Total Organic Carbon

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028298",
  "term": "Total Organic Carbon",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Measures the amount of organic carbon in water.\n\n2. Total organic carbon in mg/L measured using heat, oxygen, ultraviolet irradiation, chemical oxidants, or combinations of these oxidants that convert organic carbon to carbon dioxide, rounded to two significant figures.\n\n3. The amount of carbon found in an organic compound and is often used as a non-specific indicator of water quality or cleanliness of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment [TOC] [Original source: https://agclass.nal.usda.gov/mtwdk.exe?k=default&l=60&w=324650&s=5&t=2].",
  "abbreviation": "TOC",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Glossary",
    "40 CFR 141.2 (CFR 2018)",
    "Federal LCA Commons Elementary Flow List for Life Cycle Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/total-organic-carbon/"
}