Oil and Grease

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019443",
  "term": "Oil and Grease",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Total recoverable oil and grease (n-hexane extractable material).\n\n2. Total recoverable oil and grease. [40 CFR 432.2 (CFR 2013)][40 CFR 435.11 (CFR 2013)]\n\n3. Total recoverable oil and grease as measured by the procedure listed in 40 CFR part 136.\n\n4. Those components of a waste water amenable to measurement by the method described in Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, 1971, Environmental Protection Agency, Analytical Quality Control Laboratory, page 217.\n\n5. Includes fuel oil, gasoline, vegetable oil, and animal fats. Oils generally enter waterways through spills, leaks, and improper disposal, and can be toxic to plants and animals even in small amounts.\n\n6. Oil and Grease includes fuel oil, gasoline, vegetable oil, and animal fats. Oils generally enter waterways through spills, leaks, and improper disposal, and can be toxic to plants and animals even in small amounts.",
  "abbreviation": "O&G",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 437.2 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 435.41 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 410.11 (CFR 2017)",
    "40 CFR 408.11 (CFR 2017)",
    "How's My Waterway Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/oil-and-grease/"
}