Regulations last checked for updates: May 01, 2025

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: Nov 01, 2025
§ 97.203 - Measurements, abbreviations, and acronyms.

Measurements, abbreviations, and acronyms used in this subpart and subparts BBB through III are defined as follows:

Btu—British thermal unit. CO2—carbon dioxide. H2O—water. Hg—mercury. hr—hour. kW—kilowatt electrical. kWh—kilowatt hour. lb—pound. mmBtu—million Btu. MWe—megawatt electrical. MWh—megawatt hour. NOX—nitrogen oxides. O2—oxygen. ppm—parts per million. scfh—standard cubic feet per hour. SO2—sulfur dioxide. yr—year.
source: 65 FR 2727, Jan. 18, 2000, unless otherwise noted. 71 FR 25396, 25422, and 25443, Apr. 28, 2006
cite as: 40 CFR 97.203