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PAHs
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
PAN
Peroxy Acetyl Nitrates
Pb
Lead
PBDE
Poly-brominated Diphenyl Ethers
PbO
Lead Oxide
PCB
Polychlorinated Biphenyl
PCDD
Polychlorinated Dioxins
PCDF
Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans
PCP
Pentachlorophenol
PDF
Plastic Derived Fuels
PDR
Peoples Democratic Republic
PEF
Process Engineered Fuel
PFA
Pulverized Fly Ash
PFOA
Perfluorooctanoic acid
PFT
Permission to Test
PIM
Potentially Infectious Material
PMF
Powder Metal Fuel
PO 4
Phosphate
POHC
Principal Organic Hazardous Constituents
POP
Persistent Organic Pollutant
POST
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
POTW
Publicly Owned Treatment Works
PP
Polypropylene
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
PRB
Permeable Reactive Barriers
PRC
Pneumatic Refuse Collection
PS
Polystyrene
PTW
Permit to Work
Pu
+3
Plutonium (III)
Pu
+4
Plutonium (IV)
PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride
RA
Risk Assessment
RBC
Rotating Biological Contactors
RCT
Reinforced Concrete Trenches
RDF
Refuse Derived Fuel
RDW
Reactor Decommissioning Waste
REF
Recovered Fuel
RFB
River Bank Filtration
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
RI
Rapid Infiltration
RO
Reverse Osmosis
RSS
Royal Scientific Society
RTS
Reservoir Triggered Seismicity
RWI
Recreational Water Illnesses
SA
Sustainable Assessment
Abbreviations