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4

4R

Reduce. Recycle, Recover and Reuse


A

A

Air Pollution Control System


B

BOD

Biochemical Oxygen Demand


C

C

a material that does not occur in nature, but is introduced by human activityΒ into the environment


CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


CFC

Chloro Fluoro Carbon


CHP

Combined Heat & Power


CIP

Cleaning in Place


COD

Chemical Oxygen Demand


D

D

DO of good water quality


DO

Dissolve Oxygen


E

ETP

Effluent Treatment Plant


F

FDA

Food and Drug Administration


Fossil Fuel

Non-renewable sources of energy ( Coal, Oil, Gas, etc.)


G

GLP

Good Laboratory Practice


GMP

Good Manufacturing Practice


H

HCFC

Hydro Chloro Fluoro Carbon


I

IR

Infra Red


P

P

a substance present in nature, in greater than abundance due to human activity


PAH

Polycycli aromatic hydrocarbons


PAN

Peroxy Acyl Nitrate


PCB

Polychlorinated biphenyls


Q

Q

MethylΒ isocyanateΒ 


R

RO

Reverse Osmosis


S

Smog

Smoke + Fog


SOP

Standard Operating Procedure


T

T

Threshold limit value


TDS

Total Dissolve Solids


TSS

Total Suspended Solids


U

UVR

Ultra Violet Radiation


W

WESP

Wet Electrostatic precipitators


WTP

Water Treatment Plant