Glossary of
Chemistry &
Environmental
Protection: terms & abbreviations
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TAGA
= trace atmospheric gas analyser / TAL
=
tetraalkyl lead / TAMC
= total aerobic microbial count / Tamol
= a combination of formaldehyde and
naphthalene-sulphonic acid / tampon
= buffer / TBA
=
trichlorobenzoic acid / TBP
= tributyl phosphate / TBT
= tributyltin (marine
anti-fouling agent) / TC
= to
contain (laboratory glassware,
contrast TD = "to deliver") / TCA
= 1. trichloroacetic acid; 2. turbulent contact absorber (wet
scrubber) / TCAB
= tetrachloroazobenzene / TCB
=
tetrachlorobiphenyl / TCDBF
= tetrachlorodibenzofuran / TCDD
= tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin;
dioxin / TCDF
=
tetrachlorodibenzofuran / TCE
= 1. trichloroethane (solvent);
2. trichloroethylene / TCMTB
(fung.)
/ TCNE
=
tetracyanoethylene / TCP
= trichlorophenol / TCVP
=
tetrachlorvinphos / TD =
to deliver (laboratory
glassware,
contrast TC = "to contain") / TDI
= toluene di-isocyanate
/ TDS
= total dissolved solids (water
treatment) / "Teflon"
= polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) / Teflon
bomb (digestion
of
samples) / TEL
= tetraethyl lead (automotive,
fuel
additive) / TEM
= 1. tetramethyl lead (automotive,
fuel additive); 2. total
environmental management; 3. transmission
electron microscope (micrograph)
/ agent
tensioactif = surfactant / térrasse,
installé
en = installed in series (filters)
/ Testbenzin
= white
spirit / TET
= triethylenetetramine / Tetrachlorethen
=
tetrachloroethene / tetrachlorovinphos
(pest.)
/ TFA
= taux faible d’activité
= low
level (radioactive waste e.g.) / TFS
= transfrontier shipments (waste)
/ TGK = toxische
Grenzkonzentration (D)
/ Thanol
= a polyethylene glycol / THC
= total hydrocarbons / thermal
neutron prompt gamma ray
spectrometry / thermostatisiert
=
thermostatted / thiocarbamates
/ thiofanox (pest.)
/ thiophanate-methyl
(pest.)
/ thymol
turbidity
test / TLPC
thin layer paper chromatography / TMDL
=
total maximum daily load / TNI
= traffic noise index / TNT
= 2,4,6 trinitrotoluene / TOC
= 1. total organic carbon; 2.
total organic compounds / tochlofos-methyl
(pest.)
/ TOD
= total oxygen demand / TOSCA
= Toxic Substances Control Act (USA;
also seen as TSCA)
/ toxicochemie
= toxicological
chemistry /
toxique ultime =
final toxin (resulting from
metabolisation of the original toxicant administered)
/ TP
= total particulates / TPH
=
total petroleum hydrocarbon / TPM
= total particulate matter /
TR
= total residual (e.g. TRCl2
= total residual chlorine)
/ Tracor 560
Gas Chromatograph: "high
performance gas
chromatograph equipped with a specialized sulphur detector for
determining the degree of atmospheric pollution"
/ traffic
= movements of people around a laboratory e.g. / Tragfähigkeit
=
carrying capacity (environment,
of a given species e.g.) / Treibhausgas
= greenhouse gas / Treibmittel
= propellant (gas) / TRGS =
Technische Regel für Gefahrstoffe
(D)
=
Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances / TRI =
Toxics Release
Inventory (USA)
/ Tribunil
(pest.:
trade name = methabenzthiazuron)
/ trichlorfon
(pest.)
/ TRIEN
= triethylene tetramine dihydrochloride / TRK
=
Technische Richtkonzentration (D)
= (suggest)
Technical Guide Level (OSH)
/ Trockenlegung
= drainage (land)
/ TRS
= total reducible
sulphur / TS =
total solids / TSCA
see TOSCA
/ TSD
= thermionic specific detector (selective
for
nitrogen- & phosphorus-containing compounds,
NB
not thermoionic...)
/
TSM
= total suspended matter, see
TSS
/
TSP
= total suspended particulates, see
TSS
/ TSS
= total
suspended solids (synonyms:
total suspended matter; total suspended
particulates) / TTCA
= 2-thio-thiazolidine-4-carbonic acid
/
TTF-TCNQ
= tetrathiafulvalene-tetracyanoquinodi-methane / TUIS
= Transportunfall-Informations- und Hilfesystem
= (suggest)
Information and Aid System for Transportation Accidents (chemicals
carried between Austria/Germany/Switzerland)
/ TWA
=
time-weighted average (TLVs e.g.)
/ TYMC = total combined yeasts and moulds count (microbiol.)
