AHD	aromatic-hydrocarbon-degrading
AI	active ingredient
CMC	carboxymethylcellulose
CDD/Fs	chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans
CNP	2,4,6-trichlorophenyl-4′-nitrophenyl ether
CP	chlorophenol
CPs	chlorinated phenols
d.w.	dry weight
DCP	dichlorophenol
DCDD	dichlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
DCDF	dichlorinated dibenzofuran
DD	dibenzo-p-dioxin
DF	dibenzofuran
FBC	fed-batch composting
HeCDD	heptachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
HeCDF	heptachlorinated dibenzofuran
HxCDD	hexachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
HxCDF	hexachlorinated dibenzofuran
MCPs	monochlorinated phenols
MSW	municipal solid waste
OCDD	octachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
OCDF	octachlorinated dibenzofuran
PCDD	polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
PCP	pentachlorophenol
PeCDD	pentachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
PCDF	polychlorinated dibenzofuran
PeCDF	pentachlorinated dibenzofuran
RDases	reductive dehalogenases
TCA	tricarboxylic acid
TCDD	trichlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
TCDF	trichlorinated dibenzofuran
TCHQ	tetrachlorohydroquinone
TCP	trichlorophenol
TeCDD	tetrachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
TeCDF	tetrachlorinated dibenzofuran
TeCP	tetrachlorophenol
TEQ	toxic equivalent