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GENERAL PERMIT NO. 2009DB0026 Page 22 of 45<br />

ACRONYMS<br />

ADEC <strong>Alaska</strong> Department of Environmental Conservation<br />

AWTS Advanced Wastewater Treatment System<br />

BOD5<br />

<strong>20<strong>12</strong></strong> <strong>Ocean</strong> <strong>Ranger</strong> <strong>Guidebook</strong> 3-7-<strong>12</strong><br />

Biochemical Oxygen Demand<br />

DMR Discharge Monitoring Report<br />

FC Fecal Coliform<br />

IMO International Maritime Organization<br />

mg/L Milligrams per Liter<br />

N/A Not Applicable<br />

NOI Notice of Intent<br />

pH A measure, in Standard Units (SU), of the hydrogen-ion concentration in a solution.<br />

On the pH scale (0 –14), a value of 7 at 25 C represents a neutral condition.<br />

Decreasing values, below 7, indicate increasing hydrogen-ion concentration (acidity);<br />

increasing values, above 7, indicate decreasing hydrogen-ion concentration (basicity).<br />

PQL Practical Quantitation Limit<br />

QA/QC Quality Assurance / Quality Control<br />

SU Standard Units<br />

TSS Total Suspended Solids<br />

µg/L Micrograms per Liter<br />

VSSP Vessel Specific Sampling Plan<br />

WQS Water Quality Standards<br />

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