Glossary
Common acronyms and abbreviations used in environmental site assessment, regulatory programs, and cleanup work. 243 entries.
A
- AAI
- All Appropriate Inquiries
- ABIH
- American Board of Industrial Hygiene
- ACBM
- Asbestos-Containing Building Material (AHERA term for sampled or assumed ACM)
- ACM
- Asbestos-Containing Material
- ADAF
- Age-Dependent Adjustment Factor (EPA cancer risk modifier for mutagenic chemicals)
- AFFF
- Aqueous Film-Forming Foam
- AHAS
- Asbestos Hazard Abatement Specialist
- AHAW
- Asbestos Hazard Abatement Worker
- AHERA
- Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
- AHES
- Asbestos Hazard Evaluation Specialist
- APR
- Air-Purifying Respirator
- ARAR
- Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements
- ASTM
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- ATSDR
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
B
- BCC
- Bioaccumulation and Cancer
- BFPD
- Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Defense
- BFPP
- Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser
- BLL
- Blood Lead Level
- BRP
- Brownfield Remediation Program (Ohio)
- BTEX
- Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene
- BUN
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (medical surveillance test for lead exposure)
- BUSTR
- Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulations
C
- CAAO
- County Auditors' Association of Ohio
- CAFE
- Chemical Aquatic Fate and Effects
- CAS
- Chemical Abstracts Service
- CDC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CERCLA
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
- CERCLIS
- CERCLA Information System (legacy EPA database, now SEMS)
- CFR
- Code of Federal Regulations
- CIDARS
- Chemical Information Database and Applicable Regulatory Standards
- CIH
- Certified Industrial Hygienist
- CMI
- Corrective Measures Implementation (RCRA corrective action phase)
- CMS
- Corrective Measures Study (RCRA corrective action phase)
- CNS
- Covenant Not to Sue
- COC
- Contaminant of Concern
- CP
- Certified Professional
- CREC
- Controlled Recognized Environmental Condition
- CRO
- Cessation of Regulated Operations (Ohio RCRA program, OAC 3745-69)
- CSM
- Conceptual Site Model
- CUSTI
- Certified Underground Storage Tank Inspector
- CWA
- Clean Water Act
- CWH
- Coldwater Habitat (Ohio aquatic life use designation)
D
- DAF
- Dilution Attenuation Factor
- DAPC
- Division of Air Pollution Control (Ohio EPA)
- DCE
- Dichloroethylene
- DDE
- Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDT metabolite)
- DDT
- Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
- DEHP
- Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate
- DERR
- Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization
- DFFO
- Director's Final Findings and Orders (Ohio EPA enforcement order)
- DI
- Deionized (water)
- DMWM
- Division of Materials and Waste Management (Ohio EPA)
- DO
- Dissolved Oxygen
- DOD
- Department of Defense
- DOT
- Department of Transportation
E
- ECBP
- Eastern Corn Belt Plains (Ohio ecoregion)
- ECHO
- Enforcement and Compliance History Online
- ECOS
- Environmental Council of the States
- EDB
- 1,2-Dibromoethane
- EDC
- 1,2-Dichloroethane
- EL
- Excursion Limit (OSHA short-term exposure limit)
- EOLP
- Erie Ontario Lake Plain (Ohio ecoregion)
- EP
- Environmental Professional
- EPA
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- ERL
- Effects Range Low
- ERM
- Effects Range Median
- ESA
- Environmental Site Assessment
- ESL
- Ecological Screening Level
- EWH
- Exceptional Warmwater Habitat (Ohio aquatic life use designation)
F
- FAQ
- Frequently Asked Questions
- FEMA
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- FS
- Feasibility Study (CERCLA cleanup process)
- FSOP
- Field Standard Operating Procedures (Ohio EPA)
G
- GC
- Gas Chromatography
- GDCSS
- Generic Direct Contact Soil Standard (Ohio VAP)
- GIS
- Geographic Information System
H
- HDPE
- High-Density Polyethylene
- HEAST
- Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables
- HELP
- Huron Erie Lake Plain (Ohio ecoregion)
- HEPA
- High-Efficiency Particulate Air
- HFPO
- Hexafluoropropylene Oxide
- HFPO-DA
- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (also known as GenX)
- HHMSSL
- Human Health Medium-Specific Screening Level (EPA Region 6 legacy table)
- HI
- Hazard Index
- HREC
- Historical Recognized Environmental Condition
- HUD
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- HVAC
- Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
I
- ICIS
- Integrated Compliance Information System (EPA)
- IH
- Industrial Hygienist
- IMZM
- Inside Mixing Zone Maximum (Ohio aquatic life criterion)
- IP
- Interior Plateau (Ohio ecoregion)
- IRIS
- Integrated Risk Information System (EPA)
- ISCO
- In Situ Chemical Oxidation
- ISRA
- Industrial Site Recovery Act
- ITRC
- Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
- IUR
- Inhalation Unit Risk (cancer toxicity value)
L
- LBSV
- Leach-Based Soil Value
- LCR
- Lead and Copper Rule
- LDPE
- Low-Density Polyethylene
- LDR
- Land Disposal Restrictions (RCRA, OAC 3745-270)
- LEPC
- Local Emergency Planning Committee
- LNAPL
- Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid
- LOAEL
- Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level
- LQG
- Large Quantity Generator (RCRA; 1,000 kg or more hazardous waste per month)
- LRW
- Limited Resource Water (Ohio aquatic life use designation)
M
- MCE
- Mixed-Cellulose Ester (filter cassette material for air sampling)
- MCL
- Maximum Contaminant Level
- MCLG
- Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
- MNA
- Monitored Natural Attenuation
- MOA
- Memorandum of Agreement
- MRL
- Minimal Risk Level (ATSDR)
- MS
- Mass Spectrometry
- MTBE
- Methyl tert-Butyl Ether
- MWH
- Modified Warmwater Habitat (Ohio aquatic life use designation)
N
- NAAQS
- National Ambient Air Quality Standards
- NAPL
- Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid
- NCP
- National Contingency Plan
- NEA
- Negative Exposure Assessment (OSHA asbestos monitoring exemption)
- NESHAP
- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
- NFA
- No Further Action
- NIOSH
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- NOA
- Naturally Occurring Asbestos
- NOAA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOACA
- Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
- NOAEL
- No Observed Adverse Effect Level
- NOB
- Non-Organically Bound (sample type for asbestos analysis)
- NPDES
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- NPDWR
- National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
- NPL
- National Priorities List (Superfund)
- NTU
- Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
- NVLAP
- National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
O
- OAC
- Ohio Administrative Code
- ODH
- Ohio Department of Health
- ODNR
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- ODOD
- Ohio Department of Development
- OEHHA
- Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (California EPA)
- OGIM
- Ohio Geology Interactive Map
- OMZA
- Outside Mixing Zone Average (Ohio chronic aquatic life criterion)
- OMZM
- Outside Mixing Zone Maximum (Ohio aquatic life criterion)
- OOS
- Out-of-Service
- OPP
- Office of Pesticide Programs (EPA)
- ORC
- Ohio Revised Code
- ORNL
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- ORP
- Oxidation-Reduction Potential
- OSHA
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- OWDA
- Ohio Water Development Authority
P
- PA
- Preliminary Assessment
- PACM
- Presumed Asbestos-Containing Material
- PAH
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
- PCB
- Polychlorinated Biphenyl
- PCE
- Tetrachloroethylene
- PCM
- Phase Contrast Microscopy (air fiber counting method)
- PEC
- Probable Effect Concentration
- PEL
- Permissible Exposure Limit
- PFAS
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
- PFBS
- Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid
- PFDA
- Perfluorodecanoic acid
- PFHpA
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid
- PFHxA
- Perfluorohexanoic acid
- PFHxS
- Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid
- PFNA
- Perfluorononanoic acid
- PFOA
- Perfluorooctanoic acid
- PFOS
- Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (Ohio fish consumption criteria type)
- PID
- Photoionization Detector
- PLM
- Polarized Light Microscopy (bulk asbestos analysis method)
- POTW
- Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- PPE
- Personal Protective Equipment
- PPRTV
- Provisional Peer-Reviewed Toxicity Values (EPA)
- PRG
- Preliminary Remediation Goal
- PSRA
- Property-Specific Risk Assessment (Ohio VAP)
- PTFE
- Polytetrafluoroethylene
- PUSTRCAF
- Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Advisory Fund (Ohio)
- PUSTRCB
- Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board
- PVC
- Polyvinyl Chloride
- PVI
- Petroleum Vapor Intrusion
Q
- QAPP
- Quality Assurance Project Plan
- QC
- Quality Control
R
- RA
- Remedial Action (CERCLA cleanup phase)
- RACM
- Regulated Asbestos-Containing Material
- RBC
- Risk-Based Concentration (EPA Region 3 legacy table)
- RCRA
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- RD
- Remedial Design (CERCLA cleanup phase)
- REC
- Recognized Environmental Condition
- RFA
- RCRA Facility Assessment (preliminary RCRA corrective action review)
- RfC
- Reference Concentration (non-cancer inhalation toxicity value)
- RfD
- Reference Dose (non-cancer oral toxicity value)
- RFI
- RCRA Facility Investigation (detailed investigation phase of RCRA corrective action)
- RI
- Remedial Investigation (CERCLA site characterization)
- RI/FS
- Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
- RISKPRO
- Risk-Based Corrective Action Model (Ohio VAP fate/transport software)
- RLF
- Revolving Loan Fund
- RML
- Regional Removal Management Level
- RNPUS
- Restricted Non-Potable Use Standards
- ROD
- Record of Decision
- RPUS
- Restricted Potable Use Standards
- RRP
- Remedial Response Program (Ohio EPA state-directed cleanup program); also Renovation, Repair, and Painting (EPA lead paint rule, 40 CFR 745)
- RSL
- Regional Screening Level
S
- SABR
- Site Assistance and Brownfield Revitalization (Ohio EPA section)
- SARA
- Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
- SDS
- Safety Data Sheet (formerly MSDS)
- SDWA
- Safe Drinking Water Act
- SEMS
- Superfund Enterprise Management System
- SESOIL
- Seasonal Soil Compartment Model (Ohio VAP fate/transport software)
- SFO
- Oral Slope Factor (cancer toxicity value)
- SIM
- Selected Ion Monitoring (mass spectrometry scan mode)
- SPE
- Solid Phase Extraction
- SQG
- Small Quantity Generator (RCRA; more than 100 kg but less than 1,000 kg per month)
- SRV
- Sediment Reference Value
- SSD
- Species Sensitivity Distribution
- SSH
- Seasonal Salmonid Habitat (Ohio aquatic life use designation)
- SVE
- Soil Vapor Extraction
- SVOCs
- Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds
T
- TBA
- Targeted Brownfield Assessment
- TCDD
- Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
- TCE
- Trichloroethylene
- TCLP
- Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (SW-846 Method 1311)
- TDS
- Total Dissolved Solids
- TEC
- Threshold Effect Concentration
- TEM
- Transmission Electron Microscopy (asbestos fiber identification method)
- TGM
- Technical Guidance Manual (Ohio EPA)
- THQ
- Target Hazard Quotient
- TMDL
- Total Maximum Daily Load
- TPH
- Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons
- TR
- Target Risk
- TRI
- Toxic Release Inventory
- TSCA
- Toxic Substances Control Act
- TSDF
- Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (RCRA)
- TSI
- Thermal System Insulation
- TWA
- Time-Weighted Average
U
- UHC
- Underlying Hazardous Constituent (RCRA land disposal restrictions)
- UPUS
- Unrestricted Potable Use Standard
- USD
- Urban Setting Designation
- USGS
- U.S. Geological Survey
- UST
- Underground Storage Tank
V
- VAP
- Voluntary Action Program
- VISL
- Vapor Intrusion Screening Level
- VOA
- Volatile Organic Analysis (vial type and analytical method)
- VOC
- Volatile Organic Compound
- VSQG
- Very Small Quantity Generator (RCRA; 100 kg or less per month)
W
- WAP
- Western Allegheny Plateau (Ohio ecoregion)
- WWH
- Warmwater Habitat (Ohio aquatic life use designation)
X
- XRF
- X-Ray Fluorescence (lead paint measurement instrument; results in mg/cm2)
Z
- ZPP
- Zinc Protoporphyrin (medical surveillance test for lead exposure)