ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 1363
LID—Low Impact Development
LIDAR—Light Detection and Ranging
LILW-LL—Low and Intermediate Level Waste—Long Lived
LILW-SL—Low and Intermediate Level Waste—Short Lived
LLDPE—Linear Low Density Polyethylene
LLNL—Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (U.S.)
LLW—Low Level Radioactive Waste
LMC—Lime-Magnesium Carbonate
LMO—Living Genetically Modified Organism
LMx—Low Mix Burner
LNAPL—Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid
LNB—Low NOx Burner
LNG—Liquefied Natural Gas
LNT—Linear No-Threshold
LOD—Limit of Deposition
LOEC—Lowest Observable Effects Concentration
LOEL—Lowest Observed Effect Level
LOI—Loss on Ignition
LOOP—Locally Organized and Operated Partnerships
LOPA—Layers of Protection Analysis
LPC—Limiting Permissible Concentration
Lpcd—Liters per Capita per Day
LPG—Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LPS—Lipopolysaccharide
LRT—Long-Range Transport
LS—Low Sulfur
LSE—London School of Economics
LSI—Langlier Saturation Index
LSM—Land Surface Model
LSTK—Lump-Sump Turnkey
LSHTM—London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
LTAR—Long Term Acceptance Rate
LTR—Long Range Transport Model
LTVE—Long Tube Vertical Evaporator
LUC—Land Use Classification
LULU—Locally Unacceptable Land Use
LUST—Leaking Underground Storage Tank
LVHV—Low Volume High Velocity
LWL—Low Water Level
LWR—Light Water ReactorMAA—Mycosporine Amino Acid
MAB—Man and the Biosphere (UNESCO)
MAC—Maximum Acceptable (Allowable) Concentration
MAC—(EEC)—Maximum Acceptable Concentration
(European Economic Community)
MACS—Miniature Acid-Condensation System
MACT—Maximum Achievable Control Technology
MAFF—Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (UK)
MAH—Maleic Anhydride
MANEB—Trimangol 80, Poligram M, Plantineb 80 PM
MANOVA—Multivariate Analysis of Variance
MA7CD10—Minimum Average 7 Consecutive Day 10
Year Flow
MARAMA—Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Use Management
Association (U.S.)
MARC—Major Accident Reporting System (EU)
MAS—Mobile Aerosol SpectrometerMATC—Maximum Acceptable Toxicant Concentration
MB—Mixed Bed
MBR—Membrane Bioreactor
MBT—Monobutyltin
MBL—Marine Boundary Layer
MC—Microcarrier
MCA—Manufacturing Chemists Association
MCA—Multicriteria Analysis
MCDSS—Multicriteria Decision Support System
MCFC—Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell
MCI—Management Charter Initiative (UK)
MCL—Maximum Contaminant Level
MCLG—Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
MCM—Master Chemical Mechanism
MCPA—4,Chloro-2-Methylphenoxyacetic Acid
MCR—National Institute of Materials and Chemical
Research (Japan)
MCRT—Mean Cell Residence Time
MCS—Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
MCTT—Multichambered Treatment Train
mdd—md × day –1 × dm –2
MDL—Method Detection Limit
MDNR—Missouri Department of Natural Resources
MDS—Multidimensional Scaling
ME—Multiple-Effect Evaporator
MEA—Monoethanolamine
MEA—Multinational Environmental Agreement
MED—Modified Electrodialysis
MED—Multieffect Distillation
MEK—Methyl Ethyl Ketone
MEMS—Microelectro-Mechanical Systems
MEPA—Meteorology and Environmental Protection
Admin istration (Saudi Arabia)
MESL—Marine Environmental Studies Laboratory (IAEA)
MEUC—Major Energy Users’ Council (UK)
MF—Microfiltration
M/F—Mass/Food Ratio
MFA—Material Flow Accounting
MFN—Most Favored Status
MGD—Million Gallons per Day
mg/L—Milligrams per Liter (ppm)
MHD—Magnetohydrodynamics
MIBK—Methyl Isobutyl Ketone
MICROMORT—One in a Million Chance of Death from
an Environmental Hazard
MIE—Magnetic Ion Exchange
MIE—Minimum Ignition Energy
MIGA—Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
MIPAES—Microwave Induced Plasma Atomic Emission
Spectroscopy
MIPS—Material Intensity per Service Unit
MIR—Maximum Incremental Reactivity
MIR—Maximum Individual Risk
MIRAGE—CEC Radionuclide Geosphere Migration Project
MJO—Madden-Julian Oscillation
MLD—Mean Lethal Dose
MLD—Million Liters per Day
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