Biological test method for measuring terrestrial plants exposed to contaminants in soil: abbreviations

List of Abbreviations and Chemical Formulae

AES

atomic emission spectrophotometry

ANOVA

Aanalysis of variance

CaCl₂

calcium chloride

CaCO₃

calcium carbonate

CCME

Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

cm

centimetre(s)

CV

coefficient of variation

EC₅₀

median effective concentration

EC_x

effective concentration for a (specified) percent effect

ERA

ecological risk assessment

ES

effect size

g

gram(s)

h

hour(s)

HCl

hydrochloric acid

HNO₃

nitric acid

HPLC

chromatographie liquide à haute performance

H₂O

water

H_o

null hypothesis

ICAP

inductively coupled argon plasma

IC_p

inhibiting concentration for a (specified) percent effect

KCl

potassium chloride

kg

kilogram(s)

L

litre(s)

lm

lumen(s)

LOEC

lowest-observed-effect concentration

LSD

least significant difference

M

metre(s)

M

mole(s) (concentration)

mg

milligram(s)

mL

millilitre(s)

mm

millimetre(s)

mS

millisiemens

MW

molecular weight

n

sample size

nm

nanometre(s)

NOEC

no-observed-effect concentration

OM

organic matter

P

probability

PAHs

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

SD

standard deviation

s

seconde

sp.

species (singular)

spp.

species (plural)

TOC

total organic carbon

TM (TM)

Trade Mark

v/v

volume-to-volume

WHC

water-holding capacity

w

weight

w/w

weight-to-weight

°C

degree(s) Celsius

a

level of statistical significance (alpha)

µg

microgram(s)

µmho

micromhos

µmol

micromole(s)

>

greater than

<

less than

≥

greater than or equal to

≤

less than or equal to

%

percentage

=

equal

+

plus

-

minus

±

plus or minus

×

times

÷

divided by

/

per; alternatively, "or" (e.g., shoot/root)

≈

approximately equal to

~

approximately