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ABBREVIATIONS
EPA US Environmental Protection Agency
ºC degree Celsius
ºF degree Fahrenheit
μg/L micrograms per liter (ppb)
mg/L milligrams per liter (ppm)
%T Percent Transmittance
ABS Absorbance
ppm parts per million (mg/L)
ppt parts per thousand (g/L)
ppb parts per billion (μg/L)
ºf French degree (Hardness)
ºe English degree (Hardness)
ºdH German degree (Hardness)
meq/L milliequivalents per liter
meq/kg milliequivalents per kilogram
PCU Platinum Cobalt Unit
Pfund honey color grading scale in millimeters
pH Negative log of the hydrogen ion activity
mV Millivolts
dKH Degrees of Carbonate Hardness
9. ABBREVIATIONS