Acronyms
| μm |
micrometers
|
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°C
|
degrees Celsius
|
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°F
|
degrees Fahrenheit
|
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ADEQ
|
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
|
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APHA
|
American Public Health Association
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ArboNET
|
National arbovirus surveillance system
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ASPHL
|
Alaska State Public Health Laboratory-Anchorage
|
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AWWA
|
American Water Works Association
|
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AZDA
|
Arizona Department of Agriculture
|
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BioCEC
|
biological contaminants of emerging concern
|
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CalEPA
|
California Environmental Protection Agency
|
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CAFO
|
concentrated animal feeding operation
|
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CalREDIE
|
California Reportable Disease Information Exchange
|
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CCL
|
Contaminant Candidate List
|
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CDC
|
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
|
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CEC
|
Contaminants of Emerging Concern
|
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CEID
|
Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases
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CEIP
|
California Emerging Infections Program
|
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CEM
|
conceptual exposure model
|
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CFU
|
colony forming units
|
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CMR
|
Code of Massachusetts Regulations
|
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CoE
|
Center of Excellence
|
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CZVBD
|
Center for Zoonotic and Vector-borne Diseases
|
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DALYs
|
disability-adjusted life years
|
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DGGE
|
denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
|
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DNA
|
deoxyribonucleic acid
|
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DNREC
|
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
|
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DPH
|
Department of Public Health
|
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DPHL
|
Division of Public Health Laboratory
|
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DPR
|
direct potable reuse
|
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E. coli
|
Escherichia coli
|
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EID
|
emerging infectious diseases
|
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EIP
|
Emerging Infections Program
|
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EMD
|
environmental molecular diagnostic
|
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EMPOWER
|
Nevada Enabling the Management of Public Health Outcomes through Wastewater Resources
|
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FC
|
flow cytometry
|
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FDA
|
Food and Drug Administration
|
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FEMA
|
Federal Emergency Management Agency
|
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FISH
|
fluorescence in situ hybridization
|
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FSIS
|
Food Safety and Inspection Service
|
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g/kg
|
grams per kilogram
|
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GAMN
|
General Assessment Monitoring Network
|
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GPLN
|
Global Polio Laboratory Network
|
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IDB
|
Infectious Diseases Branch
|
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ITRC
|
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
|
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LAC
|
Los Angeles County
|
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LD50
|
lethal dose50
|
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LRV
|
log10 reduction values
|
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MALDI-TOF MS
|
matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
|
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MassCPR
|
Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness
|
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MD ABCs
|
Maryland Active Bacterial Core
|
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MDHHS
|
Michigan Departmen of Health and Human Services
|
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mg/kg
|
milligrams per kilogram
|
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mg/L
|
milligrams per liter
|
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mL
|
milliliter
|
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MLST
|
multilocus sequence typing
|
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MRSA
|
methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
|
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NC OSBM
|
North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management
|
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NDWAC
|
National Drinking Water Advisory Council
|
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NETEC
|
National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center
|
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NGS
|
next-generation sequencing
|
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NIOSH
|
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
|
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NJDEP
|
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
|
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NNDSS
|
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
|
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NTU
|
nephelometric turbidity unit
|
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NWSS
|
National Wastewater Surveillance System
|
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NYSDOH
|
New York State Department of Health
|
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PCCL
|
preliminary Contaminant Candidate List
|
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PCR
|
polymerase chain reaction
|
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PFGE
|
pulsed field gel electrophoresis
|
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PHDM
|
Public Health: Delta and Menominee Counties
|
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PLFA
|
phospholipid fatty acid
|
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QC
|
quality control
|
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QMRA
|
quantitative microbial risk assessment
|
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qPCR
|
quantitative polymerase chain reaction
|
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Redi-NET
|
Remote Emerging Disease Intelligence-NETwork
|
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RFLP
|
restriction fragment length polymorphism
|
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RNA
|
ribonucleic acid
|
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SD
|
standard deviation
|
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SRF
|
State Revolving Fund
|
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STEC
|
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli
|
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Task Force
|
Leafy Greens Food Safety Task Force
|
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T-RFLP
|
terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism
|
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USDA
|
United States Department of Agriculture
|
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USEPA
|
United States Environmental Protection Agency
|
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USEPA ORD
|
United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
|
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USEPA OW
|
United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water
|
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USGS
|
United States Geological Survey
|
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UV
|
ultraviolet
|
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VDEQ
|
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
|
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WaTCH-WV
|
Wastewater Testing for Community Health in West Virginia
|
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WBDO
|
waterborne disease outbreak
|
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WEF
|
Water Environment Federation
|
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WHO
|
World Health Organization
|
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WNC
|
Western North Carolina
|
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WRD
|
Water Resources Department (City of Asheville, North Carolina)
|
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WSLH
|
Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene
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