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Northern River Basins Study Final Report Guide to Abbreviations 2,3,7,8­TCDD: 2,3,7,8­tetrachlordibenzo­p­dioxin 2,3,7,8­TCDF: 2,3,7,8­tetrochlorodibenzofuran AlPac: Alberta­Pacific Forest Industries Inc. AO: aesthetic objective BCTMP: bleached chemithermomechanical pulp mill BOD: biochemical oxygen demand CASA: Clean Air Strategy Alliance CCME: Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment DDE: dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane DDT: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane DO: dissolved oxygen DOSTOC: Dissolved Oxygen Stocastic [Model] EEM: Environmental Effects Monitoring EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment FMA: Forest Management Agreement GCDWQ: Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality IEMC: Integrated Ecosystem Monitoring Committee IFNs: instream flow needs IMACs: interim maximum acceptable concentrations MAC: maximum acceptable concentrations MFO: mixed function oxygenases MRBBA: Mackenzie River Basin Board Agreement NRBB: Northern River Basins Board NRBS: Northern River Basins Study NTU: nephelometric turbidity unit PAD: Peace­Athabasca Delta PAH: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon PAPRICAN: Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada PCB: polychlorinated biphenyl SOD: sediment oxygen demand STP: sewage treatment plant TMP: thermomechanical pulp mill TN: total nitrogen TP: total phosphorus WASP: Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program

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