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[[Acronyms|Acronyms/Abbreviations]]
 
[[Acronyms|Acronyms/Abbreviations]]
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    <td width="160" valign="top" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><p align="left"><strong>Acronym/<br />Abbreviation</strong></p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top" bgcolor="#eeeeee"><p align="left"><strong>Definition</strong></p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ABA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>acid base accounting</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ACG</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Australian    Centre for Geomechanics </p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ACMER</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Australian Centre for Mining    Environmental Research</p></td>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ADTI</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Acid    Drainage Technology Initiative </p></td>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Ag</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>silver</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Al</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>aluminum</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ALD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>anoxic limestone drain</p></td>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">AMD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>acid mine drainage, acid and    metalliferous drainage (Australia)</p></td>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ANC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>acid neutralizing capacity</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ANFO</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>ammonium nitrate fuel oil</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ANZECC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Australian and New Zealand    Environmental and Conservation Council</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">AP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>acid (generation) potential</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">APHA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>American Public Health Association</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">AWWA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>American Water Works Association</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ARD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>acid rock drainage</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ARMCANZ</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Agriculture and Resource Management    Council of Australia and New Zealand</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">As</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>arsenic</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">AS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Australian Standards</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ASTM</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>American Standards for Testing and    Materials</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Au</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>gold</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">AVIRIS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>airborne visible/infrared imaging    spectrometer</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">AVS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>acid volatile sulphide</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">BA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>before-after</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">BACI</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>before-after-control-impact</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">BAT</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>best available technology</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">BCAMDTF</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>British Columbia Acid Mine Drainage Task    Force</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">BC MEND</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>British Columbia Mine Environmental    Neutral Drainage</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">BC    MEMPR</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>British Columbia Ministry of Energy,    Mines and Petroleum Resources</p></td>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">BCR</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>biochemical reactor</p></td>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">BIF</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>banded iron formation</p></td>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">BLM</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Biotic Ligand Model</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">BMF</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>biomagnification factor</p></td>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">BREF</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>best available reference</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Ca</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>calcium</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">CaCO3</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>calcium carbonate</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">CA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>cluster analysis</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">CANMET</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy    Technology</p></td>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">CBR</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>contaminant body residue</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">CCBE</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>cover with capillary barrier effect</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Cd</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>cadmium</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">CEN</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Comité Européen de Normalisation</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">CESR</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>cost effective sulphate removal</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">CI</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>control-impact</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Co</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>cobalt</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">COI</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>constituent of interest</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">COPC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>contaminant of potential concern</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">CPE</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>chlorinated polyethylene</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Cr</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>chromium</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">CSIR</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Council for Scientific and Industrial    Research</p></td>
 
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  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">CSM</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>conceptual site model</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Cu</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>copper</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">DAD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>decide, announce, defend</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">DEM</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>digital elevation model</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">DIAND</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Department of Indian Affairs and    Northern Development</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">DQO</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>data quality objective</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">DSM</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>dynamic system model</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">DWAF</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Department of Water Affairs and    Forestry</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">EA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>environmental assessment</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">EC </p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>European    Commission </p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">EC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>electrical    conductivity/electrical conductance</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">EDR</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>electrodialysis    reversal</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">EIA </p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>environmental impact assessment</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">EIS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>environmental impact study</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">EMP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>environmental management plan</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">EMS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>environmental management system</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ERA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>environmental risk assessment</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ESIA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>environmental and social impact    assessment</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">EU</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>European Union</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">F</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>fluoride</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">FA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>factor analysis</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Fe</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>iron</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">FIDIC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>International Federation of    Consulting Engineers</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">FLT</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>field leaching test</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">FMEA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>failure mode and effects analysis</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">FS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>feasibility study</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">GARD Guide</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Global Acid Rock Drainage Guide</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">GB</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Guobiao Standard (China National    Standard)</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">GCL</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>geosynthetic clay liner</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">GIS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>geographic information system</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">GPS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>global positioning system</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">GRI</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Global Reporting Initiative</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ha</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>hectare</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">HCT</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>humidity cell test</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">HDPE</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>high density polyethylene</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">HDS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>high density sludge</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">HHRA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>human health risk assessment</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">HSEC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>health, safety, environment, and    community</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">IAP2</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>International Association for Public    Participation</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ICARD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>International Conference on Acid Rock    Drainage</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ICMI</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>International Cyanide Management    Institute</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ICMM</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>International Council of Mining and    Metals</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ICP-MS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ILO</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>International Labour Organization</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">IMPI</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>integrated and managed passive treatment</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">IMWA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>International Mine Water Association</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">INAP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>International Network for Acid Prevention</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">IOR</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>intrinsic oxidation rate</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">IPPC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Integrated Pollution Prevention and    Control</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">IFC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>International Finance Corporation</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ISO</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>International Standards Organization</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">kg</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>kilogram</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">KPCS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Kimberley Process Certification    Scheme</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">KPI</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>key performance indicator</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">LLDPE</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>linear low density polyethylene</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">LOE</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>line of evidence</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">MAA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>multiple accounts analysis</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">MAC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Mining Association of Canada</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">MCA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Minerals Council of Australia</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">MEND</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Mine Environmental Neutral Drainage    (Initiative)</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Mg</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>magnesium</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">mg/kg</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>milligrams per kilogram</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">mg/L</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>milligrams per liter</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">MIW</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>mining influenced water</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ML</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>metal leaching</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">µm</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>micrometer</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">mm</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>millimeter</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
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    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">M&amp;M</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>management and maintenance</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">MMER</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Metal Mining Effluent Regulations</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">MMSD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Minerals, Mining, and Sustainable    Development (project)</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Mn</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>manganese</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">MP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>management plan</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">MRG</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>metal-rich granules</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">MSF</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>metal sensitive fractions</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">MVT</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Mississippi Valley Type</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">MWMP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Meteoric Water Mobility Procedure</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NAG</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>net acid generation (test method) or    non-acid generating</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NAPP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>net acid producing potential</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NASA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>National Aeronautics and Space    Administration</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NBR</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Norma Brasileira Registrada</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NCV</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>net carbonate value</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NEPC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>National Environmental Protection    Council</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NF</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>nano-filtration</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NGO</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>non-governmental organization</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Ni</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>nickel</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NMD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>neutral mine drainage</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NNP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>net neutralization potential</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NOAMI</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines    Initiative</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>neutralization potential</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NPR</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>net potential ratio</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NPV</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>net present value</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NRCan</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Natural Resources Canada</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">NZS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>New Zealand Standards</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">O&amp;M</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>operation and maintenance</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">OLD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>open limestone drain</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">OSM</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Office    of Surface Mining</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">PaDEP </p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Pennsylvania    Department of Environmental Protection </p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">PADRE</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Partnership for Acid Drainage    Remediation in Europe</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">PAG</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>potentially acid generating</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Pb</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>lead</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">PCA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>principal component analysis</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">PD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>probability distribution</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">PDCP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>public consultation and disclosure    plan</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">PDF</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>probability density function</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">PE</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>polyethylene</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">PPA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>potential problem assessment</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">PVC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>polyvinyl chloride</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">QA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>quality assurance</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">QAPP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>quality assurance project plan</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">QC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>quality control</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">RAPS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>reducing and alkalinity producing system</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">redox</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>reduction oxidation</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">RMA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Resource Management Act</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">RMP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>risk management plan</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">RO</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>reverse osmosis</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">ROPC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>receptor of potential concern</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">RQD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>rock quality designation</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">S</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>sulphur</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">SAP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>sampling and analysis plan</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">SAPS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>successive alkalinity producing system</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Sb</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>antimony</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">SD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>saline drainage</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Se</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>selenium</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">SEM</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>scanning electron microscope</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">SOP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>standard operating procedure</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">SPARRO</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>slurry precipitation and recycle    reverse osmosis</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">SPLP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Synthetic Precipitation Leaching    Procedure</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">SRB</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>sulphate-reducing bacteria</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">SSD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>species sensitivity distribution</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">SWCC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>soil water characteristic curve</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">SQG</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Sediment Quality Guideline</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">SUNY</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>State University of New York</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">TAM</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>trophically available metal</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">TCLP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Toxicity Characteristic Leaching    Procedure</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">TDR</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>time-domain reflectrometry</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">TDS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>total dissolved solids</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">TIC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>total inorganic carbon</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">TIE</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>toxicity identification evaluation</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">TOC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>total organic carbon</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">TRC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>tissue residue criterion/criteria</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">TSF</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>tailings storage facility</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">U</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>uranium</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">UNEP</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>United Nations Environment Programme</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">US</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>United States</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">USA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>United States of America</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">USEPA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>United States Environmental    Protection Agency</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">USGS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>United States Geological Survey</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">VEC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>valued ecosystem component</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">VFA</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>volatile fatty acids</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">VMS</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>volcanogenic massive sulphide</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">WAD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>weak acid dissociable</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">WEF</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Water Environment Federation</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">WET</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Waste Extraction Test</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">WHO</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>World Health Organization</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">WQ</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>water quality</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">WQG</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>water quality guideline</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">WOE</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>weight of evidence</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">WRC</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>Water Research Commission</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">XRD</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>X-ray diffraction</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
  <tr>
 
    <td width="160" valign="top"><p align="left">Zn</p></td>
 
    <td width="456" valign="top"><p>zinc</p></td>
 
  </tr>
 
</table>
 
  
  
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