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

— W —

Wabash silty clay, 0-1 % slopes – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: Wb).

Waldorf College (Forest City , IA) (acronym: WaldorfC_L(N)).

warfarin – chemical compound – see NIOSH

Warren Memorial Hospital – medical facility; Friend, NE – (acronym, WMH).

Wartburg College (Waverly, IA) (acronym: WartburgC _L(ELCA)).

Washington (abbreviation: WA).

waste oil analysis

wastewater — water that ( 1) is or has been used in an industrial or manufacturing process, (2) conveys or has conveyed sewage, or ( 3) is directly related to manufacturing, processing, or raw materials storage areas at an industrial plant.  Wastewater does not include water originating on or passing through or adjacent to a site, such as stormwater flows, that has not been used in industrial or manufacturing processes, has not been combined with sewage, or is not directly related to manufacturing, processing, or raw materials storage areas at an industrial plant.   Source (ASTM, 2004).

water content

water table —  the surface of a ground water body at which the water pressure equals atmospheric pressure.  Earth material below the ground water table is saturated with water. Source: (ASTM, 2004).

water table (symbol: Ñ ).

Wayne State College; Wayne, NE (acronym: WSC).

Weald clay – geologic stratigraphic description –.

Webster County Community Hospital – medical facility; Red Cloud, NE – (acronym, WCCH).

well graded gravel and gravel sand mixtures, little or no fines – USCS soil classification – (symbol: GW).

well graded sands and gravelly sands, little or no fines – USCS soil classification – (symbol: SW).

Wenlock group – geologic stratigraphic description –.

Wesleyan (religious affiliations of institutions subscript: _W).

West Holt Memorial Hospital – medical facility; Atkinson, NE – (acronym, WHMH).

Western Nebraska Community College; Scottsbluff, NE (acronym: WNCC).

Western Wyoming Community College; Rock Springs, WY (acronym: WWCC).

William Pen University (Oskalosa, IA) (acronym: WPU_Q).

Windermere group – geologic stratigraphic description –.

Wingate sandstone – geologic stratigraphic description –.

witherite — BaCO₃ — (carbonate mineral).

wolframite — (Fe,Mn)WO₄ — (tungstate mineral).

wollastonite — Ca(SiO₃) — (silicate mineral).

wulfenite — Pb(MoO₄) — (molybdate mineral).

wurtzite — (Zn,Fe)S — (sulfide mineral).

Wymore silty clay loam, 0-1 % slopes – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: Wt).

Wymore silty clay loam, 1-3 % slopes – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: WtB).

Wymore silty clay loam, 3-7 % slopes, eroded – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: WtC2).

Wymore silty clay loam, 5-9 % slopes, severely eroded – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: WtD3).

Wymore silty clay loam, 7-11 % slopes – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: WtD).