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. 2019 Aug 30;9(9):111. doi: 10.3390/membranes9090111
AFM Atomic force microscopy
AgNP Silver nanoparticle
AGO Azide-functionalized graphene oxide
AI Autoinducers
AOC Assimilable organic carbon
AOP Advanced oxidation process
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
BAC Biological activated carbon
BCDMH 1-Bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin
BFR Biofilm formation rate
BSA Bovine serum albumin
CA Cellulose acetate
CFU Colony forming units
CMIT 5-Chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one
CT Oxidant concentration times contact time
DBNPA 2,2-Dibromo-3-nitriopropionamide
DBP Disinfection byproduct
DCC Dichloroisocyanurate
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DO-HS Direct osmosis high salinity
DOM Dissolved organic matter
DPD N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine
EBCT Empty bed contact time
EPS Extracellular polymeric substances
FTIR Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
GO Graphene oxide
GWRS Ground water replenishment system
HAA Halo-acetic acid
HPC Heterotrophic plate counts
HRL Health reference level
HRP Horseradish peroxidase
LGB Lissamine Green B
LP Low pressure
LPHO Low pressure high output
MAHMA NONOate 6-(2-Hydroxy-1-methyl-2-nitrosohydrezion)-N-methyl-α-hexanamine
MCL Maximum contaminant level
MCLG Maximum contaminant level goal
MIT 2-Methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one
MP Medium pressure
MPD m-Phenylenediamine
MRDL Maximum residual disinfection limit
NdP Normalized differential pressure
NF Nanofiltration
NO Nitric oxide
NOM Natural organic matter
NPF Normalized permeate flow
NSP Normalized salt passage
OCC Offline chemical cleaning
OMC Online mechanical cleaning
OMCC Online mechanical/chemical cleaning
ORP Oxidation reduction potential
OSHA Occupational Health and Safety Agency
PA Polyamide
PAA Peracetic acid
PEL Permissible exposure limit
PSf Polysulfone
RBS Rutherford backscattering spectrometry
RNA Ribonucleic acid
RO Reverse osmosis
TDC Total direct counts
TFC Thin film composite
TFN Thin film nanocomposite
THM Trihalomethane
TOB Tobramycin
TOC Total organic carbon
USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
UV Ultraviolet
UVT254 Ultraviolet transmittance at 254 nm
ZIF-8 Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8