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Appendix A: Acronyms
| AIRS | Aerometric Information Retrieval System | |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry | |
| C&D | construction and demolition | |
| CAA | Clean Air Act | |
| DOE | U.S. Department of Energy | |
| EPA | U. S. Environmental Protection Agency | |
| F | Fahrenheit | |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared | |
| IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System | |
| LEL | lower explosive level | |
| LMOP | Landfill Methane Outreach Program | |
| µg/m3 | micrograms per cubic meter | |
| mg/m3 | milligrams per cubic meter | |
| MRL | minimal risk level | |
| MSW | municipal solid waste | |
| NAAQS | National Ambient Air Quality Standards | |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health | |
| NMOC | non-methane organic compounds | |
| NSPS/EG | New Source Performance Standards and Emissions Guidelines | |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Service | |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration | |
| ppb | parts per billion | |
| ppm | parts per million | |
| RBC | risk-based concentration | |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act | |
| SWANA | Solid Waste Association of North America | |
| UEL | upper explosive limit |
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