| solitary |
[sol-EH-tarry] living alone, and not in groups (see also gregarious).
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| solar screen |
A perforated wall used as a sunshade.
Ãâó: www.angelfire.com/biz/BuildingPathology/durs.html
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| solar radiation |
is heat energy from the sun, including the infrared, visible, and ultraviolet wavelengths. For heat island mitigation purposes, solar radiation is measured by American Society for Testing and Materials Standard E 1918, which provides for in-field use of a pyrometer to measure incoming and outgoing radiation.
Ãâó: www.epa.gov/heatisland/resources/glossary.html
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| solubility |
The ability of a chemical (eg, pollutant) to be dissolved into a solvent (eg, water column).
Ãâó: www.epa.gov/owow/nps/Ecology/chap8.html
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| solvent |
A substance (usually a liquid) capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances. Water is a solvent. Organic solvents include alcohols, aldehydes, benzene, toluene, glycol ethers, trichloroethylene (TCE), formaldehyde, and carbon tetrachloride. Drinking water is an important source of solvent exposure; solvents also pass rapidly through the skin and produce high levels in the bloodstream within minutes after skin exposure. ...
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