Review of the Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap (2004)
Chapter: Abbreviations and Acronyms
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AMTA
American Membrane Technology Association
AWWA
American Water Works Association
AwwaRF
American Water Works Association Research Foundation
BC
before the Christian era
CO2
Carbon dioxide
ED
electrodialysis
EDR
electrodialysis reversal
EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
gal
gallon
gfd
gallons per square foot per day
kPa
kilopascals
kWh
kilowatt hours
L
liter
mg
milligrams
mgd
million gallons per day
m3
cubic meters
MED
multi-effect distillation
MBR
membrane bioreactor
MF
microfiltration
Mgd
million gallons per day
MPa
megapascals
MSF
multi-stage flash distillation
NaCl
sodium chloride
NF
nanofiltration
NRC
National Research Council
NWRI
National Water Research Institute
n-ZLD
near-zero liquid discharge
OWRT
Office of Water Research and Technology
OSW
Office of Saline Water
ppi
pounds per square inch
ppm
parts per million
RO
reverse osmosis
SNL
Sandia National Laboratories
