Emerging Technologies Report on Wastewater Treatment (PDF)
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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 />
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List of Acr<strong>on</strong>yms and Abbreviati<strong>on</strong>s (C<strong>on</strong>td)<br />
Acr<strong>on</strong>ym/<br />
Abbreviati<strong>on</strong> Definiti<strong>on</strong><br />
POTW Publicly Owned <strong>Treatment</strong> Works<br />
PPCP Pharmaceutical and Pers<strong>on</strong>al Care Products<br />
ppm Parts per milli<strong>on</strong><br />
PVC Poly Vinyl Chloride<br />
psig Pounds per square inch (gauge)<br />
RAS Returned Activated Sludge<br />
RBC Rotating Biological C<strong>on</strong>tactor<br />
R-DN Regenerati<strong>on</strong> DeNitrificati<strong>on</strong><br />
rDON Refractory Dissolved Organic Nitrogen<br />
SBR Sequencing Batch Reactor<br />
SCFM Standard Cubic Feet per Minute<br />
SHARON Single reactor High-activity Amm<strong>on</strong>ia Removal Over Nitrite<br />
SHARON – ANAMMOX Single reactor High-activity Amm<strong>on</strong>ia Removal Over Nitrite –<br />
ANaerobic AMM<strong>on</strong>ia OXidati<strong>on</strong><br />
SNdN Simultaneous Nitrificati<strong>on</strong> deNitrificati<strong>on</strong><br />
SRBC Submerged Rotating Biological C<strong>on</strong>tactor<br />
SRT Sludge Retenti<strong>on</strong> Time; Solids Retenti<strong>on</strong> Time<br />
SSO Sanitary Sewer Overflow<br />
STRASS Similar to SHARON named after Strass, Austria<br />
SVI Sludge Volume Index<br />
TDH Total Dynamic Head<br />
TDS Total Dissolved Solids<br />
TF Trickling Filter<br />
TF/PAS Trickling Filter and Pushed Activated Sludge<br />
TF/SC Trickling Filter and Solid C<strong>on</strong>tactor<br />
TMP Trans Membrane Pressure<br />
TOC Total Organic Carb<strong>on</strong><br />
TSS Total Suspended Solids<br />
U.S. EPA United States Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Protecti<strong>on</strong> Agency<br />
UASB Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket<br />
UCT University of Cape Town<br />
UV UltraViolet<br />
VIP Virginia Initiative Plant<br />
VIS Visibility<br />
VMI Virginia Military Institute<br />
VRM ® Vacuum Rotati<strong>on</strong> Membrane<br />
WAS Waste Activated Sludge<br />
WASA Water and Sewer Authority<br />
WEF Water Envir<strong>on</strong>ment Federati<strong>on</strong><br />
WEFTEC Water Envir<strong>on</strong>ment Federati<strong>on</strong>’s Annual Technical Exhibiti<strong>on</strong> and C<strong>on</strong>ference<br />
WERF Water Envir<strong>on</strong>ment Research Foundati<strong>on</strong><br />
WPAP Water Polluti<strong>on</strong> Abatement Program<br />
WPCF Water Polluti<strong>on</strong> C<strong>on</strong>trol Facility<br />
WRF Water Reuse Facility<br />
WWEMA Water and <strong>Wastewater</strong> Equipment Manufacturers Associati<strong>on</strong><br />
WWPF WasteWater Producti<strong>on</strong> Flow<br />
WWTF WasteWater <strong>Treatment</strong> Facility<br />
WWTP WasteWater <strong>Treatment</strong> Plant<br />
<strong>Wastewater</strong> <strong>Treatment</strong> and In-Plant Wet Weather Management