|
AAS –
|
Alachlor,
Atrazine, Simazine (Synthetic Organic Chemicals/SOCs) |
|
BOD –
|
Biochemical Oxygen
Demand
|
|
CBOD –
|
Carbonaceous
Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
|
COD-
|
Chemical
Oxygen Demand |
|
Confluent –
|
One
Mass of Growth |
|
CFU –
|
Colony
Forming Units |
|
DO –
|
Dissolved
Oxygen |
|
DOC –
|
Dissolved
Organic Carbon |
|
DRO –
|
Diesel
Range Organics |
|
GRO –
|
Gasoline
Range Organics |
|
H2SO4 –
|
Sulfuric
Acid |
|
HAA5 –
|
Haloacetic
Acid 5 |
|
HBC –
|
High
Background Count |
|
HCL –
|
Hydrochloric
Acid |
|
HNO3 –
|
Nitric
Acid |
|
MCL –
|
Maximum
Contaminant Level |
|
MF –
|
Membrane
Filter |
|
MG/L –
|
Milligrams
Per Liter |
|
MMO-MUG
|
Medium
for the simultaneous detection of Total Coliform & E Coli |
|
Negative –
|
Absent |
|
NH3N –
|
Nitrogen
Ammonia |
|
NO2 -
|
Nitrite |
|
NO3 –
|
Nitrate |
|
NO3+NO2 –
|
Nitrate+Nitrite |
|
Non-Potable –
|
Wastewater
/ Non-Drinking |
|
NTU –
|
Nephelometric
Turbidity Units |
|
Positive –
|
Present |
|
Potable –
|
Drinkable
Water |
|
Sludge –
|
Bio
Solids |
|
TCLP –
|
Toxicity
Characteristics Leaching Process |
|
TKN –
|
Total
Kjeldahl Nitrogen |
|
TOC –
|
Total
Organic Carbon |
|
TPH –
|
Petroleum
Hydrocarbon |
|
TTHM –
|
Total
Trihalomethanes |
|
TTO –
|
Total
Toxic Organic |
|
UG/L –
|
Micrograms
Per Liter |
|
UV254 –
|
(Ultraviolet)
Absorbance at 254 nm |
|
VOC –
|
Volatile
Organic Chemical |