GLOSSARY

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ELECTRICAL FIRE

A fire originating in an electrical device or wiring, often characterized by a distinctive, pungent odour.


ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

Those parts of a device which incorporate electronic components or circuitry.


ELECTRONICS

The management and application of extremely small electrical currents, used in communications, process controls, computers, and various process equipment; collectively, the technology, theory and equipment relating to electronics.


EMC

see _equilibrium moisture content_


EMERGENCY RESPONSE

The rapid response of service personnel to a damage site after a fire or other disaster.


EMERGENCY TREATMENT

Remedial action in the immediate aftermath of damage, designed to protect and minimize the loss to buildings and contents.


EMISSION

Pollution discharge from a source.


EMISSION FACTOR

(EF) – The amount of a chemical vapour that is emitted from a product at a particular time. It is normalized to a particular size or unit of the product tested. For most dry products, such as fabric, wall covering or wood, the EF usually is so small it can not be registered on measurement…


EMPHYSEMA

Chronic pulmonary disease characterized by loss of lung function due to destruction of many of the alveolar


EMULSION

Two or more liquids that do not dissolve in each other but are held in suspension, one in the other.