ATTACHMENT B
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ASTM | American Society of Testing and Materials |
BGCAPP | Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant |
GB GPM/ft2 |
a nerve agent, also known as sarin gallons per minute per square foot |
H | mustard agent |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
MF | microfiltration |
MIC | microbiologically induced corrosion |
MOC | materials of construction |
mV | millivolt |
NACE | National Association of Corrosion Engineers |
NRC | National Research Council |
PACl | polyaluminum chloride |
PMACWA | Program Manager for Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives |
ppm | parts per million |
PRE | pitting resistance equivalent |
psig | pounds per square inch gauge |
RO | reverse osmosis |
SCC | stress corrosion cracking |
SCE | saturated calomel electrode |
SCWO | supercritical water oxidation |
SDI | silt density index |
SEC | specific energy consumption |
SWRO | seawater reverse osmosis |
TDS | total dissolved solids |
UF | ultrfiltration |
VX | a nerve agent |
WRS | water recovery system |