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The WQA Glossary of Terms
This Glossary is published by the Water Quality Association (WQA) as a service to members and leaders in education, government, and industry.
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Organics
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Tuesday,Aug 31, 1999
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Term often used to describe any (or all) of the compounds, natural or man-made, with chemical structures based upon carbon.
Examples are hydrocarbons, wood, sugars, proteins, methane, plastics, petroleum-based compounds, solvents, pesticides, herbicides, trihalomethane (THM), and trichlorethylene (TCE).
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