scrubbing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024917",
  "term": "scrubbing",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A common method of reducing stack air emissions; removal of impurities by spraying a liquid that concentrates the impurities into waste.\n\n2. Purification of a gas or liquid by washing it in a tower.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms",
    "DOL Occupational Health and Safety Administration Petroleum Refining Process at https://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iv/otm_iv_2.html#app_iv:2_1"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/scrubbing/"
}