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Acronyms 
Id 13 
inverse of the distance 
squared 
mg chla m" 
milligrams of chlorophyll a 
per meter squared 
°c 
degrees Celsius 
mg liter 1 
milligrams per liter 
CART 
classification and 
regression tree 
NASS 
non-algal suspended solids 
CBP 
Chesapeake Bay Program 
nh 4 
ammonium 
CDOM 
colored dissolved organic 
matter 
no 2 
nitrite 
CFD 
cumulative frequency diagram 
no 3 
nitrate 
cells/ml 
cells per milliliter 
o 2 
oxygen 
Chla 
chlorophyll a 
PAR 
photosynthetically active 
radiation 
DIN 
dissolved inorganic nitrogen 
P0 4 
dissolved inorganic 
phosphorous/ 
orthophosphorous 
DO 
dissolved oxygen 
ppt 
parts per thousand 
g C m “ d 
1 grams of carbon per meter 
squared per day 
PSU 
practical salinity unit 
GLM 
general linear model 
QA/QC 
quality assurance/quality 
control 
HAB 
harmful algal bloom 
SAV 
submerged aquatic 
vegetation 
IDW 
inverse-distance weighting 
STAC 
Science and Technical 
Advisory Committee 
kg m J m 
kilograms per cubic meter 
per meter 
TMDL 
total maximum daily load 
km 
kilometers 
TSS 
total suspended solids 
LOAEL 
lowest observable acute 
effects level 
U.S. EPA 
United States 
Environmental 
Protection Agency 
m 
meter 
A g/kg 
micrograms per kilogram 
cubic meters per second 
/ug liter -1 
micrograms per liter 
mg 
milligram 
% saturation 
percent oxygen saturation 
Acronyms 
