Oxidation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020033",
  "term": "Oxidation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Oxidation is the addition of oxygen, removal of hydrogen, or removal of electrons from an element or compound.\n\n2. The chemical union of oxygen with metals or organic compounds accompanied by a removal of hydrogen or another atom. It is an important factor for soil formation and permits the release of energy from cellular fuels.\n\n3. (ox-uh-DAY-shun) Oxidation is the addition of oxygen, removal of hydrogen, or the removal of electrons from an element or compound. In the environment, organic matter is oxidized to more stable substances. The opposite of reduction.\n\n4. The chemical addition of oxygen to break down pollutants or organic waste; e.g., destruction of chemicals such as cyanides, phenols, and organic sulfur compounds in sewage by bacterial and chemical means. (See also redox)\n\n5. The chemical addition of oxygen to break down pollutants or organic waste; e.g., destruction of chemicals such as cyanides, phenols, and organic sulfur compounds in sewage by bacterial and chemical means.\n\n6. A substance containing oxygen that reacts chemically to produce a new substance.\n\n7. A reaction in which oxygen combines with another substance.\n\n8. In a chemical reaction, molecules that are oxidized lose electrons. The atmosphere is an oxidizing environment.\n\n9. A chemical reaction that takes place when a substance comes into contact with oxygen or another oxidizing substance. Examples of oxidation are rust and the brown color on a cut apple.\n\n10. The process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound accompanied by a loss of electrons.\n\n11. The chemical addition of oxygen to break down pollutants or organic wasteHelp waste Unwanted materials left over from a manufacturing process; Refuse from places of human or animal habitation.; e.g., destruction of chemicals such as cyanides, phenols, and organic sulfur compounds in sewage by bacterial and chemical means.\n\n12. Loss of one or more electrons by an atom, molecule, or ion,",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Watershed Protection Glossary",
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment; Adapted from Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Glossary",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms",
    "CMAQ Glossary; Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) Glossary",
    "National Cancer Institute Glossary",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/oxidation/"
}