Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols

BIO

Microbial Biomass

DMA

Decomposable Manure Material

DPM

Decomposable Plant Material

EU

European Union

EU27

The 27 member states of EU as of Feb. 1, 2020, i.e. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.

HMA

Humified Manure Material

HUM

Humified Organic Material

IOM

Inert Organic Material

NUTS

Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics

NUTS1

NUTS Level 1. “Gewesten/Régions” in Belgium; “Länder” in Germany; “Continente”, “Região dos Açores” and “Região da Madeira” in Portugal.

NUTS2

NUTS Level 2. “Provincies/Provinces” in Belgium; “Comunidades y ciudades autónomas” in Spain; “Régions” in France; “Länder” in Austria.

NUTS3

NUTS Level 3. “Amtskommuner” in Denmark; “Départements” in France; “Län” in Sweden; “Megyék” in Hungary; “Kraje” in Czechia; “Oblasti” in Bulgaria.

PTF

Pedotransfer Function

RMA

Resistant Manure Material

RPM

Resistant Plant Material

SOC

Soil Organic Carbon

SOM

Soil Organic Matter

SON

Soil Organic Nitrogen

TAN

Total Ammonia Nitrogen (the total amount of N in the forms of NH₃ and NH₄⁺ in water)

TSMD

Topsoil Moisture Deficit

Al

Aluminium

C

Carbon

Ca, Ca²⁺

Calcium

Cd

Cadmium

CH₄

Methane

Cl, Cl^–

Chlorine

CO₂

Carbon Dioxide

Cu

Copper

Fe

Iron

H, H⁺

Hydrogen (Ion)

HCO₃^–

Bicarbonate (Salt)

K, K⁺

Potassium

Mg, Mg²⁺

Magnesium

N

Nitrogen

N₂

Nitrogen (Gas)

N₂O

Nitrous Oxide

NH₃

Ammonia

NO₃^–

Nitrate (Salt)

NO_x

Nitrogen Oxides (usually refers to NO and NO₂ gases)

Na, Na⁺

Sodium

P

Phosphorus

S

Sulfur

SO₄^–

Sulfate (Salt)

Zn

Zinc

m²

Square meter

ha

Hectare

1 ha = 100 m × 100 m = 10,000 m²

cm

Centimeter

m

Meter

1 m = 100 cm

km

Kilometer

1 km = 1,000 m = 10⁵ cm

mmol

Millimole

mol

Mole

1 mol = 1,000 mmol

°C

Degree Celsius

0°C = 273.15 K

K

Kelvin

0 K = –273.15°C

s

Second

min

Minute

1 min = 60 s

h

Hour

1 h = 60 min = 3,600 s

d

Day

1 d = 24 h = 1,440 min = 86,400 s

yr

Year

1 yr = 365.25 d = 8766 h = 525,960 min = 31,557,600 s

cm³

Cubic centimeter

L

Liter

1 L = 1,000 cm³

m³

Cubic meter

1 m³ = 1,000 L = 10⁶ cm³

mg

Milligram

g

Gram

1 g = 1000 mg

kg

Kilogram

1 kg = 1,000 g

tonne

Metric ton

1 tonne = 1,000 kg