Abbreviations And Conversions - Hach DR/700 Procedures Manual

SECTION I

ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVERSIONS

Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used throughout the text of the
procedure section:
°C degree(s) Celsius (Centigrade)
°F degree(s) Fahrenheit
ACS American Chemical Society reagent grade purity
A/F Acid/fluoride extraction method for soils
APHA Standard Methods Standard Methods for the Examination of
Water and Wastewater, published jointly by the American Public
Health Association (APHA), the American Water Works Association
(AWWA), and the Water Pollution Control Federation (WPCF).
Order from Hach requesting Cat. No. 22708-00 or from the
Publication Office of the American Public Health Association. This
book is the standard reference work for water analysis. Many
procedures contained in this manual are based on Standard Methods.
AV AccuVac
Bic bicarbonate extraction method for soils
Bicn bicinchoninate
conc concentrated
DB dropping bottle
F&T free and total
FTU Formazin Turbidity Units. Turbidity unit of measure based
on a Formazin stock suspension.
FV FerroVer
FZ FerroZine
g grams
gr/gal grains per gallon (1 gr/gal = 17.12 mg/L)
HR high range
kg/ha kilograms per hectare
Lbs/Ac pounds per acre
LR low range
MDB marked dropping bottle
mg/L milligrams per liter (ppm)
µg/L micrograms per liter (ppb)
ml or mL (milliliter)-approximately the same as a cubic centimeter
MR medium range
NPDWR National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
P plants
PV PhosVer
S soil
SCDB self-contained dropping bottle
TPTZ (2,4,6-Tri-(2-Pyridyl)-1,3,5-Triazine)
USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
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