List of abbreviations and symbols
The following abbreviations and symbols can be found in the Canadian Conservation Institute’s and the Canadian Heritage Information Network’s documents and resources.
Abbreviations
- 3-D
- three-dimensional
- ABS
- acrylonitrile-butadiene styrene
- ASHRAE
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
- ASTM
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- AU
- polyurethane, polyester type
- B.C.
- British Columbia
- BCE
- before common era
- BD-R
- Blu-ray disc–recordable
- BD-RE
- Blu-ray disc–rewritable/erasable
- BR
- polybutadiene rubber
- CA
- cellulose acetate
- CAB
- cellulose acetate butyrate
- CCI
- Canadian Conservation Institute
- CDA
- cellulose diacetate
- CD
- compact disc
- CD-R
- compact disk–recordable
- CD-ROM
- compact disc–read only memory
- CD-RW
- compact disc–rewritable
- CE
- common era
- CF
- casein-formaldehyde
- CME
- coefficient of moisture expansion
- CN
- cellulose nitrate
- COC
- cycloolefin copolymer
- CP
- cellulose propionate
- CPVC
- chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride)
- CR
- polychloroprene rubber
- CTA
- cellulose triacetate
- CTE
- coefficient of thermal expansion
- DDT
- dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
- DNA
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- DOP
- developing-out paper
- DVD
- digital versatile disc
- DVD-R
- digital versatile disc–recordable
- DVD+R
- digital versatile disc–recordable
- DVD-RAM
- digital versatile disc–random access memory (rewritable)
- DVD-ROM
- digital versatile disc–read only memory
- DVD-RW
- digital versatile disc–rewritable
- DVD+RW
- digital versatile disc–rewritable
- ECTFE
- ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene
- EP
- epoxy
- EPDM
- ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber
- ESC
- environmental stress cracking
- ETFE
- ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
- EU
- polyurethane, polyether type
- EVA
- ethylene vinyl acetate
- EVOH
- ethylene vinyl alcohol
- FEP
- fluorinated ethylene propylene
- FSI
- fluorosilicone
- HDF
- high-density fibreboard
- HDPE
- high-density polyethylene
- HDT
- heat deflection temperature
- HEPA
- high efficiency particulate air
- HID
- high intensity discharge
- HIPS
- high impact polystyrene
- HVAC
- heating, ventilation and air conditioning
- ICOM-CC
- International Council of Museums – Committee for Conservation
- IIR
- isobutylene isoprene rubber
- IPI
- Image Permanence Institute
- IPM
- integrated pest management
- IR
- polyisoprene rubber, synthetic
- IRS
- infrared spectroscopy
- ISO
- International Organization for Standardization
- LDPE
- low-density polyethylene
- LED
- light-emitting diode
- LLDPE
- linear low-density polyethylene
- MDF
- medium-density fibreboard
- MDPE
- medium-density polyethylene
- MERV
- minimum efficiency reporting value
- MF
- melamine-formaldehyde
- MO
- magneto-optical disc
- MOA
- Museum of Anthropology
- MSA
- mineral spirits acrylic
- NBR
- acrylonitrile butadiene
- NGC
- National Gallery of Canada
- NR
- polyisoprene, natural rubber
- PA
- polyamide
- PAN
- polyacrylonitrile
- PAT
- photographic activity test
- PB
- polybutylene
- PBT
- poly(butylene terephthalate)
- PC
- polycarbonate
- PCTFE
- polychlorotrifluoroethylene
- PDD
- professional data disc
- portable document format
- PE
- polyethylene
- PET
- poly(ethylene terephthalate)
- PF
- phenol-formaldehyde
- PFA
- perfluoroalkoxy
- PI
- polyimide
- PLA
- polylactic acid
- PMMA
- poly(methyl methacrylate)
- PMP
- polymethylpentene
- POM
- polyoxymethylene (acetal)
- POP
- printing-out paper
- PP
- polypropylene
- ppm
- part per million
- ppb
- part per billion
- PS
- polystyrene
- PTFE
- polytetrafluoroethylene
- PVAC
- poly(vinyl acetate)
- PVAL
- poly(vinyl alcohol)
- PVB
- poly(vinyl butyral)
- PVC
- poly(vinyl chloride)
- PVDC
- poly(vinylidene chloride)
- PVDF
- poly(vinylidene fluoride)
- PVF
- poly(vinyl fluoride)
- PUR
- polyurethane
- PWNHC
- Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
- TPU
- thermoplastic polyurethane
- RH
- relative humidity
- SAN
- styrene acrylonitrile
- SBR
- styrene butadiene rubber
- SI
- silicone
- SSD
- solid state disc drive
- UBC
- University of British Columbia
- UDO
- ultra-density optical disc
- UF
- urea-formaldehyde
- UHMWPE
- ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
- UP
- unsaturated polyester
- USB
- Universal Serial Bus
- UV
- ultraviolet
- VHS
- video home system
- VOC
- volatile organic compound
- WORM
- write-once read many times
- XLPE
- crosslinked polyethylene
Symbols
- °C
- degree Celsius
- μS/m
- microsiemens per centimetre
- µW/lm
- microwatt per lumen
- Ag
- silver
- AgCl
- silver chloride
- AgNO3
- silver nitrate
- Ag2O
- silver oxide
- AgOH
- silver hydroxide
- Ca
- calcium
- CH3COOH
- acetic acid
- Cl
- chlorine
- Cl-
- chloride ion
- cm
- centimetre
- e-
- electron
- Fe
- iron
- Fe2+
- ferrous ion
- g
- gram
- g/L
- gram per litre
- g/mL
- gram per millilitre
- g/mol
- gram per mole
- HCOOH
- formic acid
- H2O
- water
- HNO3
- nitric acid
- in.
- inch
- K
- potassium
- L
- litre
- m
- metre
- M
- molarity
- mg
- milligram
- Mg
- magnesium
- mg/L
- milligram per litre
- mL
- millilitre
- Mlx∙h
- megalux hour
- mm
- millimetre
- mS/cm
- millisiemens per centimetre
- Na
- sodium
- NaCl
- sodium chloride
- NaOH
- sodium hydroxide
- nm
- nanometre
- O2
- oxygen gas
- OH-
- hydroxide ion
- pH
- potential of hydrogen
- S/m
- siemens per metre
- SO2
- sulfur dioxide
- Tbrittle
- brittleness temperature
- Tg
- glass transition temperature
- v/v
- volume per volume
- w/v
- weight per volume
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