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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Emerging</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Technologies</str<strong>on</strong>g> February 2008<br />

viii<br />

List of Acr<strong>on</strong>yms and Abbreviati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Acr<strong>on</strong>ym/<br />

Abbreviati<strong>on</strong> Definiti<strong>on</strong><br />

A/O Anaerobic/Oxic (Phoredox)<br />

A2/O Anaerobic/Anoxic/Oxic<br />

AACE American Associati<strong>on</strong> of Cost Engineers Internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />

ABW ® Automatic Backwash Filters<br />

AEBR Anaerobic Expanded Bed Reactor<br />

AGAR ® Attached Growth Airlift Reactor<br />

AGRS Advanced Grit Removal System<br />

AGSP Aerobic Granular Sludge Process<br />

AIZ Air Intercept Z<strong>on</strong>e<br />

AMBR ® Anaerobic Migrating Blanket Reactor<br />

ANFLOW Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Reactor<br />

AN-MBR Anaerobic Membrane BioReactor<br />

AOP Advanced Oxidati<strong>on</strong> Process<br />

ASBR ® Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor<br />

ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers<br />

atm Atmosphere<br />

AT3 Aerati<strong>on</strong> Tank 3<br />

AWTP Advanced <strong>Wastewater</strong> <strong>Treatment</strong> Plant<br />

AWWA American Water Works Associati<strong>on</strong><br />

BABE Bio-Augmentati<strong>on</strong> Batch Enhanced<br />

BAF Biological Aerated Filters<br />

BAR Bio Augmentati<strong>on</strong> Regenerati<strong>on</strong> and/or Reaerati<strong>on</strong><br />

BCFS Biological-Chemical Phosphorus and Nitrogen Removal<br />

BCDMH 1-Bromo-3 Chloro-5,5 DiMethylHydantoin<br />

BHRC Ballasted High Rate Clarificati<strong>on</strong><br />

BioMEMS Biological Micro-Electro Machine System<br />

BNR Biological Nutrient Removal<br />

BOD Biological/Biochemical Oxygen Demand<br />

BOD/N Biochemical Oxygen Demand Ratio to Nitrogen<br />

BOD/P Biochemical Oxygen Demand Ratio to Phosphorus<br />

CASS Cyclic Activated Sludge System<br />

CCAS CounterCurrent Aerati<strong>on</strong> System<br />

CDS C<strong>on</strong>tinuous Deflecti<strong>on</strong> Separator<br />

cfu Col<strong>on</strong>y forming unit<br />

CMAS Complete Mix-Activated Sludge<br />

CMF ® Compressed Media Filter (WWETCO CMF ® )<br />

CMOM Capacity, Management, Operati<strong>on</strong>s, and Maintenance<br />

COD Chemical Oxygen Demand<br />

CSO Combined Sewer Overflow<br />

CSS Combined Sewer System<br />

CWA Clean Water Act<br />

DAF Dissolved Air Flotati<strong>on</strong><br />

DEMON DEamMONificati<strong>on</strong><br />

DEPHANOX DE-nitrificati<strong>on</strong> and PHosphate accumulati<strong>on</strong> in ANOXic<br />

DF Disc Filter<br />

DO Dissolved Oxygen<br />

EBPR Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal<br />

EDC Endocrine Disrupting Compound<br />

<strong>Wastewater</strong> <strong>Treatment</strong> and In-Plant Wet Weather Management

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