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List of symbols, abbreviations and acronyms

Ag

Silver

AOP

Advanced oxidation process

As

Arsenic

ASAE

American Society of Agricultural Engineers

ASCE

American Society of Civil Engineers

B

Boron

BOD

Biological oxygen demand

Ca

Calcium

Cd

Cadmium

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations (US)

Cl-

Chloride ion

cm

Centimetre

cm/year

Centimetres per year

CNA

Comisión Nacional del Agua (Mexico)

CO32-

Carbonate ion

Cr

Chromium

Cu

Copper

dam³

Cubic decametres

DBCP

Dibromochloropropane

DMSe

Dimethylselenide

DRI

Drainage Research Institute (Egypt)

dS/m

DeciSiemens per metre

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

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

Cubic metre

m g/g

Micrograms per gram

m g/litre

Micrograms per litre

md

Millidarcies

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


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