Oxidation-reduction potential

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020040",
  "term": "Oxidation-reduction potential",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Oxidation-Reduction Potential",
  "definition": "1. The electrical potential required to transfer electrons from one compound or element (the oxidant) to another compound or element (the reductant); used as a qualitative measure of the state of oxidation in water treatment systems.\n\n2. The electric potential required to transfer electrons from one compound or element (the oxidant) to another compound (the reductant); used as a qualitative measure of the state of oxidation in water treatment systems.\n\n3. The potential developed by a metallic electrode when placed in a solution containing a species in two different oxidation states.\n\n4. Measure of the tendency of a substance to acquire electrons (chemical reduction). Redox potential is measured in volts (V), or millivolts (mV).",
  "abbreviation": "ORP",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment; EPA Guidance for Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf; Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "Radiation Protection Radiation Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/oxidation-reduction-potential/"
}