Abbreviations

The following symbols and abbreviations are used throughout Standard Methods:

Abbreviation Referent Abbreviation Referent

AA atomic absorption mol wt molecular weight
A or amp ampere(s) MPN most probable number
AC alternating current MS mass spectrometer
ACS American Chemical Society mV millivolt(s)
amu atomic mass units ␮A microampere(s)
APHA American Public Health Association ␮Ci microcurie(s)
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ␮g microgram(s)
AWWA American Water Works Association ␮L microliter(s)
␮m micrometer(s)
BOD biochemical oxygen demand
N normal
o
C degree(s) Celsius nCi nanocurie(s)
c counts ng nanogram(s)
Ci curie(s) NIST National Institute of Standards and
cm, cm2, cm3 centimeter(s), square centimeter(s), cubic Technology
centimeter(s) No. number
COD chemical oxygen demand NTU nephelometric turbidity unit(s)
conc concentrated
cpm counts per minute OD outside diameter
cps counts per second
Pa pascal
d day(s) pCi picocurie(s)
DC direct current pg picogram(s)
diam diameter PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
DO dissolved oxygen PVC polyvinyl chloride
DOX dissolved organic halogen
dpm disintegrations per minute rpm revolution(s) per minute
rps revolution(s) per second
g gram(s)
g gravity, unit acceleration of SD standard deviation
GC gas chromatograph SDI sludge density index
GC/MS gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer s second(s)
sp., spp. species
h hour(s) sp gr specific gravity
HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography ST standard taper
SVI sludge volume index
IC ion chromatograph
ICP inductively coupled plasma TFE tetrafluoroethylene
ID inside diameter THM trihalomethane(s)
IU international unit(s) TOC total organic carbon
TON threshold odor number
keV kiloelectron volt(s) TOX total organic halogen
kg kilogram(s) Toxicity terms see Section 8010B
kPa kilopascal
U unit(s)
L liter(s) USGS U.S. Geological Survey
USP United States Pharmacopoeia
M mole or molar UV ultraviolet
m, m2, m3 meter(s), square meter(s), cubic meter(s)
MCL maximum contaminant level V volt(s)
MDL method detection level v/v volume ratio
me milliequivalent(s)
MeV megaelectron volt(s) W watt(s)
mg milligram(s) WEF Water Environment Federation
min minute(s) WPCF see WEF
mL milliliter(s)
mm, mm2, mm3 millimeter(s), square millimeter(s), cubic
millimeter(s)
Abbreviations of periodical titles in reference lists and bibliographies are based on those given in Biosis. List of Serials with Title
Abbreviations, 1970. Biosciences Information Service of Biological Abstracts, Philadelphia, Pa.

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