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Newsletter and Technical Publications
<Sourcebook of
Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augmentation
in West Asia>
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
| ACSAD |
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Arab Center for Studies of the Arid Zones and Dry Lands (Syria) |
| AFESD |
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Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (Kuwait) |
| BOD |
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Biological oxygen demand |
| CEHA |
: |
Center for Environment and Development in the Arab
Region and Europe |
| COD |
: |
Chemical oxygen demand |
| DD |
: |
Distillation desalination |
| ED |
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Electro dialysis |
| ESCWA |
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Economic and Social Commission for West Asia |
| FA |
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FRP |
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Fiberglass reinforced pipes |
| IAEA |
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International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ICARDA |
: |
International Center for Agricultural Research in the
Dry Areas (Syria) |
| IETC |
: |
International Environment Technology Center |
| IFAD |
: |
International Fund for Agricultural Development
(Italy) |
| KWh |
: |
kilowatt hour |
| MED |
: |
Multiple effect distillation |
| MVC |
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Mechanical vapor compression |
| PVC |
: |
Polyvinyl chloride |
| TDS |
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Total dissolved solids |
| TVC |
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Thermo-vapor compression |
| UNEP |
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United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO |
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization |
| USEPA |
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United State Environmental Protection Agency. |
| VC |
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Vapour compression |
| WHO |
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World Health Organization |
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