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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687/annex/division-9",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/687",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 26 September 2014 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the production of pulp, paper and board (notified under document C(2014) 6750) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/687/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-687",
  "path": "annex/division/9",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "ACRONYMS",
  "text": "Term used\nDefinition\nADt\nAir Dry tonnes (of pulp) expressed as 90 % dryness.\nAOX\nAdsorbable organic halides measured according to the EN ISO: 9562 standard method for waste waters.\nBOD\nBiochemical oxygen demand. The quantity of dissolved oxygen required by microorganisms to decompose organic matter in waste water.\nCMP\nChemimechanical pulp.\nCTMP\nChemithermomechanical pulp.\nCOD\nChemical oxygen demand; the amount of chemically oxidisable organic matter in waste water (normally referring to analysis with dichromate oxidation).\nDS\nDry solids, expressed as weight %.\nDTPA\nDiethlyene triamine pentaacetic acid (complexing/chelating agent used in peroxide bleaching).\nECF\nElemental Chlorine Free.\nEDTA\nEthylene diamine tetraacetic acid (complexing/chelating agent).\nH2S\nHydrogen sulphide.\nLWC\nLight weight coated paper.\nNOX\nThe sum of nitrogen oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), expressed as NO2.\nNSSC\nNeutral sulphite semi chemical.\nRCF\nRecycled fibres.\nSO2\nSulphur dioxide.\nTCF\nTotally Chlorine Free.\nTotal nitrogen (Tot-N)\nTotal nitrogen (Tot-N) given as N, includes organic nitrogen, free ammonia and ammonium (NH4 +-N), nitrites (NO2 --N) and nitrates (NO3 --N).\nTotal phosphorus (Tot-P)\nTotal phosphorus (Tot-P) given as P, includes dissolved phosphorus plus any insoluble phosphorus carried over into the effluent in the form of precipitates or within microbes.\nTMP\nThermomechanical pulp.\nTOC\nTotal organic carbon.\nTRS\nTotal reduced sulphur. The sum of the following reduced malodorous sulphur compounds generated in the pulping process: hydrogen sulphide, methyl mercaptan, dimethylsulphide and dimethyldisulphide, expressed as sulphur.\nTSS\nTotal suspended solids (in waste water). Suspended solids consist of small fibre fragments, fillers, fines, non-settled biomass (agglomeration of microorganisms) and other small particles.\nVOC\nVolatile organic compounds as defined in Article 3(45) of Directive 2010/75/EU.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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