In the computer industry, these abbreviations are widely used to represent major steps or generations in the evolution of programming languages.
Another of the benefits of activated charcoal is that it helps eliminate bad breath, because it cleanses both the mouth and the digestive tract. It also helps to purify the blood. It relieves symptoms of nervous diarrhea, travelerâs diarrhea (turista), spastic colon, indigestion, and peptic ulcers.
Activated charcoal or activated carbon absorbs harmful organic chemicals. One common use for activated charcoal is in water purification systems. About a Â½ inch of activated charcoal goes over the drainage material in a terrarium. Some people mix the charcoal with the drainage material, or opt not to include the activated charcoal at all. The purpose of the charcoal is to eliminate unpleasant odors as well as eliminate toxic chemicals harmful to plants. Another name for sphagnum moss is bog moss. When preparing the terrarium soil, a layer of sphagnum moss covers the activated charcoal layer.