A record or estimation of carbon in an area or system, and the flux into and out of this system.

The series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment, chiefly involving the incorporation of carbon dioxide into living tissue by photosynthesis and its return to the atmosphere through

A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air (about 0.03 percent) and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis. A heavy

The universal unit of measurement used to indicate the global warming potential (GWP) of each of the 6 greenhouse gases. It is used to evaluate the impacts of releasing (or avoiding the

This is computed by multiplying the equivalent of a gas content carbon element and the carbon dioxide.

A colorless, odorless toxic flammable gas formed by incomplete combustion of carbon.

A reduction in emissions of carbon or greenhouse gases made in in order to compensate for or to offset an emission made elsewhere.

An underground oil or gas trap formed in reefs, clastic limestones, chemical limestones, or dolomite.

Disposal of storage of carbon compound that is controlled and maintained to prevent release into the environment.

Steel in which the main alloying element is carbon, and whose properties are chiefly dependent on the percentage of carbon present. Steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it

A colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined or a colorless toxic volatile

A trading system for countries, companies and individuals designed to offset carbon emissions from one activity with another, whereby those who cannot meet their emissions goals may purchase credits from those who

Any substance, radionuclide or radiation, that is an agent directly involved in causing cancer. This may be due to the ability to damage the genome or to the disruption of cellular metabolic

A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper, thin cardboard, or thin plastic, figured with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing card games. Playing

A card not present transaction (CNP) is a credit card purchase made over the telephone or over the Internet where the physical card has not been swiped into a reader. It is

A transaction evidenced by the action of swiping a card through a terminal or by an imprinted and signed credit card draft.

A paper listing of lost, stolen, past-due, over-limit, counterfeit or otherwise problem cards published by credit card companies, like Visa or MasterCard. Merchants will review the list to discover if a credit

(of a character in a literary work) Lacking depth and realism; artificial.

An index used by some investors to gauge industrial production by using the output of cardboard boxes to predict the purchases of non-durable consumer goods.

An emergency procedure for people in cardiac arrest or, in some circumstances, respiratory arrest. CPR is performed both in hospitals and in pre-hospital settings.