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AA

Atomic Absorption

ACGIH

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

AIC

Acceptable Intake for Chronic Exposures

AIS

Acceptable Intake for Subchronic Exposures

ATSDR

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

AWQC

Ambient Water Quality Criteria

BCF

Bioconcentration Factor

CAA

Clean Air Act

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, also known as the Superfund Act

CRDL

Contract Required Detection Limits

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CLP

Contract Laboratory Program

CRQL

Contract Required Quantitation Limits

CWA

Clean Water Act

DHAC

Division of Health Assessment and Consultation (ATSDR)

DHS

Division of Health Studies (ATSDR)

DWEL

Drinking Water Equivalent Level

EMEG

Environmental Media Evaluation Guide

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FRDS

Federal Reporting Data System

FS

Feasibility Study

GC/MS

Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

HARP

Health Activities Recommendation Panel

HAZDAT

HAZardous Substance DATa Management System

HEAST

Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables

HHAG

Human Health Assessment Group

HSDB

Hazardous Substances Data Bank

HSL

Hazardous Substances List

IARC

International Agency for Research on Cancer

IRIS

Integrated Risk Information System

Koc

Organic carbon partition coefficient (also known as soil/water partition coefficient)

Kow

Octanol-water partition coefficient

LHA

Lifetime Health Advisory

LOAEL

Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level

MCL

Maximum Contaminant Level

MRL

Minimal Risk Level

MCLG

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal

MSA

Metropolitan Statistical Area

NAAQS

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NAS

National Academy of Sciences

NCEH

National Center for Environmental Health

NCI

National Cancer Institute

NESHAP

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

NIEHS

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

NIOSH

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NIPDWR

National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations

NLM

National Library of Medicine

NOAEL

No Observed Adverse Effect Level

NPDES

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NPDWR

National Primary Drinking Water Regulation

NPL

National Priorities List

NTP

National Toxicology Program

OERR

Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (EPA)

ORD

Office of Research and Development (EPA)

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSWER

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (EPA)

PEL

Permissible Exposure Limit

PMCL

Proposed Maximum Contaminant Level

PMCLG

Proposed Maximum Contaminant Level Goal

PQL

Practical Quantitation Limit

PWS

Public Water System

QA/QC

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976

RfD

Reference Dose

RI

Remedial Investigation

RI/FS

Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study

RPM

Remedial Project Manager (EPA)

SARA

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986

SDWA

Safe Drinking Water Act

SOP

Standard Operating Procedures

STEL

Short-Term-Exposure Limit

STP

Standard Temperature and Pressure

TAL

Target Analyte List

TCL

Target Compound List

TIC

Tentatively Identified Compound

TLV

Threshold Limit Value

TOXNET

TOXicology Data NETwork

TRI

Toxic Chemical Release Inventory

TWA

Time-Weighted Average

USGS

United States Geological Survey

VOC

Volatile Organic Compound

WQC

Water Quality Criteria

XRF

X-Ray Fluorometry

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