Every industry has its jargon and acronyms that industry experts frequently use. A novice could find every sentence a riddle. With many methods, technical specifications, and measurements, the water treatment industry has quite a few commonly used acronyms and water treatment terminologies of its own. For the benefit of industry professionals, here is our guide to commonly used acronyms in the Water treatment industry.
Water Treatment Methods and Terminologies
ACF: Activated Carbon Filter
AOP: Aqueous Phase Oxidation
ASP: Activated Sludge Process
DAF: Dissolved air flotation
ETP: Effluent Treatment Plant
MB: Mixed Bed
MBBR: Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor
MBR: Membrane bioreactor
MF: Microfiltration
MMF: Multimedia Filtration
NF: Nano Filtration
ORP: Oxidation/ Reduction Potential
POE: Point of Entry
POU: Point-of-Use
RBC: Rotating Biological Contactor
RBTS: Reed Bed Treatment System
RO: Reverse Osmosis
SAFF: Submerged Aerated Fixed Films
SBA: Strong Base Anion
SBR: Sequencing Batch Reactor
SRT: Solids Retention Time
TBF / TF: Trickling Biofilter
TFC: Thin Film Composite
TSE: Tertiary Treated Sewage Effluent
UASB: Up flow Anaerobic Sludge blanket
UF: Ultra Filtration
UV: Ultraviolet
WTP: Water Treatment Plant
WWTF: Wastewater Treatment Facility
Monitoring Parameters, Metrics and Units
BAC: Biological Activated Carbon
BOD: Biochemical Oxygen Demand
CFC: Chlorofluorocarbons
CMD: Cubic Meter Per Day
CMH: Cubic Meter Per Hour
COD: Chemical Oxygen Demand
DMR: Discharge Monitoring Report
DO: Dissolved Oxygen
DOC: Dissolved Organic Carbon
GPG: Grains Per Gallon
JTU: Jackson Turbidity Unit
KLD: Kilolitres per day
l/min: Litres per minute
m³/Hr: Meter Cube Per Hour
m³/s: Meter Cube Per Second
MGD: Million gallons per day
MLD: Megalitres per day
MLSS: Mixed liquor suspended solids
MLVSS: Mixed liquor volatile suspended solids
Nom. Cap.: Nominal Capacity
NTU: Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
pH: Potential of Hydrogen
PPB: Parts Per Billion
PPM: Parts Per Million
SDI: Silt Density Index
TDS: Total Dissolved Solids
TKN: Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
TMDL: Total Maximum Daily Load
TOC: Total Organic Carbon
TSS: Total Suspended Solids
TTHMs: Total Trihalomethanes
US GL/Day: US Gallons per day
VOCs: Volatile Organic Compounds
VSS: Volatile Suspended Solids
WWTP: Wastewater Treatment Plant
Associations and Regulatory Bodies
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
API: American Petroleum Institute
ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
AWWA: American Water Works Association
DIN: Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (German Institute for Standardization)
IWA: International Water Association
IWSA: International Water Supply Association
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