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=== ACRONYMS === | === ACRONYMS === | ||
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><p><strong>Acronym/<br /> |
Abbreviation</strong></p></td> | Abbreviation</strong></p></td> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><p><strong>Definition</strong></p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ABA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>acid base accounting</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ACG</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Australian Centre for Geomechanics </p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ACMER</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Australian Centre for Mining Environmental Research</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ADTI</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Acid Drainage Technology Initiative </p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Ag</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>silver</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Al</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>aluminum</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ALD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>anoxic limestone drain</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">AMD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>acid mine drainage, acid and metalliferous drainage (Australia)</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ANC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>acid neutralizing capacity</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ANFO</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>ammonium nitrate fuel oil</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ANZECC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Australian and New Zealand Environmental and Conservation Council</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">AP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>acid (generation) potential</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">APHA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>American Public Health Association</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">AWWA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>American Water Works Association</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ARD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>acid rock drainage</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ARMCANZ</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">As</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>arsenic</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">AS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Australian Standards</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ASTM</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>American Standards for Testing and Materials</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Au</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>gold</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">AVIRIS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>airborne visible/infrared imaging spectrometer</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">AVS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>acid volatile sulphide</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">BA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>before-after</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">BACI</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>before-after-control-impact</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">BAT</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>best available technology</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">BCAMDTF</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>British Columbia Acid Mine Drainage Task Force</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">BC MEND</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>British Columbia Mine Environmental Neutral Drainage</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">BC MEMPR</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">BCR</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>biochemical reactor</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">BIF</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>banded iron formation</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">BLM</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Biotic Ligand Model</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">BMF</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>biomagnification factor</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">BREF</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>best available reference</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Ca</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>calcium</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">CaCO3</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>calcium carbonate</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">CA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>cluster analysis</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">CANMET</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">CBR</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>contaminant body residue</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">CCBE</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>cover with capillary barrier effect</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Cd</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>cadmium</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">CEN</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Comité Européen de Normalisation</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">CESR</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>cost effective sulphate removal</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">CI</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>control-impact</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Co</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>cobalt</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">COI</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>constituent of interest</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">COPC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>contaminant of potential concern</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">CPE</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>chlorinated polyethylene</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Cr</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>chromium</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">CSIR</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Council for Scientific and Industrial Research</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">CSM</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>conceptual site model</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Cu</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>copper</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">DAD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>decide, announce, defend</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">DEM</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>digital elevation model</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">DIAND</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">DQO</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>data quality objective</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">DSM</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>dynamic system model</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">DWAF</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Department of Water Affairs and Forestry</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">EA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>environmental assessment</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">EC </p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>European Commission </p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">EC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>electrical conductivity/electrical conductance</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">EDR</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>electrodialysis reversal</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">EIA </p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>environmental impact assessment</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">EIS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>environmental impact study</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">EMP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>environmental management plan</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">EMS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>environmental management system</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ERA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>environmental risk assessment</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ESIA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>environmental and social impact assessment</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">EU</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>European Union</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">F</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>fluoride</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">FA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>factor analysis</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Fe</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>iron</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">FIDIC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>International Federation of Consulting Engineers</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">FLT</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>field leaching test</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">FMEA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>failure mode and effects analysis</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">FS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>feasibility study</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">GARD Guide</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Global Acid Rock Drainage Guide</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">GB</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Guobiao Standard (China National Standard)</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">GCL</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>geosynthetic clay liner</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">GIS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>geographic information system</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">GPS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>global positioning system</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">GRI</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Global Reporting Initiative</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ha</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>hectare</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">HCT</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>humidity cell test</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">HDPE</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>high density polyethylene</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">HDS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>high density sludge</p></td> |
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| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">HHRA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>human health risk assessment</p></td> |
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<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">HSEC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>health, safety, environment, and community</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">IAP2</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>International Association for Public Participation</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ICARD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ICMI</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>International Cyanide Management Institute</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ICMM</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>International Council of Mining and Metals</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ICP-MS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ILO</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>International Labour Organization</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">IMPI</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>integrated and managed passive treatment</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">IMWA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>International Mine Water Association</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">INAP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>International Network for Acid Prevention</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">IOR</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>intrinsic oxidation rate</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">IPPC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">IFC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>International Finance Corporation</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ISO</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>International Standards Organization</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">kg</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>kilogram</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">KPCS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Kimberley Process Certification Scheme</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">KPI</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>key performance indicator</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">LLDPE</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>linear low density polyethylene</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">LOE</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>line of evidence</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">MAA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>multiple accounts analysis</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">MAC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Mining Association of Canada</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">MCA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Minerals Council of Australia</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">MEND</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Mine Environmental Neutral Drainage (Initiative)</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Mg</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>magnesium</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">mg/kg</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>milligrams per kilogram</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">mg/L</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>milligrams per liter</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">MIW</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>mining influenced water</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ML</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>metal leaching</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">µm</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>micrometer</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">mm</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>millimeter</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">M&M</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>management and maintenance</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">MMER</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Metal Mining Effluent Regulations</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">MMSD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Minerals, Mining, and Sustainable Development (project)</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Mn</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>manganese</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">MP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>management plan</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">MRG</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>metal-rich granules</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">MSF</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>metal sensitive fractions</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">MVT</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Mississippi Valley Type</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">MWMP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Meteoric Water Mobility Procedure</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NAG</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>net acid generation (test method) or non-acid generating</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NAPP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>net acid producing potential</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NASA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>National Aeronautics and Space Administration</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NBR</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Norma Brasileira Registrada</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NCV</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>net carbonate value</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NEPC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>National Environmental Protection Council</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NF</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>nano-filtration</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NGO</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>non-governmental organization</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Ni</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>nickel</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NMD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>neutral mine drainage</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NNP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>net neutralization potential</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NOAMI</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>neutralization potential</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NPR</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>net potential ratio</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NPV</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>net present value</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NRCan</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Natural Resources Canada</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">NZS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>New Zealand Standards</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">O&M</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>operation and maintenance</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">OLD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>open limestone drain</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">OSM</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Office of Surface Mining</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">PaDEP </p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection </p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">PADRE</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Partnership for Acid Drainage Remediation in Europe</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">PAG</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>potentially acid generating</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Pb</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>lead</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">PCA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>principal component analysis</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">PD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>probability distribution</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">PDCP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>public consultation and disclosure plan</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">PDF</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>probability density function</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">PE</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>polyethylene</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">PPA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>potential problem assessment</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">PVC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>polyvinyl chloride</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">QA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>quality assurance</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">QAPP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>quality assurance project plan</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">QC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>quality control</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">RAPS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>reducing and alkalinity producing system</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">redox</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>reduction oxidation</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">RMA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Resource Management Act</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">RMP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>risk management plan</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">RO</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>reverse osmosis</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">ROPC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>receptor of potential concern</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">RQD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>rock quality designation</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">S</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>sulphur</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">SAP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>sampling and analysis plan</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">SAPS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>successive alkalinity producing system</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Sb</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>antimony</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">SD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>saline drainage</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Se</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>selenium</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">SEM</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>scanning electron microscope</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">SOP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>standard operating procedure</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">SPARRO</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>slurry precipitation and recycle reverse osmosis</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">SPLP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">SRB</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>sulphate-reducing bacteria</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">SSD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>species sensitivity distribution</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">SWCC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>soil water characteristic curve</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">SQG</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Sediment Quality Guideline</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">SUNY</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>State University of New York</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">TAM</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>trophically available metal</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">TCLP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">TDR</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>time-domain reflectrometry</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">TDS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>total dissolved solids</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">TIC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>total inorganic carbon</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">TIE</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>toxicity identification evaluation</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">TOC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>total organic carbon</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">TRC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>tissue residue criterion/criteria</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">TSF</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>tailings storage facility</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">U</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>uranium</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">UNEP</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>United Nations Environment Programme</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">US</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>United States</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">USA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>United States of America</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">USEPA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>United States Environmental Protection Agency</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">USGS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>United States Geological Survey</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">VEC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>valued ecosystem component</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">VFA</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>volatile fatty acids</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">VMS</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>volcanogenic massive sulphide</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">WAD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>weak acid dissociable</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">WEF</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Water Environment Federation</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">WET</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Waste Extraction Test</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">WHO</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>World Health Organization</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">WQ</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>water quality</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">WQG</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>water quality guideline</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">WOE</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>weight of evidence</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">WRC</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>Water Research Commission</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">XRD</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>X-ray diffraction</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="119" valign="top"><p align="left">Zn</p></td> |
| − | <td width=" | + | <td width="497" valign="top"><p>zinc</p></td> |
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
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ACRONYMS
Acronym/ |
Definition |
ABA |
acid base accounting |
ACG |
Australian Centre for Geomechanics |
ACMER |
Australian Centre for Mining Environmental Research |
ADTI |
Acid Drainage Technology Initiative |
Ag |
silver |
Al |
aluminum |
ALD |
anoxic limestone drain |
AMD |
acid mine drainage, acid and metalliferous drainage (Australia) |
ANC |
acid neutralizing capacity |
ANFO |
ammonium nitrate fuel oil |
ANZECC |
Australian and New Zealand Environmental and Conservation Council |
AP |
acid (generation) potential |
APHA |
American Public Health Association |
AWWA |
American Water Works Association |
ARD |
acid rock drainage |
ARMCANZ |
Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand |
As |
arsenic |
AS |
Australian Standards |
ASTM |
American Standards for Testing and Materials |
Au |
gold |
AVIRIS |
airborne visible/infrared imaging spectrometer |
AVS |
acid volatile sulphide |
BA |
before-after |
BACI |
before-after-control-impact |
BAT |
best available technology |
BCAMDTF |
British Columbia Acid Mine Drainage Task Force |
BC MEND |
British Columbia Mine Environmental Neutral Drainage |
BC MEMPR |
British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources |
BCR |
biochemical reactor |
BIF |
banded iron formation |
BLM |
Biotic Ligand Model |
BMF |
biomagnification factor |
BREF |
best available reference |
Ca |
calcium |
CaCO3 |
calcium carbonate |
CA |
cluster analysis |
CANMET |
Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology |
CBR |
contaminant body residue |
CCBE |
cover with capillary barrier effect |
Cd |
cadmium |
CEN |
Comité Européen de Normalisation |
CESR |
cost effective sulphate removal |
CI |
control-impact |
Co |
cobalt |
COI |
constituent of interest |
COPC |
contaminant of potential concern |
CPE |
chlorinated polyethylene |
Cr |
chromium |
CSIR |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research |
CSM |
conceptual site model |
Cu |
copper |
DAD |
decide, announce, defend |
DEM |
digital elevation model |
DIAND |
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development |
DQO |
data quality objective |
DSM |
dynamic system model |
DWAF |
Department of Water Affairs and Forestry |
EA |
environmental assessment |
EC |
European Commission |
EC |
electrical conductivity/electrical conductance |
EDR |
electrodialysis reversal |
EIA |
environmental impact assessment |
EIS |
environmental impact study |
EMP |
environmental management plan |
EMS |
environmental management system |
ERA |
environmental risk assessment |
ESIA |
environmental and social impact assessment |
EU |
European Union |
F |
fluoride |
FA |
factor analysis |
Fe |
iron |
FIDIC |
International Federation of Consulting Engineers |
FLT |
field leaching test |
FMEA |
failure mode and effects analysis |
FS |
feasibility study |
GARD Guide |
Global Acid Rock Drainage Guide |
GB |
Guobiao Standard (China National Standard) |
GCL |
geosynthetic clay liner |
GIS |
geographic information system |
GPS |
global positioning system |
GRI |
Global Reporting Initiative |
ha |
hectare |
HCT |
humidity cell test |
HDPE |
high density polyethylene |
HDS |
high density sludge |
HHRA |
human health risk assessment |
HSEC |
health, safety, environment, and community |
IAP2 |
International Association for Public Participation |
ICARD |
International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage |
ICMI |
International Cyanide Management Institute |
ICMM |
International Council of Mining and Metals |
ICP-MS |
inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry |
ILO |
International Labour Organization |
IMPI |
integrated and managed passive treatment |
IMWA |
International Mine Water Association |
INAP |
International Network for Acid Prevention |
IOR |
intrinsic oxidation rate |
IPPC |
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control |
IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
ISO |
International Standards Organization |
kg |
kilogram |
KPCS |
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme |
KPI |
key performance indicator |
LLDPE |
linear low density polyethylene |
LOE |
line of evidence |
MAA |
multiple accounts analysis |
MAC |
Mining Association of Canada |
MCA |
Minerals Council of Australia |
MEND |
Mine Environmental Neutral Drainage (Initiative) |
Mg |
magnesium |
mg/kg |
milligrams per kilogram |
mg/L |
milligrams per liter |
MIW |
mining influenced water |
ML |
metal leaching |
µm |
micrometer |
mm |
millimeter |
M&M |
management and maintenance |
MMER |
Metal Mining Effluent Regulations |
MMSD |
Minerals, Mining, and Sustainable Development (project) |
Mn |
manganese |
MP |
management plan |
MRG |
metal-rich granules |
MSF |
metal sensitive fractions |
MVT |
Mississippi Valley Type |
MWMP |
Meteoric Water Mobility Procedure |
NAG |
net acid generation (test method) or non-acid generating |
NAPP |
net acid producing potential |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NBR |
Norma Brasileira Registrada |
NCV |
net carbonate value |
NEPC |
National Environmental Protection Council |
NF |
nano-filtration |
NGO |
non-governmental organization |
Ni |
nickel |
NMD |
neutral mine drainage |
NNP |
net neutralization potential |
NOAMI |
National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative |
NP |
neutralization potential |
NPR |
net potential ratio |
NPV |
net present value |
NRCan |
Natural Resources Canada |
NZS |
New Zealand Standards |
O&M |
operation and maintenance |
OLD |
open limestone drain |
OSM |
Office of Surface Mining |
PaDEP |
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection |
PADRE |
Partnership for Acid Drainage Remediation in Europe |
PAG |
potentially acid generating |
Pb |
lead |
PCA |
principal component analysis |
PD |
probability distribution |
PDCP |
public consultation and disclosure plan |
probability density function |
|
PE |
polyethylene |
PPA |
potential problem assessment |
PVC |
polyvinyl chloride |
QA |
quality assurance |
QAPP |
quality assurance project plan |
QC |
quality control |
RAPS |
reducing and alkalinity producing system |
redox |
reduction oxidation |
RMA |
Resource Management Act |
RMP |
risk management plan |
RO |
reverse osmosis |
ROPC |
receptor of potential concern |
RQD |
rock quality designation |
S |
sulphur |
SAP |
sampling and analysis plan |
SAPS |
successive alkalinity producing system |
Sb |
antimony |
SD |
saline drainage |
Se |
selenium |
SEM |
scanning electron microscope |
SOP |
standard operating procedure |
SPARRO |
slurry precipitation and recycle reverse osmosis |
SPLP |
Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure |
SRB |
sulphate-reducing bacteria |
SSD |
species sensitivity distribution |
SWCC |
soil water characteristic curve |
SQG |
Sediment Quality Guideline |
SUNY |
State University of New York |
TAM |
trophically available metal |
TCLP |
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure |
TDR |
time-domain reflectrometry |
TDS |
total dissolved solids |
TIC |
total inorganic carbon |
TIE |
toxicity identification evaluation |
TOC |
total organic carbon |
TRC |
tissue residue criterion/criteria |
TSF |
tailings storage facility |
U |
uranium |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
US |
United States |
USA |
United States of America |
USEPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
USGS |
United States Geological Survey |
VEC |
valued ecosystem component |
VFA |
volatile fatty acids |
VMS |
volcanogenic massive sulphide |
WAD |
weak acid dissociable |
WEF |
Water Environment Federation |
WET |
Waste Extraction Test |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WQ |
water quality |
WQG |
water quality guideline |
WOE |
weight of evidence |
WRC |
Water Research Commission |
XRD |
X-ray diffraction |
Zn |
zinc |
