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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

 

 
 

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