| VOC | Volatile Organic Compound
these are organic [carbon based] compounds that vaporize readily i.e. at low temperatures and pressures such as room temperature and one atmosphere of pressure (20 degrees C or 68 degrees F and 14.7 psi or 1 atm)
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| VOS | volatile organic solid
an oxymoron as a compound will either be in a volatized or solid state. see also VS and VOC.
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| VS | volatile solid
this is actually an oxymoron, which unfortunately "enjoys" some use. A substance is either in a solid or in a "volatized" state....
see also VS and VOC
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| waste | normally Garbage; trash - material regarded or discarded as worthless, useless, unusable or unwanted.
does contain up to 60 percent organic material apt for anaerobic digestion.
not to be confused with manure - see definition of manure. Manure only becomes waste when it is discarded as either worthless, useless, unusable or unwanted.
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