The following abbreviations, when used in this chapter, shall have the designated meanings:
BETX | Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, and xylenes (total) |
BOD | Biochemical oxygen demand |
BMR | Baseline monitoring report |
C | Celsius |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
COD | Chemical oxygen demand |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
F | Fahrenheit |
FOG | Fat oil, and grease |
GPD | Gallons per day |
IDNR | Iowa Department of Natural Resources |
lb/day | Pounds per day |
mgd | Million gallons per day |
mg/l | Milligrams per liter |
NCPS | National Categorical Pretreatment Standards or categorical standards |
NH3-N | Ammonia nitrogen |
NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
O&G | Oil and grease |
POTW | Publicly owned treatment works |
SCP | Spill control plan |
SIC | Standard industrial classification |
SNC | Significant noncompliance |
RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
TCLP | Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure |
TFE | Trichlorotrifluoroethane |
TKN | Total Kjeldahl nitrogen |
TOH | Total organic hydrocarbons |
TRC | Technical review criteria |
TSS | Total suspended solids |
TTO | Total toxic organics |
USC | United States Code |
U.S. EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
VPH | Volatile petroleum hydrocarbons |