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Ag |
Silver |
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AOP |
Advanced oxidation process |
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As |
Arsenic |
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ASAE |
American Society of Agricultural Engineers |
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ASCE |
American Society of Civil Engineers |
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B |
Boron |
|
BOD |
Biological oxygen demand |
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Ca |
Calcium |
|
Cd |
Cadmium |
|
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations (US) |
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Cl- |
Chloride ion |
|
cm |
Centimetre |
|
cm/year |
Centimetres per year |
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CNA |
Comisión Nacional del Agua (Mexico) |
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CO32- |
Carbonate ion |
|
Cr |
Chromium |
|
Cu |
Copper |
|
dam³ |
Cubic decametres |
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DBCP |
Dibromochloropropane |
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DMSe |
Dimethylselenide |
|
DRI |
Drainage Research Institute (Egypt) |
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dS/m |
DeciSiemens per metre |
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EC |
Electrical conductivity |
|
EIA |
Environmental impact assessment |
|
EIS |
Environmental impact study |
|
ERS |
Economic Research Service of the USDA |
|
ET |
Evapotranspiration |
|
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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Fe |
Iron |
|
GAC |
Granular activated carbon |
|
ha |
Hectares |
|
HCO3- |
Bicarbonate ion |
|
Hg |
Mercury |
|
ICID |
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage |
|
ILRI |
International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement (The Netherlands) |
|
K |
Potassium |
|
kg |
Kilogram |
|
LR |
Leaching requirement |
|
Mg |
Magnesium |
|
m |
Metre |
|
m³ |
Cubic metre |
|
m g/g |
Micrograms per gram |
|
m g/litre |
Micrograms per litre |
|
md |
Millidarcies |
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mg/kg |
Milligrams per kilogram (= parts per million) |
|
mg/litre |
Milligrams per litre |
|
mm/day |
Millimetres per day |
|
mm/year |
Millimetres per year |
|
Mn |
Manganese |
|
Mo |
Molybdenum |
|
MPa |
MegaPascals |
|
N |
Nitrogen |
|
Na |
Sodium |
|
Ni |
Nickel |
|
NO3- |
Nitrate ion |
|
N03-N |
Nitrate N |
|
O&M |
Operation and maintenance |
|
% |
Percent |
|
PO43- |
Phosphate ion |
|
P |
Phosphorus |
|
Pb |
Lead |
|
PEEM |
Panel of Experts for Environmental Management |
|
PVC |
Polyvinyl chloride |
|
R&D |
Research and development |
|
SAR |
Sodium adsorption ratio |
|
SCARP |
Salinity control and reclamation project (Pakistan) |
|
Se |
Selenium |
|
SO42- |
Sulphate ion |
|
S |
Sulphur |
|
t |
Ton |
|
TDS |
Total dissolved solids |
|
THM |
Trihalomethane |
|
TSS |
Total soluble salts |
|
U |
Uranium |
|
UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
|
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
|
USEPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
|
UV |
Ultraviolet |
|
V |
Vanadium |
|
WHO |
World Health Organization of the United Nations |
|
WRDP |
Water resources development project |
|
Zn |
Zinc |
