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          MGF           multigrade filter
          MINLP         mixed-integer non-linear programming
          MLD           million liters per day
          MLSS          mixed liquor suspended solids
          MLVSS         mixed liquor volatile suspended solids
          MMF           multimedia filter
          MoEF          Ministry of Environment and Forests
          MRL           Madras Refineries Ltd.
          MVR           mechanical vapor recompression
          MWCO          molecular weight cut off
          MWR           Ministry of Water Resources
          NF            nanofiltration
          NGRMP         National Groundwater Recharge Master Plan
          NL            neem leaf
          OECD          Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
          OLR           organic loading rate
          OPEX          operating expenditure
          ORP           oxidation-reduction potential
          PEM           proton exchange membrane
          PFL           pyruvate formate lyase
          PFOR          pyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase
          PHA           polyhydroxyalkanoates
          PHB           polyhydroxybutyrate
          PHV           poly-B-hydroxy valerate
          PP            polishing pond
          PPC           potato peel char
          PPP           pentose phosphate pathway
          PSF           pressure sand filter
          RAS           return activated sludge
          RCF           Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers
          RO            reverse osmosis
          SAFF          submerged aeration fixed film reactor
          SBBGR         sequencing batch biofilter granular reactor
          SBR           sequencing batch reactor
          SDI           silt density index
          SEM           scanning electron micrograph
          SRT           sludge retention time
          STP           sewage treatment plant
          TAG           triacylglycerides
          TCA           tricarboxylic acid
          TCD           thermal conductivity detector
          TDS           total dissolved solids
          TEA           terminal electron acceptor
          TKN           total Kjeldahl nitrogen
          TMP           trans-membrane pressure
          TN            total nitrogen
          TOC           total organic carbon
          TSS           total suspended solids
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