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AC - Area Committee
ACL - Alternate Concentration Limit
ACP - Area Contingency Plan
ADI - Acceptable Daily Intake
AEA - Atomic Energy Act
ALOHA - Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres
ALR - Action Leakage Rate
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
AO - Administrative Order
AOC - Area of Contamination
AOC - Administrative Order on Consent
AOC - Area of Concern
APA - Administrative Procedures Act
APCD - Air Pollution Control Device
API - American Petroleum Institute
ARAR - Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirement
ARCS - Alternative Remedial Contract Strategy
ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
AST - Aboveground Storage Tank
ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
ATTIC - Alternative Treatment Technology Information Center
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BAT - Best Available Technology
BATF - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
BCP - BRAC Cleanup Plan
BCRLF - Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund
BCT - BRAC Cleanup Team
BDAT - Best Demonstrated Available Technology
BERI - Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative
BIF - Boiler or Industrial Furnace
BLEVE - Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
BRA - Baseline Risk Assessment
BRAC - Base Realignment and Closure
BRS - Biennial Reporting System
BTAG - Biological Technical Assistance Group
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C - Corrosive Waste Hazard Code
CA - Cooperative Agreement
CAA - Clean Air Act
CAAA - Clean Air Act Amendments
CAG - Community Advisory Group
CAMEO - Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations
CAMU - Corrective Action Management Unit
CAP - Capacity Assurance Plan
CAS - Chemical Abstracts Service
CBI - Confidential Business Information
CCP - Commercial Chemical Product
CD - Consent Decree
CDC - Centers for Disease Control
CDI - Chronic Daily Intake
CEAM - Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling
CEMS - Continuous Emissions Monitoring System
CEPP - Chemical Emergency Preparedness Program
CEPPO - Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office
CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CERCLIS - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System
CERFA - Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act
CESQG - Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator
CFC - Chlorofluorocarbon
CIC - Community Involvement Coordinator
CLP - (National) Contract Laboratory Program
CMI - Corrective Measures Implementation
CMS - Corrective Measures Study
CPG - Comprehensive Procurement Guideline
CQA - Construction Quality Assurance
CR - Community Relations
CRC - Community Relations Coordinator
CRP - Community Relations Plan
CSM - Conceptual Site Model
CWA - Clean Water Act (also FWPCA)
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D/F - Dioxins/Furans
DDESB - Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board
DERP - Defense Environmental Restoration Program
DNAPL - Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid
DOD - Department of Defense
DOE - Department of Energy
DOJ - Department of Justice
DOT - Department of Transportation
DQA - Data Quality Assessment
DQO - Data Quality Objective
DRAT - District Response Advisory Team
DRE - Destruction and Removal Efficiency
DRG - District Response Group
DSCM - Dry Standard Cubic Meter
DSS - Decision Support System
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E - Toxicity Characteristic Waste Hazard Code
EA - Exposure Area
EAB - Environmental Appeals Board
EE/CA - Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis
EHS - Extremely hazardous substance
EJ - Environmental Justice
ENU - Elementary Neutralization Unit
EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EP - Extraction Procedure
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
EPA ID - EPA Identification Number
EPACML - EPA Composite Model for Landfills
EPACMTP - EPA Composite Model for Leachate Migration with Transformation Products
EPCRA - Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
EQB - Environmental Quality Board
ERAP - Emergency Response Action Plan
ERCS - Emergency Response Cleanup Services
ERD - Emergency Response Division
ERNS - Emergency Response Notification System
ERRS - Emergency and Rapid Response Services
ERT - Environmental Response Team
ESAT - Environmental Services Assistance Team
ESD - Explanation of Significant Differences
ESS - Enforcement Support Services
ETAG - Ecological Technical Assistance Group
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FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
FFA - Federal Facility Agreement
FFCA - Federal Facility Compliance Agreement
FFER - Federal Facility Environmental Restoration
FFERDC - Federal Facility Environmental Restoration Dialogue Committee
FFPG - Federal Facility Policy Group
FIA - Federal Insurance Administration
FIFRA - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
FIT - Field Investigation Team
FRP - Facility Response Plan
FS - Feasibility Study
FSI - Focused Site Inspection
FSP - Field Sampling Plan
FUDS - Formerly Used Defense Sites
FUSRAP - Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
FWPCA - Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also CWA)
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GDP - Gross Domestic Product
GNL - General Notice Letter
GNP - Gross National Product
GWM - Groundwater Monitoring
GWPS - Groundwater Protection Standard
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H - Acute Hazardous Waste Hazard Code
HAP - Hazardous Air Pollutant
HAZOP - Hazard and Operability Analysis
HAZWOPER - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
HBA - Health Based Limit
HC - Hydrocarbons
HCS - Hazard Communication Standard
HEAST - Health Effects Assessment Summary Table
HHEM - Human Health Evaluation Manual
HI - Hazard Index
HMTRI - Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute
HOC - Halogenated Organic Compound
HQ - Hazard Quotient
HRS - Hazard Ranking System
HSCD - Hazardous Site Control Division
HSED - Hazardous Site Evaluation Division
HSWA - Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984
HTMR - High Temperature Metals Recovery
HWIR-media - Hazardous Waste Identification Rule for Media
HWIR-waste - Hazardous Waste Identification Rule for Waste
HWM - Hazardous Waste Management
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I - Ignitable Waste Hazard Code
IAG - Interagency Agreement
ICP - Integrated Contingency Plan
IED - Improvised Explosive Device
IPD - Implicit Price Deflator
IRIS - Integrated Risk Information System
IRP - Defense Installation Restoration Program
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LCRS - Leachate Collection and Removal Systems
LDAR - Leak Detection and Repair
LDPFA - Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act
LDR - Land Disposal Restrictions
LDS - Leak Detection System
LDU - Land Disposal Unit
LEPC - Local Emergency Planning Committee
LFL - Lower flammability limit
LGR - Local Government Reimbursement
LNAPL - Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid
LOAEL - Lowest-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level
LQG - Large Quantity Generator
LQHUW - Large Quantity Handler of Universal Waste
LSI - Listing Site Investigation
LUST - Leaking Underground Storage Tank
LVM - Low-volatile Metals
LWAK - Lightweight Aggregate Kiln
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MACT - Maximum Achievable Control Technology
MARPOL - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution by Ships (1973 MARPOL Convention)
MCL - Maximum Contaminant Level
MCLG - Maximum Contaminant Level Goals
MOA - Memorandum of Agreement
MOC - Management of Change
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
MPRSA - Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
MRQ - Monthly Call Center Report Question. The Call Center prepares a monthly report that contains questions and answers on common or difficult RCRA, UST, Superfund, EPCRA, CAA 112(r), and Oil Pollution topics.
MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet
MSWLF - Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
MTEC - Maximum Theoretical Emission Concentration
MTR - Minimum Technical Requirements
MTU - Mobile Treatment Unit
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NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NAICS - North American Industry Classification System
NCAPS - National Corrective Action Prioritization System
NCP - National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
NCP - National Contingency Plan
NEJAC - National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act
NESHAP - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
NFRAP - No Further Response Action Planned
NIC - National Incident Commander
NIOSH - National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NOAEL - No-Observed-Adverse-Effect-Level
NOEL - No Observed Effect Level
NOV - Notice of Violation
NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPFC - National Pollution Funds Center
NPL - National Priorities List
NRC - National Response Center
NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRDA - Natural Resource Damage Assessment
NRRB - National Remedy Review Board
NRT - National Response Team
NSFCC - National Strike Force Coordination Center
NSPS - New Source Performance Standards
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O&M - Operations and Maintenance
OCA - Offsite Consequence Analysis
OECD - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OEJ - Office of Environmental Justice
OERR - Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
OPA or OPA’90 - Oil Pollution Act of 1990
OSC - On Scene Coordinator
OSHA - Occupation Safety and Health Administration
OSLTF - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
OSRE - Office of Site Remediation Enforcement
OSRO - Oil Spill Removal Organization
OSWER - Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
OU - Operable Unit
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PA - Preliminary Assessment
PA/SI - Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection
PBMS - Performance Base Measurement System
PCB - Polychlorinated Biphenyl
PE - Professional Engineer
PERA - Preliminary Ecological Risk Assessment
PFLT - Paint Filters Liquid Test
PHA - Process Hazards Analysis
PHC - Principal Hazardous Constituents
PIAT - Public Information Assist Team
PM - Particulate Matter
POC - Point of Compliance
POHC - Principal Organic Hazardous Constituent
POLREP - Pollution Report
POTW - Publicly Owned Treatment Works
PP - Proposed Plan
ppm - part per million
ppmw - part per million by weight
PQL - Practical Quantification Limit
PQL - Practical Quantitation Limit
PRAG - Preliminary Remedial Action Goal
PRAO - Preliminary Remedial Action Objective
PREP - (National) Preparedness for Response Exercise Program
PREscore - Preliminary Ranking Evaluation Score
PRG - Preliminary Remediation Goal
PRP - Potentially Responsible Party
PSD - Prevention of Significant Deterioration
PSM - Process Safety Management
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QA/QC - Quality Assurance/Quality Control
QAD - Quality Assurance Division
QAPP - Quality Assurance Project Plan
QI - Qualified Individual
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R - Reactive Waste Hazard Code
R&D - Research and Development
RA - Remedial Action
RA - Removal Action
RA - Risk Assessment
RAB - Restoration Advisory Board
RAC - Reference Air Concentration
RACS - Remedial Action Contracting Strategy
RAGS - Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund
RBAC - Recycling and Reuse Business Assistance Center
RBCA - Risk Based Corrective Action
RBSL - Risk Based Screening Level
RC - Regional Counsel
RCP - Regional Contingency Plan
RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RCRIS - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information System
RD - Remedial Design
RD&D - Research, Development, and Demonstration
RDF - Refuse-Derived Fuel
RDT - Regional Decision Team
REDA - Recycling Economic Development Advocate
REO - Regional Environmental Officers
RFA - RCRA Facility Assessment
RFA - Request for Applications
RfC - Reference Concentration
RfD - Reference Dose
RFI - RCRA Facility Inspection
RFP - Request for Proposals
RI - Remedial Investigation
RI/FS - Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
RMAN - Recovered Materials Advisory Notice
RME - Reasonable Maximum Exposure
RMP - Risk Management Plan
RMR - Required Organic Mass Removal Rate
ROC - Regional Oversight Contract
ROD - Record of Decision
RODS - Records of Decision System
RP - Responsible Party
RPM - Remedial Project Manager
RQ - Reportable Quantity
RRC - Regional Response Center
RRT - Regional Response Team
RSD - Risk-Specific Dose
RSE - Removal Site Evaluation
RSPA - Research and Special Programs Administration (of DOT)
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SACM - Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model
SAP - Sampling and Analysis Plan
SARA - Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
SAT - Site Assessment Team
SCAP - Superfund Comprehensive Accomplishments Plan
SDI - Subchronic Daily Intake
SDWA - Safe Drinking Water Act
SEA - Site Evaluation Accomplished
SEP - Supplemental Environmental Projects
SERA - Screening Ecological Risk Assessment
SERC - State Emergency Response Commission
SETS - Site Enforcement Tracking System
SF - Slope Factor
SI - Site Inspection
SI - Site Investigation
SIC - Standard Industrial Classification
SITE - Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (Program)
SITS - Site Investigation Tracking System
SMOA - Superfund Memorandum of Agreement
SNL - Special Notice Letter
SONS - Spill of National Significance
SPA - State Program Approval
SPCC - Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures
SQG - Small Quantity Generator
SQHUW - Small Quantity Handler of Universal Waste
SRE - System Removal Efficiency
SSAB - Site-Specific Advisory Board
SSC - Superfund State Contract
SSC - Scientific Support Coordinator
SSI - Statistically Significant Increase
SSI - Screening Site Inspection
SSL - Soil Screening Level
START - Superfund Technical and Response Team
StATS - State Authorized Tracking System
SUPSALV - United States Navy Supervisor of Salvage
SVE - Soil Vapor Extraction
SVM - Semi-volatile Metals
SVOC - Semi-volatile Organic Compound
SWMU - Solid Waste Management Unit
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T - Toxic Waste Hazard Code
TAG - Technical Assistance Grant
TAT - Technical Assistance Team
TBC - To-Be-Considered Guidelines
TC - Toxicity Characteristic
TCLP - Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure
TEP - Technical Evaluation Plan
TEQ - Toxic Equivalent
TERC - Tribal Emergency Response Commission
TESH - Terrain-Adjusted Effective Stack Height
TETU - Totally Enclosed Treatment Unit
TEU - Technical Escort Unit
TIC - Tentatively Identified Compound
TIO - Technology Innovation Office
TOC - Total Organic Carbon
TOSC - Technical Outreach Support Centers
TPQ - Threshold Planning Quantity
TQ - Threshold Quantity
TSCA - Toxic Substances Control Act
TSDF - Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility
TSS - Total Suspended Solids
TU - Temporary Unit
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UAO - Unilateral Administrative Order
UHC - Underlying Hazardous Constituents
UIC - Underground Injection Control
UL - Underwriters Laboratories
USACE - US Army Corps of Engineers
USCG - US Coast Guard
USDW - Underground Source of Drinking Water
USPS - United States Postal Service
UST - Underground Storage Tank
UTS - Universal Treatment Standard
UXO - Unexploded Ordnance
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VE - Value Engineering
VF - Volatilization Factor
VISITT - Vendor Information System on Innovative Treatment Technologies
VOC - Volatile Organic Compounds
VOC - Volatile Organic Concentration
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WIPP - Waste Isolation Pilot Project
WWTU - Wastewater Treatment Unit
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