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Critical Salinity: A salinity of approximately 5 to 8% that marks a minimum of species richness in an estuarine system

Critical Temperature (Tc): The temperature at the critical point. A gas above the critical temperature will never condense into a liquid, no matter how much pressure is applied. Most substances have a critical tempera . . . View Full Definition

Critical Tasks: The job tasks or functions essential to the proper performance of a particular job.

Critical Success Factors: The key items that must be met in order to successfully achieve a specific objective.

Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Point (HACCP): A production quality control system now being adopted throughout much of the food industry as a method for minimizing the entry of food borne pathogens into the food supply in order to prote . . . View Full Definition

Practical Salinity Units (PSU): A measure of the salt content of seawater (practical salinity), based upon electrical conductivity of a sample relative to a reference standard of sea water, which now happens to be a refere . . . View Full Definition

Supercritical Fluid: A fluid state that occurs when the pressure and temperature exceed the substance's critical pressure and critical temperature. Supercritical fluids fill their containers like gases but disso . . . View Full Definition

Salinity (S): The total amount of solid material in grams contained in 1 kilogram of sea water when all the carbonate has been converted to oxide, the bromine and iodine replaced by chlorine, and all orga . . . View Full Definition

Salinity: A measure of the quantity of dissolved salts in sea water. The total amount of dissolved solids in sea water in parts per thousand by weight.

Practical Salinity: See PSU