to 1000 watts; 1 hp equals 0.746 kilowatts.
• kilowatt-hour (kWh) A unit of energy equal to that expended by 1 kilowatt in 1 hour.
• kinematic viscosity A .uid’s absolute viscosity divided by its mass density.
• kinesis An organism’s involuntary movement or reaction to an environmental stimulus.
• kinetic energy Energy that is possessed by a body of matter as a result of its motion.
• kinetic head The theoretical vertical height that a liquid may reach due to its kinetic energy.
• KIWA Netherlands Waterworks Testing and Research Institute.
• Kiwi Centrifuge conveyor by Alfa Laval Separation, Inc.
• Kjeldahl nitrogen The sum of the organic plus ammonia nitrogen in a water sample.
• KL Series™ Cleaning powders for removal of membrane foulants by King Lee Technologies.
• Klampress® Belt .lter press by Ashbrook Corp. (U.S.) and Simon-Hartley, Ltd. (U.K.).
• Kleer Flow Spiral wound reverse osmosis membranes by Great Lakes Interna­tional, Inc.
• Klenphos-300 Zinc phosphate corrosion inhibitor by Klenzoid, Inc.
• Klensorb Oil and grease absorbent by Calgon Carbon Corp.
• Knight-Botec Auger compost mixer by Knight Manufacturing Corp.
• knot A unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour (approximately 1.15 mph) used to describe the speed of winds or ships.
• Koagulator Solids contact clari.er by USFilter/Zimpro.
• Koch Corrosion Control Former name of KCC Corrosion Control Co.
• KochKleen® Reverse osmosis cleaning chemicals by Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.
• KochTreat® Antiscalants, stabilizers, and anti-microbial chemicals by Koch Mem­brane Systems, Inc.
• Ko.o® In-line static mixers by Ko.o Corp.
• Komara™ Floating oil skimmer by Vikoma International Ltd.
• Kompakt Tubular block media by NSW Corp.
• Kompress® Belt .lter press by Komline-Sanderson, Engineering Corp.
• Komprimat Fish/screenings separation system by Brackett Geiger.
• Konsolidator Wet scrubber solids .lter by CMI-Schneible Co.
• Kopcke Former name of REKO Industrial Equipment B.V.
• Koppers Former manufacturer of traveling bridge .lters whose product line was acquired by In.lco Degremont, Inc.
• Koro-Z PVC biological .lter media formerly offered by B.F. Goodrich Co.
• kPa See “kilopascal (kPa).”
• kraft An alkaline chemical pulping process using salt cake as makeup.

• Kraus-Fall Peripheral feed clari.er by Smith & Loveless, Inc.
• krill A small, shrimp-like marine crustacean that is a major food source for whales, seals, and squid.
• Krüger Former name of USFilter/Krüger.
• Kruger/Fuchs Autothermal thermophilic aerobic digestion system by USFil­ter/Krüger.
• KUBE3 Belt .lter press by Klein America, Inc.
• kW See “kilowatt (kW).”
• K-W Products Former equipment manufacturer acquired by Smith & Loveless, Inc.
• kWh See “kilowatt-hour (kWh).”
• Kyoto Protocol A global agreement among 150 nations who met in Kyoto, Japan in 1997 to discuss a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in hopes of improving climatic conditions

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