Scrubber

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024915",
  "term": "Scrubber",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A device that removes air pollution, mainly sulfur dioxide, from smokestacks.\n\n2. An air pollution device that uses a spray of water or reactant or a dry process to trap pollutants in emissions.\n\n3. In wet scrubbing processes, liquid or solid particles are removed from a gas stream by transferring them to a liquid. The liquid most commonly used is water.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Acid Rain Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "EPA Monitoring by Control Technique - Wet Scrubber For Particulate Matter at https://www.epa.gov/air-emissions-monitoring-knowledge-base/monitoring-control-technique-wet-scrubber-particulate-matter"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/scrubber/"
}