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 |
m³ |
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 |