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APPENDIX B: Abbreviated Terms
APPENDIX B: Abbreviated Terms
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1,1-dimethyl urea DNA deoxyribonucleic acid EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAME fatty acid methyl esters GC gas chromatography GC/MS gas chromatography/mass spectrometry g/d, g/cap/d grams per day, grams per capita per day g, kg, me, fig, ng gram, kilogram, milligram, microgram, nanogram gt gross tonnage ha hectare (10,000 m2) HMWH high-molecular-weight hydrocarbons HP horse power HPLC high pressure liquid chromatography ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Seas IFP French Institute of Petroleum (Institut Francais du Petrol)
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tons per annum NAS National Academy of Sciences NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NBS National Bureau of Standards NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPC National Petroleum Council NSO nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen components OCS outer continental shelf OILPOL 54/69 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil 1954, as amended in 1969 O:N ratio the ratio of oxygen consumed to nitrogen excreted PAN polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons PDB Peedee Belemnite, geological formation from which rock reference standard for C stable isotope was obtained PHC petroleum hydrocarbons PAM petroleum transforming microorganisms RNA r ibonucleic acid SBT segregated ballast tanks SCCWRP Southern California Coastal Water Research Project SCEP Study of Critical Environmental Problems SGO s ilica-gel-oil medium SLAR Side-Look ing Airborne Radar SRM standard reference mixture TC total cargo carrying capacity THC total hydrocarbons Urn! unresolved complex mixture USCG United States Coast Guard USGS On ited States Geological Survey
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585 UV, W/F VLCC VLH WHOI WSF ultraviolet, ultraviolet fluorescence very large crude carr iers volatile liquid hydrocarbons Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution water-soluble fraction * Metr ic understood when abbreviated.
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