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Packed Tower

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020121

A pollution control device that forces dirty air through a tower packed with crushed rock or wood chips while liquid is sprayed over the packing material. The pollutants in the air stream either dissolve or chemically react with the liquid.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020121
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesTerms of Environment
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020121",
  "term": "Packed Tower",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A pollution control device that forces dirty air through a tower packed with crushed rock or wood chips while liquid is sprayed over the packing material. The pollutants in the air stream either dissolve or chemically react with the liquid.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/packed-tower/"
}

Record 20,121 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.