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5 +2 | population equivalent |
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population equivalent Explanation: PE Population Equivalent Královopolská RIA, as - References Societé des Sucreriers et de Destillerie d' Egypte, Le Cairo ... Municipal sewage treatment plant Brno, 400 000 PE (population equivalent). 1958–1960 ... www.kpria.cz/english/reference_en.html - 77k - Definitions; No uniform definition exists. Used as a measure of water pollution load based on figures of an average 'pollution production' of one person in one day. Often used figures are: (BOD5) 60 g per day; total nitrogen 12 g per day and total phosphorous 2.5 g per day. www.rec.org/DanubePCU/glossary.html The equivalent, in terms of a fixed population, of a varying or transient population (eg. of a hospital or restaurant ) based upon a figure of 60 g. BOD per head per day and/or 200 l. per head per day. www.johnstonsmith.co.uk/fact13.html Reference: http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?acronym=pe&String=... |
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