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- AK
- amoebic keratitis
- ANC
- acid-neutralizing capacity
- bw
- body weight
- CDC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
- cfu
- colony-forming unit
- DAEC
- diffuse adherent E. coli
- DNA
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- EAEC
- enteroaggregative E. coli
- EHEC
- enterohaemorrhagic E. coli
- EHSS
- Environmental Health and Safety Survey
- EIEC
- enteroinvasive E. coli
- EMPACT
- Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.)
- EPEC
- enteropathogenic E. coli
- eq
- equivalents
- ETEC
- enterotoxigenic E. coli
- EU
- European Union
- GAE
- granulomatous amoebic encephalitis
- GIS
- geographic information system
- HAV
- hepatitis A virus
- HCGI
- highly credible gastrointestinal illness
- HUS
- haemolytic uraemic syndrome
- LD 50
- median lethal dose
- MAC
- maximum acceptable concentration
- MPN
- most probable number
- MST
- microbial source tracking
- NEEAR
- National Epidemiologic and Environmental Assessment of Recreational
- NOAEL
- no-observed-adverse-effect level
- NTU
- nephelometric turbidity unit
- PAM
- primary amoebic meningitis
- PCR
- polymerase chain reaction
- pfu
- plaque-forming unit
- QPCR
- quantitative polymerase chain reaction
- rDNA
- ribosomal deoxyribonucleic acid
- RNA
- ribonucleic acid
- S.A.F.E.
- Swimming Advisory Forecast Estimate
- SRSV
- small, round, structured viruses
- STEC
- Shiga toxin-producing E. coli
- TDI
- tolerable daily intake
- UK
- United Kingdom
- USGS
- United States Geological Survey
- UV
- ultraviolet
- VTEC
- verocytotoxigenic E. coli
- WHO
- World Health Organization
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