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Glossary SS Suspended Solids (content) (in water) STPP Sodium Tripolyphosphate TOE Tonne of Oil Equivalent VOC Volatile Organic Compounds WR Weight Ratio WWTP Waste water Treatment Plant 10 Abbreviations used for ong>theong> organisations and countries quoted in this document ASASP Association of Synong>theong>tic Amorphous Silica Producers BSI British Standard Institute CEEP Centre Européen d’Etudes des Polyphosphates CEES Centre Européen d’Etudes des Silicates CEFIC European Chemical Industry Council CITEPA Centre Interprofessionnel Technique D’Etudes de la Pollution Atmospherique EA Environment Agency EC European Commission EIPPCB European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Bureau EFMA European Fertilisers Manufacturers Association EFPA European Food Phosphate Producers Association ELOA European Lead Oxide Association ENTEC Entec UK Limited EPPAA European Pure Phosphoric Acid Producers Association ESAPA European Soda Ash Producers Association EU European Union EU-15 European Union (15 Member States) EU-25 European Union (25 Member States, including 10 new Member States) HT Huntsman Tioxide ICBA International Carbon Black Association INCOPA Inorganic Coagulants Producers Association IEF ong>Informationong> Exchange Forum (informal consultation body in ong>theong> framework of ong>theong> IPPC Directive) InfoMil The Dutch ong>Informationong> Centre for Environmental Licensing IFP Inorganic Feed Phosphates IPTS Institute for Prospective Technological Studies ISO International Standards Organisation NGOs Non-Governmental Organisations SFT Norwegian Pollution Control Authority SSPA Sodium Sulphate Producers Association TDMA Titanium Dioxide Manufacturers Association TWG Technical Working Groups UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization US EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency UBA Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environmental Agency - Germany) UBA-Austria Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency - Austria) US United States of America VROM Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment ZEAD Zeolite Adsorbents ZEODET Association of Detergent Zeolite Producers ZOPA Zinc Oxide Producers Association

Abbreviations of units of measure bar bar (1 bar = 100 kPa, 1.013 bar = 1 atm) °C degree Celsius g gram h hour J Joule K Kelvin (0 °C = 273.15 K) kg kilogram (1 kg = 1000 g) kPa kilo Pascal kt thousand tonnes kWh kilowatt-hour (1 kWh = 3600 kJ = 3.6 MJ) l litre m metre m 2 square metre m 3 cubic metre mg milligram (1 mg = 10 -3 gram) Nm 3 Normalised m 3 (gas, 273 K, 101.3 kPa) pH scale for measuring acidity or alkalinity ppb parts per billion ppm parts per million ppmv parts per million (by weight) s second t metric tonne (1000 kg or 10 6 gram) vol-% percentage by volume W Watt (1 W = 1 J/s) Prefixes n nano 10 -9 b micro 10 -6 m milli 10 -3 c centi 10 -2 k kilo 10 3 M mega 10 6 G giga 10 9 Chemical formula commonly used in this document (refer also to Annex 1 – Basic classes of inorganic compounds) Al Aluminium AlCl3 Aluminium chloride AlF3 Aluminium fluoride AlNaO2 Sodium aluminate Al2O3 Aluminium oxide Al(OH)3 Aluminium hydroxide Al2(SO4)3 Aluminium sulphate Alx(OH)yClz Aluminium hydroxy chloride Alx(OH)yClz(SO4)q Aluminium hydroxy chloride sulphate As Arsenic Ba Barium BaCl2 Barium chloride B Boron C Carbon Ca Calcium Glossary 11

Abbreviati<strong>on</strong>s of units of measure<br />

bar bar (1 bar = 100 kPa, 1.013 bar = 1 atm)<br />

°C degree Celsius<br />

g gram<br />

h hour<br />

J Joule<br />

K Kelvin (0 °C = 273.15 K)<br />

kg kilogram (1 kg = 1000 g)<br />

kPa kilo Pascal<br />

kt thousand t<strong>on</strong>nes<br />

kWh kilowatt-hour (1 kWh = 3600 kJ = 3.6 MJ)<br />

l litre<br />

m metre<br />

m 2<br />

square metre<br />

m 3<br />

cubic metre<br />

mg milligram (1 mg = 10 -3 gram)<br />

Nm 3<br />

Normalised m 3 (gas, 273 K, 101.3 kPa)<br />

pH scale for measuring acidity or alkalinity<br />

ppb parts per billi<strong>on</strong><br />

ppm parts per milli<strong>on</strong><br />

ppmv parts per milli<strong>on</strong> (by weight)<br />

s sec<strong>on</strong>d<br />

t metric t<strong>on</strong>ne (1000 kg or 10 6 gram)<br />

vol-% percentage by volume<br />

W Watt (1 W = 1 J/s)<br />

Prefixes<br />

n nano 10 -9<br />

b micro 10 -6<br />

m milli 10 -3<br />

c centi 10 -2<br />

k kilo 10 3<br />

M mega 10 6<br />

G giga 10 9<br />

Chemical formula comm<strong>on</strong>ly used in this document<br />

(refer also to Annex 1 – Basic classes of inorganic compounds)<br />

Al Aluminium<br />

AlCl3<br />

Aluminium chloride<br />

AlF3<br />

Aluminium fluoride<br />

AlNaO2<br />

Sodium aluminate<br />

Al2O3<br />

Aluminium oxide<br />

Al(OH)3<br />

Aluminium hydroxide<br />

Al2(SO4)3<br />

Aluminium sulphate<br />

Alx(OH)yClz Aluminium hydroxy chloride<br />

Alx(OH)yClz(SO4)q Aluminium hydroxy chloride sulphate<br />

As Arsenic<br />

Ba Barium<br />

BaCl2<br />

Barium chloride<br />

B Bor<strong>on</strong><br />

C Carb<strong>on</strong><br />

Ca Calcium<br />

Glossary<br />

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