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GLOSSARY
Abbreviation
or
Acronym
Definition
ABC
Association of Boards of Certification for Operating
Personnel in Water Utilities and Pollution Control Systems
AC
alternating current
AF
alkalinity factor
AFB
Air Force Base
AFCESA
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency
AFI
Air Force Instruction
AFM
Air Force Manual
AFOSH
Air Force Occupational Safety and Health
AFR
Air Force Regulation
APHA
American Public Health Association
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
AR
Army Regulation
ASCE
American Society of Civil Engineers
AWWA
American Water Works Association
AWWARF
American Water Works Association Research Foundation
BAC
Btu
British thermal unit
BUMEDINST
Bureau of Medicine Instruction
C
Centigrade; also Hazen and Williams pipe friction coefficient
CAC
combined available chlorine
cal
calorie
CESC
Technical Support Civil Engineering
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