|
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D |
|
D |
Deuterium |
|
DBF |
Dibenzofurans |
|
DCE |
1,2 Dichloroethene |
|
DCM |
Dichloromethane |
|
DDT |
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
|
DI |
Deionized (water) |
|
DL |
Detection Limit |
|
DNAPL |
Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid |
|
DO |
Disolved Oxygen |
|
DOC |
Disolved Organic Carbon |
|
DoD |
Department of Defense |
|
DOE |
Department of Energy |
|
DOJ |
Department of Justice |
|
DOL |
Department of Labor |
|
DOT |
Department of Transportation |
|
DQA |
Data Quality Assessment |
|
DQO |
Data Quality Objectives |
|
DRO |
Diesel Range Organics |
|
DSMOA |
Defense State Memorandum of Agreement |
|
Dy |
Dysprosium (Demonium) |
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E |
|
ECD |
Electron Capture Detector |
|
EDD |
Electronic Data Deliverable |
|
EHS |
Extremely Hazardous Substance |
|
EI |
Electron Impact Ionization |
|
EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
|
ELISA |
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay |
|
EMS |
Environmental Management System |
|
EMSL |
Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory |
|
EOD |
??? |
|
Er |
Erbium |
|
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
|
ERA |
Ecological Risk Assessment |
|
ERA-1 |
Equal Rights Amendment |
|
ERA-2 |
Electronic Real-estate Association |
|
ERAGS |
Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund |
|
ES |
Emission Spectrography |
|
ESA |
Endangered Species Act |
|
ES&H |
Environmental Safety & Health |
|
ESP |
Electrostatic Precipitator |
|
Eu |
Europium |
| |
F |
|
F2 |
Fluorine |
|
FAA |
Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
|
FAR |
Federal Acquisitions Regulations |
|
Fe |
Iron (Ferrum) |
|
FDF |
Fundamentally Different Factors |
|
FFP |
Fixed Firm Price |
|
FIA |
Flame Ionization Detection |
|
FIFRA |
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act |
|
FiLA |
Five Letter Acronym |
|
FIT |
Field Investigation Team |
|
FLA |
Four Letter Acronym |
|
FLAA |
Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry |
|
FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
|
FPD |
Flame Photmetric Detection |
|
Fr |
Francium (Virginium) (Eka-Cesium) |
|
FS |
Feasibility Study |
|
FTIR |
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry |
|
FWPCA |
Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
|
FWS |
Fish & Wildlife Service |
|
FY |
Fiscal Year |
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G |
|
g |
gram |
|
Ga |
Gallium (Eka-alumimum) |
|
GA |
Geostatistical Appraisal |
|
GAO |
General Accounting Office |
|
GC |
Gas Chromatograph |
|
GC/ECD |
Gas Chromatograph/Electron Capture Detector |
|
GC/MS |
Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer |
|
Gd |
Gadolinium |
|
GDMS |
Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometer |
|
Ge |
Germanium (Eka-silicon) |
|
GE |
General Electric Co. |
|
GEM |
Geostatistical Error Management |
|
GFAA |
Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spctrophotometry |
|
GIS |
Geographic Information System |
|
GLC |
Gas-liquid Chromatography |
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gm |
gram |
|
GRO |
Gaoline-range Organics |
|
GPC |
Gel-permeation Chromatography |
|
GUPI |
Guilty Until Proven Innocent |
|
GWCL |
Groundwater Cleanup Levels |
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| |
H |
|
H |
Hydrogen |
|
HAP |
Hazardous Air Pollutants |
|
HAZMAT |
Hazardous Material |
|
He |
Helium |
|
HC |
Hazardous Chemicals |
|
HCFC |
Hydrochlorofluorocarbon |
|
Hcl |
Hydrochloric Acid |
|
HI |
Hazard Index |
|
Hf |
Hafnium |
|
Hg |
Mercury (Quicksilver) (Hydragyrum) |
|
HMTA |
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act |
|
HMX |
High Melting Explosive |
|
HPLC |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography |
|
Ho |
Holmium |
|
HPLC |
High Resolution Liquid Chromatography |
|
HRMS |
High Resolution Mass Spectometry |
|
HRS |
Hazard Ranking System |
|
HS |
Hazardous Substances |
|
HSL |
Hazardous Substances List |
|
HSWA |
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments |
|
HUD |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
|
I |
|
I |
Iodine |
|
IC |
Ion Chromatography |
|
IDKTTLA |
I Don’t Know That Three Letter Acronym |
|
ICAP |
Inductively-Coupled Argon Plasma |
|
ICP |
Inductively-Coupled Plasma |
|
ICP-AES |
Inductively-Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy |
|
ICM |
Interim Corrective Measure |
|
ICP/MS |
Inductively-Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectometry |
|
IDIQ |
Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity |
|
IDL |
Instrument Detection Limit |
|
IFB |
Invitation for Bid |
|
IHSS |
Individual Hazardous Substance Site |
|
ILCR |
Incremental Lifetime Cancer Risk |
|
In |
Indium |
|
IPTAY |
Bumper sticker for Clemson Alumnia "I Pay Ten A Year" |
|
Ir |
Iridium |
|
IR |
Infrared Spectrophotometry |
|
IRIS |
Integrated Risk Information System |
|
IRP |
Installation Restoration Program (DOD) |
|
IRS |
Nasty bureaucrats |
|
ISE |
Ion-selective Electrode |
|
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| |
K |
|
K |
Potassium |
|
Kr |
Krypton |
|
Kg |
kilogram |
| |
L |
|
La |
Lanthanum |
|
LAER |
Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate |
|
LAN |
Local Area Network |
|
LANL |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
|
LBP |
Lead-Based Paint |
|
LC |
Liquid Chromtography |
|
LCL |
Lower Confidence Limit |
|
LD50 |
Lethal Dose 50% Mortality |
|
LDR |
Land Disposal Restriction |
|
LEPC |
Local Emergency Planning Committees |
|
Li |
Lithium |
|
LIMS |
Laboratory Information Management System |
|
LLE |
Liquid-liquid Extraction |
|
LMES |
Lockheed Martin Energy Systems |
|
LNAPL |
Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid |
|
LOD |
Limit of Detection |
|
LQG |
Large Quanity Generator |
|
LPL |
Lower Prediction Limit |
|
LRGC |
Low Resolution Gas Chromatography |
|
LRMS |
Low Resolution Mass Spectrometry |
|
LSC |
Liquid Scintillation Counting |
|
LSE |
Liquid-solid Extraction |
|
LTL |
Lower Tolerance Limit |
|
Lu |
Lutetium (Cassiopeium) |
|
LUFT |
Leaking Underground Fuel Tank |
|
LUST |
Leaking Underground Storage Tank |
|
M |
|
μ |
Micron |
|
MACT |
Maximum Achievable Control Technology |
|
MATP |
Most Appropriate Technology Practices |
|
MBAS |
Methylene Blue Active Substance |
|
MCL |
Maximum Contaminant Level |
|
MDC |
Minimum Detectable Concentration |
|
MDL |
Minimum Detection Limit |
|
Mg |
Magnesium |
|
MKF/OR |
MK Ferguson/Oak Ridge?? |
|
Mo |
Molybdenum |
|
MOA |
Memorandum of Agreement |
|
MOD |
????? |
|
MoM |
Management of Migration |
|
mm |
Millimeter |
|
Mn |
Manganese |
|
MS |
Mass Spectrometer |
|
MSD |
Mass Selective Detection |
|
MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheets |
|
MSHA |
Mine Safety & Health Administration |
|
MSHRC |
Mine Safety and Health Review Commission |
|
MS/MS |
Multi-stage Mass Spectrometry |
|
MSW |
Municipal Solid Waste |
|
MTBE |
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether |
| |
|
| |
N |
|
N2 |
Nitrogen |
|
Na |
Sodium (Natrium) |
|
NAAQS |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
|
NAVFAC |
Naval Facilities Engineering Command |
|
Nb |
Niobium (Columbium) |
|
NBAR |
Non-binding Preliminary Allocation of Responsibility |
|
NCA |
Noise Control Act |
|
NCP |
National Contingency Plan |
|
Nd |
Neodymium |
|
ND |
Non-Detect |
|
Ne |
Neon |
|
NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
|
NESHAPs |
National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants |
|
NDIR |
Non-dispersive IR |
|
NFA |
No Further Action |
|
NFESC |
Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center |
|
Ni |
Nickel |
|
NIOSH |
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
|
NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Testing |
|
NMR |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
|
NOAEL |
No Observable Adverse Effects Level |
|
NOX |
Mixture of Nitrogen Oxides |
|
Np |
Neptunium |
|
NPD |
Nitrogen Phosphorus Detection |
|
NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
|
NPDWR |
Nation Primary Drinking Water Regulation |
|
NPL |
National Priorities List |
|
NRC |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
|
NRT |
National Response Team |
|
NSPS |
New Source Performance Standards |
|
NTIS |
National Technical Information Service |
|
O |
|
O2 |
Oxygen |
|
OCRWM |
????? |
|
OE |
Ordnance & Explosives |
|
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
|
O/O |
Owner/Operator |
|
Os |
Osmium |
|
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
|
OSWER |
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response |
|
OU |
Operable Unit |
| |
P |
|
P |
Phosphorus |
|
Pa |
Protactinium (Eka-tantalum) |
|
PAH |
Polycyclic or Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
|
PARCC |
Precision, Accuracy, Representativeness, Completeness &
Comparability |
|
Pd |
Palladium |
|
PDA |
Photodiode Array |
|
Pb |
Lead (Plumbum) |
|
PCB |
Polychlorinated Biphenyl |
|
PCE |
Tetrachloroethene |
|
PCP |
Pentachlorophenol |
|
PE |
Preformance Evaluation |
|
PE |
Preparation Error |
|
PEL |
Premissible Exposure Limit |
|
PEBCAK |
Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard |
|
PI |
Principal Investigator |
|
PID |
Photo Ionization Detector |
|
PIN |
Personal Identification Number |
|
Pm |
Promethium (Illinium) (Cyclonium) |
|
PM2.5 |
Particulate Matter "at 2.5 microns diameter" |
|
PM10 |
Particulate Matter "at ten microns diameter" |
|
PMC |
Project Management Contractor |
|
PMN |
Pre-manufacturing Notification |
|
POC |
Point of Compliance |
|
POTW |
Publicly-Owned Treatment Works |
|
PPB |
Parts Per Billion |
|
PPE |
Personal Protection Equipment |
|
PPM |
Parts Per Million |
|
PPT |
Parts Per Trillion |
|
Po |
Polonium |
|
PQL |
Practical Quantification Limit |
|
Pr |
Praseodymium (Florentium) |
|
PRG |
Preliminary Remediation Goal (CERCLA) |
|
PRP |
Potentially Responsible Party |
|
PSD |
Prevention of Significant Deterioration |
|
Pt |
Platinum |
|
Pu |
Plutonium |
|
Q |
|
QA |
Quality Assurance |
|
QAMS |
Quality Assurance Management Staff |
|
QAPP |
Quality Assurance Project Plan |
|
QA/QC |
Quality Assurance/Quality Control |
|
QBD |
Quality By Design |
|
QC |
Quality Control |
|
QMP |
Quality Management Plan |
|
R |
|
Ra |
Radium |
|
RA |
Remedial Action |
|
RAC |
Response Action Contract |
|
RACT |
Reasonably Achievable Control Technology |
|
RAS |
Routine Analytical Service |
|
Rb |
Rubidium |
|
RBCA |
Risk-Based Corrective Action |
|
RBL |
Risk-Based Level |
|
RBSL |
Risk-Based Screening Level |
|
RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
|
RD |
Remedial Design |
|
RD/RA |
Remedial Design/Remedial Action |
|
RDX |
Royal Demolition Explosive |
|
Re |
Rhenium (Dwi-manganese) |
|
RFA |
RCRA Facilities Assessment |
|
RFD/RfD |
Reference Dose |
|
RfDi |
Inhalation Reference Dose |
|
RfDo |
Oral Reference Dose |
|
RFETS |
Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site |
|
rf-GDMS |
radio frequency Source Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry |
|
RFI |
Remedial Field Investigation |
|
RFI |
RCRA Facilities Investigation |
|
RFP |
Request for Proposal |
|
Rh |
Rhodium |
|
RI |
Remedial Investigation |
|
RI/FS |
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study |
|
RMA |
Rocky Mountain Arsenal |
|
RME |
Reasonable Maximum Exposure |
|
RMS |
Root Mean Square |
|
Rn |
Radon (Radium emanation) (Niton) |
|
RNA |
Remediation by Natural Attenuation |
|
ROD |
Record of Decision |
|
RPD |
Relative Percent Difference |
|
RPM |
Remedial Project Manager |
|
RQ |
Reportable Quantity |
|
RSD |
Relative Standard Deviation |
|
RT |
Retention Time |
|
Ru |
Ruthenium |
| |
S |
|
S |
Sulfur |
|
SACM |
Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model |
|
SARA |
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
|
SAS |
Special Analytical Service |
|
SCBA |
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus |
|
SD |
Standard Deviation |
|
Se |
Selenium |
|
SEM |
Scanning Electron Microscopy |
|
Sb |
Antimony (Stibium) |
|
SBIR |
Small Business Inovative Research program |
|
Sc |
Scandium (Eka-boron) |
|
Si |
Silicon |
|
SIM |
Selective Ion Monitoring |
|
Sr |
Strontium |
|
STTR |
Small Business Technology Transfer program |
|
SDWA |
Safe Drinking Water Act |
|
SERC |
State Emergency Response Commissions |
|
SIC |
Standard Industrial Codes |
|
SIP |
State Implementation Plan |
|
Sm |
Sumarium |
|
SMCRA |
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act |
|
SMU |
Solid Waste Management Unit |
|
Sn |
Tin (Stannum) |
|
SOC |
Solution Order Concept (U.S. Navy Contract) |
|
SOCMI |
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry |
|
SOP |
Standard Operating Procedures |
|
SOX |
Mixed Sulfur Oxides |
|
SPCC |
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure |
|
SRM |
Standard Reference Material |
|
SSO |
???? |
|
STP |
Sampling Theory & Practice |
|
SSMS |
Spark Source Mass Spectrography |
|
SPE |
Solid Phase Extraction |
|
SQE |
Small Quanity Generator |
|
SVOC |
Semi-Volatile Organic Compound |
|
SWDA |
Solid Waste Disposal Act |
|
SWAP |
Source Water Assesment Program |
|
SWMU |
Solid Waste Management Unit |
| |
T |
|
Ta |
Tantalum |
|
TAG |
Technical Assistance Group |
|
TAL |
Target Analyte List |
|
Tb |
Terbium |
|
Tc |
Technetium (Masurium)(Eka-manganese) |
|
TC |
Toxicity Characteristics |
|
TCA |
1,1,1 Trichloroethane |
|
TCE |
Trichloroethene |
|
TCCD |
Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin |
|
TCD |
Thermal Conductivity Detection |
|
TCL |
Target Compound List |
|
TCLP |
Toxic Characteristics Leaching Procedure |
|
Te |
Tellurium |
|
TDS |
Total Dissolved Solids |
|
TEM |
Transmission Electron Microscopy |
|
TERC |
Total Environmental Restoration Contract |
|
T/E/S |
Threatened, Endangered, or Sensitive |
|
Th |
Thorium |
|
THC |
Target Hazard Quotient |
|
THM |
Trihalomethane |
|
Ti |
Titanium |
|
TIC |
Tentatively Identified Compounds |
|
TKN |
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen |
|
Tl |
Thallium |
|
TLA |
Three Letter Acronym |
|
TLC |
Thin Layer Chromatography |
|
Tm |
Thulium |
|
TNRCC |
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission |
|
TOC |
Total Organic Carbon |
|
TPH |
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons |
|
TPQ |
Threshold Planning Quantity |
|
TR |
Target Cancer Risk |
|
TRI |
Toxic Release Inventory |
|
TOF |
Time of Flight (Mass Spectrometer) |
|
TOX |
Total Organic Halogen |
|
TPH |
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons |
|
TPO |
Technical Project Officer |
|
TQM |
Total Quality Management |
|
TSCA |
Toxic Substances Control Act |
|
TSDF |
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities |
|
TSP |
Total Suspended Particulates |
|
TSS |
Total Suspended Solids |
| |
U |
|
U |
Uranium |
|
UMTRCA |
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act |
|
USEPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
|
UST |
Underground Storage Tank |
|
UCL |
Upper Confidence Limit |
|
UPL |
Upper Prediction Limit |
|
USACE |
United States Army Corps of Engineers |
|
USAEC |
United States Army Environmental Center |
|
UTL |
Upper Tolerance Limit |
|
UV/vis |
Ultraviolet/visible Light |
|
UXO |
Unexploded Ordnance |
|
V |
|
V |
Vanadium (Erythronium) |
|
VDT |
Video Display Terminal |
|
VOA |
Volatile Organics Analysis |
|
VOC |
Volatile Organic Compound |
|
W |
|
W |
Tungsten (Wolfram) |
|
WCA |
Water Quality Act |
|
WDXRF |
Wavelenght Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence |
|
WIPP |
Waste Isolation Pilot Project |
|
WRE |
???? |
|
WWTP |
Waste Water Treatment Plant |
|
X |
|
Xe |
Xenon |
|
XRF |
X-Ray Fluorescence |
|
XRD |
X-ray Diffraction |
|
ZHE |
Zero Headspace Extractor |
|
Y |
|
Y |
Yttrium |
|
Yb |
Ytterbium (Neoytterbium) (Aldebaranium) |
|
Z |
|
Zr |
Zirconium |
|
ZHE |
Zero Headspace Analysis |
|
Zn |
Zinc |
