HRT HTOC HU I/I IC ICM ICP ICPAES ICP-MS ID IDEA IFID
IFIM IOC IR LAN LAS LC
LDAN LFA LI LC
LD LOD LPCD LPS LSI MBAS MCL MCLG MDTOC MEA MF
MIB MIFID MIST
MLDO MLSS MLVSS MPC MP MS MSW MUCT AR NAS NBOD C
NCH ND D ND ND NFR MR NOAEL NOEC OX ( I ) OX (2)
NPS T
NTU O&G
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Hydraulic Retention Time Homogenized Total Organic Carbon Hazen Unit Infiltration - Inflow Ion Chromatography Integrated Catchment Management Inductively Coupled Plasma Inductively Coupled Plasma Aromic Emission Spectrometry Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Internal Diameter Intermittently Decanted Extended Aeration Inrermirrenrly Fed Intermirrenrly Decanted Instream Flow Incremental Methodology Inorganic Chemicals Infra-red Limestone Ammonium mare Linear Alkyl Sulfonare Liquid Chromatography Low-density Ammonium Nitrate Land Filtration Area Langelier Index Lethal Concentration Lethal Dose Limits of Detection Litres Per Capita Day Lipo Poly Saccharide Langelier Saturation Index Methylene Bl ue Acti ve Substances Maximum Contaminant Level Maximum Contaminant Level Goal Minimum Detectable Threshold Odour Concentration Male Extract Agar Micro Fil tration Mechylisoborneol Modified Intermirrenrly Fed Incermirrenrly Decanted Mains Interception Sewage Treatment Mixed Liqor Dissolved Oxygen Mi xed Liqor Suspended Solids Mixed Liqor Volatile Suspended Solids Maximum Permiceed Concentrations Mose Probable Number Mass Spectrometry Municipal Solid Waste Modified University Cape Town alidixic acid resistant itrify ing Activated Sludge Nitrogenous Biochemical Oxygen Demand No Recommended Criterion on Carbonate Hardness Noc Dececced Noc Diluted or Done No Data Non-filcerable Residue Nuclear Mag netic Resonance o Observed Adverse Effect Level No Observable Effect Concencracion icrogen Oxides (Air) Oxid ized mogen Non-poinc Source No Trace Nephelomecric Turbidity Unics Oi l and Grease Oxygen Capacity
WATER JUNE 1994
ODU OER OFS OM ORP OU OUR OX-N PAC PACL PAH P AH PCB PCR
PCU PDA PDD PDWF PEF PEG PFR PFU PHB PHB (2) PHB (3) PHV PID PLC PLFA PS PSF PVA PVC PWWF QA RACOD RAS RBC RBD RBCOD RDI/I RME
R A RO SAP SAR SBCOD SBOD SCADA SCD SCOD SCOD
sew SDE SEM SF SI
soc
SOER SPC SPL SRF SRT SRT
ss sso
SSF SSVI
Odour Dilution Unit Odour Emission Race Oil from Sludge Operations and Mai ntenance Oxidation-reduction Pocencial Odour Units Oxygen Ucilizacion Race Oxidi zed Nitrogen Powdered Activated Carbon Poly Aluminium Chloride Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Poly uclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls Polymerization Chain Reaction Platinum Cobalt Unit Potacre Dextrose Agar Peak Day Demand Peak Dry Weather Flow Primary Effluent Filtration Polyethylene - Glycol Plug Flow Reactor Plaque-forming Units Poly Hydroxybucyrace Poly BHydroxybucyric Acid Para H ydrobenzoic Acid Poly Hydroxyvalerace Proportional Integral Derivative (or differential) Programmable Logic Controller Phospholid Facey Acids Point Source Primary Sludge Fermentation Polyvi nyl Alcohol Polyvi nyl Chloride Peak Wee Weather Flow Quality Assurance Readily Assimilable Chemical Oxygen Demand Return Activated Sludge Rotating Biological Contaccor Rotating Biological Disk Readily Biodegradable Chemical Oxyge n Demand Rainfall-depende nt lnfilcracion Inflow Reticulated Metal Cathodes Ribo ucleic Acid Reverse Osmosis Sediment Available Phosphate Sodium Adsorption Ratio Soluble Biodegradable Chemical Oxygen Demand Soluble Biochemical Oxygen Demand Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Screaming Current Dececcor Serried Chemical Oxygen Demand Soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand Simulated Concaminaced Water Simultaneous Disci llacion Excraccion Scanning Electron Microscopy Sanitary Flow Saturation Index Synchecic Organic Chemicals Specific Odour Emission Race Standard Place Count Spene Pickle Liquor Specific Resistance co Filcracion Solids Recencion Time Sludge Residence Time Suspended Solids Sanitary Sewer Overflow Slow Sand Filcracion Stirred Sludge Volume Index
STEP STOC STP SVI SWD TC TCAA TCD TCDD TCM TCOD TCP
TCU TDS TFSC TH THM THOD TKN TMS TMSH TN TOA
roe
TON TOX
TP TQM TS TSS TTHM TVS TWCM
TWL USAB UBCPSF UBWV UC UCT UF UFRV UV UV-VIS
voe Ol VOC(2) VFA VGS
vs
VSS VTOC WAS WFP WPC WPCP WPCW WSP WTP WTW WWT WWTP
XLD XRD XRF YPSS
Septic T>jnk Effluent Pumping Seeded Tocal Organic Carbon Sewage Treatment Plane Sludge Volume Index Scormwater Drain Total Colifocms Trichloroacetic Acid Thermal Conductivity Dececror "Dioxin" Total Catchment Management Total Chemical Oxygen Demand Tri Chloro Phenol True Colour Unit Total Dissolved Solids Trickling Filter Solids Contact To cal Hara ness Tri Halo Methanes Theoretical Oxygen Demand Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen Trace Metal Solution Trimechylsulphonium Hydroxide Total Nitrogen Total Organic Acid Total Organic Carbon Threshold Odour Number Total Orga nic Halogen Total Phosphorus Total Quality Management Total Solids Tocal Suspended Solids Total Tri Halo Methanes Total Volatile Solids Tocal Water Cycle Management Top Water Level Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket University ofBricish Columbia Primary Sludge Fermencacion Unit Filter Backwash Volume Uniformity Coefficient University Cape Town Ultra Filtration Unit Filter Run Volumes Ultra Violet Ultra Violet-visible Light Volatile Organic Compound Volarile Organic Contam inan t Volatile Facey Acid Variable Grade Gravity Sewer Volatile Solids Volati le Suspended Solids Volatile Toxic Organic Compounds Waste Activated Sludge Water Filcracion Plane Water Pollution Concrol Water Pollution Conc rol Ponds Water Pollution Concrol Works Wasce Scabilizacion Pond Water Trearmenc Plane Water Treacmenc Works Wastewater Treatment Wastewater Treatment Plane Xyline Lysine Deoxycholate X-ray Diffraction X-ray Fluorescence Yeast Phosphate Soluble Search
The Author Phil Williams is a Sen ior lecrurer in the Sc hoo l of Enviro nm enta l Engi nee ring at Griffit h University. One of the most important aspects of the undergraduate degree programme is the emphasis on communication ski lls, hence the interest here with water/ wastewater acronyms. 35