- V -

The following are commonly used abbreviations, acronyms, and a glossary of specialized terms starting with the letter:   

— V —

Valley County Hospital – medical facility; Ord, NE – (acronym, VCH).

vanadinite — Pb₅Cl(VO₄)₃ — (phosphate mineral).

vanadium — chemical element — (abbreviation: V).

vanadium dust – chemical compound – see NIOSH.

vanadium fume – chemical compound – see NIOSH.

variegated (abbreviation: vrgt).

vegetation (abbreviation: veg).

vendian – Geologic Time, Period – (approximately 650- 543 MYA).

vertebrate (abbreviation: Vrtb).

vinyl chloride – chemical compound – (acronym: MVC, sysnonyms: chloethene, chlorethylene, monochhloroethene, Monovynl chloride trovidur)– organic chemical – (MCL = 0.002 mg/L).

vinyl toluene – chemical compound – see NIOSH.

viruses, entenic  (TT = 99.99% removal/inactivation).

vitrophyre — rock classification, texture —

volatile acids

volatile organic compound (acronym: VOC).

volcanic (abbreviation: volc).

volume of a cone = one third times pi times radius squared times height (mathematical equation: V= 1/3pr²h).

volume of a cube = side cubed, where s= length of sides (mathematical equation: V= s³).

volume of a cylinder = pi times radius squared times height (mathematical equation: V= pr²h).

volume of a rectangular box = length times width times height (mathematical equation: V= lwh).

volume of a sphere = 4/3 times pi times radius cubed (mathematical equation: V= 4/3 pr³).

volumetric water content