Elements on Effluent

Elements summary of Air Emission and Effluent Discharge Requirements Presented in the Industry Guidelines

ADP: Air-dried pulp
Ag: Silver
AOX: Adsorbable organic halides
As: Arsenic
BOD: Biochemical oxygen demand (understood as BOD measured over five days, BOD5)
Cd: Cadmium
Cl: Chlorine
CN: Cyanide
Co: Cobalt
CO: Carbon monoxide
COD: Chemical oxygen demand
Cr+6 : Hexevalent chromium
Cr : total Total chromium
CTMP : Chemical, thermal, mechanical process for producing pulp
Cu : Copper
F : Fluorine
Fe : Iron
g/mm Btu : Grams per million British thermal units
GJ : Gigajoule
HC: Hydrocarbons
HCl: Hydrogen chloride/hydrochloric acid
HF: Hydrogen fluoride/hydrofluoric acid
Hg: Mercury
H2S: Hydrogen sulfide
kg : Kilogram
kg/t: Kilograms per metric ton
mg/l : Milligrams per liter
μg/m3: Micrograms per cubic meter
mg/Nm3: Milligrams per normal cubic meter
MPN/100 ml : Coliform count expressed as most probable number per 100 milliliters
MWe : Megawatts of electricity
N : Nitrogen
ng/J : Nanograms per joule
NH3 Ammonia
NH4: Ammonium nitrogen
Ni : Nickel
NO3: Nitrate nitrogen
NOx: Nitrogen oxide
O&G: Oil and grease
P : Phosphorus
PAH : Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
Pb : Lead
pH : Measure of acidity/alkalinity
PM : Particulate matter
PM2.5: Particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 microns
PM10 : Particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than 10 microns
ppm : Parts per million
S: Sulfur
Sb: Antimony
Se: Selenium
Sn: Tin
SO2: Sulfur dioxide
SOx: Sulfur oxides
t :Metric ton
TCE : Trichloroethylene
Temp.: Temperature increase at the edge of increase the zone where initial mixing and dilution take place; where the zone is not defined, 100 meters from the point of discharge is used
t MWe: Metric tons per day per megawatt of electricity
TSS: Total suspended solids
V: Vanadium
VOCs : Volatile organic compounds
WAD : Weak acid dissociable cyanide
Zn: Zinc