Abbreviations and acronyms

B2B

Business-to-business

B2C

Business-to-consumer

BAF

Biological aerated filter

BAT

Best available techniques

BOD

Biochemical oxygen demand

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

CSO

Combined sewer overflow

CSS

Combined Sewer System

CWs

Constructed wetlands

Dry weight

EPDM

ethylene propylene diene monomer (rubber)

EPR

Extended producer responsibility

ETRMA

European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association

European Union

FWs

Floating treatment wetlands

Giga tonnes

MBR

Membrane bioreactor

Microplastics

Million tonnes

PAH

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

PCB

polychlorinated biphenyl

PCCPs

Personal care and cosmetic products

Particulate matter

POP

Persistent organic pollutants

SSS

Separate Sewer System

TPE

Thermoplastic elastomers

TRWP

Tyre and Road Wear Particles

United Kingdom

United States of America

WHO

World Health Organisation

Wet weight

WWT

Wastewater treatment

WWTP

Wastewater treatment plant

ZDHC

Zero discharge of hazardous chemicals

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