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Air curtain

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000839

A method of containing oil spills. Air bubbling through a perforated pipe causes an upward water flow that slows the spread of oil. It can also be used to stop fish from entering polluted water.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000839
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesTerms of Environment
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000839",
  "term": "Air curtain",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Air Curtain",
  "definition": "A method of containing oil spills. Air bubbling through a perforated pipe causes an upward water flow that slows the spread of oil. It can also be used to stop fish from entering polluted water.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/air-curtain/"
}

Record 823 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.