Organic Waste Recycling

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kg kilogram
kJ kilojoule
km kilometer
KVIC Khadi and Village Industries Commission (India)
kWh kilowatt-hour
L liter
LAS linear alkylbenzene sulfonates
lb pound
LDP limiting design parameter
LPG liquefied petroleum gas
m meter
meq milli-equivalent (referring to concentration of an ion)
mg milligram
mgad million gallons per acre per day
mgd million gallons per day
min minute
mL milliliter
mM milliMolar
mm millimeter
MPN most probable number
mV millivolt
MWh megawatt-hour
N nitrogen
NAS U.S. National Academy of Sciences
NH 3 un-ionized ammonia
NH 3 -N ammonia N
NH 4 +-N ammonium N
nm nanometer = 10-9 m
NO 2 - nitrite
NO 3 - nitrate
NOx nitrogen oxides in various oxidation states
O oxygen
OF overland flow process (referring to land treatment)
Org-N organic nitrogen
P phosphorus
PCBs polychlorinated biphenyls
PFU plaque forming unit
Pa algal productivity
PO 4 3- phosphate
ppm part per million