Abbreviations & Acronyms: E-I
Note: Some acronyms have more than one meaning. Multiple meanings are listed, separated by semi-colons.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
EA: Endangerment Assessment; Enforcement Agreement; Environmental Action; Environmental Assessment;. Environmental Audit
EAF: Electric Arc Furnaces
EAG: Exposure Assessment Group
EAO: Emergency Administrative Order
EAP: Environmental Action Plan
EAR: Environmental Auditing Roundtable
EASI: Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement
EB: Emissions Balancing
EC: Emulsifiable Concentrate; Environment Canada; Effective Concentration
ECA: Economic Community for Africa
ECAP: Employee Counselling and Assistance Program
ECD: Electron Capture Detector
ECHH: Electro-Catalytic Hyper-Heaters
ECHO: Enforcement and Compliance History Online
ECL: Environmental Chemical Laboratory
ECOS: Environmental Council of the States
ECR: Enforcement Case Review
ECRA: Economic Cleanup Responsibility Act
ED: Effective Dose
EDA: Emergency Declaration Area
EDB: Ethylene Dibromide
EDC: Ethylene Dichloride
EDD: Enforcement Decision Document
EDF: Environmental Defense Fund
EDRS: Enforcement Document Retrieval System
EDS: Electronic Data System; Energy Data System
EDTA: Ethylene Diamine Triacetic Acid
EDX: Electronic Data Exchange
EDZ: Emission Density Zoning
EEA: Energy and Environmental Analysis
EECs: Estimated Environmental Concentrations
EER: Excess Emission Report
EERL: Eastern Environmental Radiation Laboratory
EERU: Environmental Emergency Response Unit
EESI: Environment and Energy Study Institute
EESL: Environmental Ecological and Support Laboratory
EETFC: Environmental Effects, Transport, and Fate Committee
EF: Emission Factor
EFO: Equivalent Field Office
EFTC: European Fluorocarbon Technical Committee
EGR: Exhaust Gas Recirculation
EH: Redox Potential
EHC: Environmental Health Committee
EHS: Extremely Hazardous Substance
EI: Emissions Inventory
EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment. Economic Impact Assessment
EIL: Environmental Impairment Liability
EIR: Endangerment Information Report; Environmental Impact Report
EIS: Environmental Impact Statement; Environmental Inventory System
EIS/AS: Emissions Inventory System/Area Source
EIS/PS: Emissions Inventory System/Point Source
EJ: Environmental Justice
EKMA: Empirical Kinetic Modeling Approach
EL: Exposure Level
ELI: Environmental Law Institute
ELR: Environmental Law Reporter
EM: Electromagnetic Conductivity
EMAP: Environmental Mapping and Assessment Program
EMAS: Enforcement Management and Accountability System
EMR: Environmental Management Report
EMS: Enforcement Management System
EMSL: Environmental Monitoring Support Systems Laboratory
EMTS: Environmental Monitoring Testing Site; Exposure Monitoring Test Site
EnPA: Environmental Performance Agreement
EO: Ethylene Oxide
EOC: Emergency Operating Center
EOF: Emergency Operations Facility (RTP)
EOP: End Of Pipe
EOT: Emergency Operations Team
EP: Earth Protectors; Environmental Profile; End-use Product; Experimental Product; Extraction Procedure
EPAA: Environmental Programs Assistance Act
EPAAR: EPA Acquisition Regulations
EPCA: Energy Policy and Conservation Act
EPACT: Environmental Policy Act
EPACASR: EPA Chemical Activities Status Report
EPCRA: Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
EPD: Emergency Planning District
EPI: Environmental Policy Institute
EPIC: Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center
EPNL: Effective Perceived Noise Level
EPRI: Electric Power Research Institute
EPTC: Extraction Procedure Toxicity Characteristic
EQIP: Environmental Quality Incentives Program
ER: Ecosystem Restoration; Electrical Resistivity
ERA: Economic Regulatory Agency
ERAMS: Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System
ERC: Emergency Response Commission. Emissions Reduction Credit, Environmental Research Center
ERCS: Emergency Response Cleanup Services
ERDA: Energy Research and Development Administration
ERD&DAA: Environmental Research, Development and Demonstration Authorization Act
ERL: Environmental Research Laboratory
ERNS: Emergency Response Notification System
ERP: Enforcement Response Policy
ERT: Emergency Response Team
ERTAQ: ERT Air Quality Model
ES: Enforcement Strategy
ESA: Endangered Species Act. Environmentally Sensitive Area
ESC: Endangered Species Committee
ESCA: Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis
ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESECA: Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act
ESH: Environmental Safety and Health
ESP: Electrostatic Precipitators
ET: Emissions Trading
ETI: Environmental Technology Initiative
ETP: Emissions Trading Policy
ETS: Emissions Tracking System; Environmental Tobacco Smoke
ETV: Environmental Technology Verification Program
EUP: End-Use Product; Experimental Use Permit
EWCC: Environmental Workforce Coordinating Committee
EXAMS: Exposure Analysis Modeling System
ExEx: Expected Exceedance
FACA: Federal Advisory Committee Act
FAN: Fixed Account Number
FATES: FIFRA and TSCA Enforcement System
FBC: Fluidized Bed Combustion
FCC: Fluid Catalytic Converter
FCCC: Framework Convention on Climate Change
FCCU: Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit
FCO: Federal Coordinating Officer (in disaster areas); Forms Control Officer
FDF: Fundamentally Different Factors
FDL: Final Determination Letter
FDO: Fee Determination Official
FE: Fugitive Emissions
FEDS: Federal Energy Data System
FEFx: Forced Expiratory Flow
FEIS: Fugitive Emissions Information System
FEL: Frank Effect Level
FEPCA: Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act; enacted as amendments to FIFRA.
FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FES: Factor Evaluation System
FEV: Forced Expiratory Volume
FEV1: Forced Expiratory Volume--one second; Front End Volatility Index
FF: Federal Facilities
FFAR: Fuel and Fuel Additive Registration
FFDCA: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
FFEO: Federal Facilities Enforcement Office
FFF: Firm Financial Facility
FFFSG: Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam Generator
FFIS: Federal Facilities Information System
FFP: Firm Fixed Price
FGD: Flue-Gas Desulfurization
FID: Flame Ionization Detector
FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
FIM: Friable Insulation Material
FINDS: Facility Index System
FIP: Final Implementation Plan
FIPS: Federal Information Procedures System
FIT: Field Investigation Team
FLETC: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FLM: Federal Land Manager
FLP: Flash Point
FLPMA: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
FMAP: Financial Management Assistance Project
F/M: Food to Microorganism Ratio
FML: Flexible Membrane Liner
FMP: Facility Management Plan
FMP: Financial Management Plan
FMS: Financial Management System
FMVCP: Federal Motor Vehicle Control Program
FOE: Friends Of the Earth
FOIA: Freedom Of Information Act
FOISD: Fiber Optic Isolated Spherical Dipole Antenna
FONSI: Finding Of No Significant Impact
FORAST: Forest Response to Anthropogenic Stress
FP: Fine Particulate
FPA: Federal Pesticide Act
FPAS: Foreign Purchase Acknowledgement Statements
FPD: Flame Photometric Detector
FPEIS: Fine Particulate Emissions Information System
FPM: Federal Personnel Manual
FPPA: Federal Pollution Prevention Act
FPR: Federal Procurement Regulation
FPRS: Federal Program Resources Statement; Formal Planning and Supporting System
FQPA: Food Quality Protection Act
FR: Federal Register. Final Rulemaking
FRA: Federal Register Act
FREDS: Flexible Regional Emissions Data System
FRES: Forest Range Environmental Study
FRM: Federal Reference Methods
FRN: Federal Register Notice. Final Rulemaking Notice
FRS: Formal Reporting System
FS: Feasibility Study
FSA: Food Security Act
FSS: Facility Status Sheet; Federal Supply Schedule
FTP: Federal Test Procedure (for motor vehicles)
FTS: File Transfer Service
FTTS: FIFRA/TSCA Tracking System
FUA: Fuel Use Act
FURS: Federal Underground Injection Control Reporting System
FVMP: Federal Visibility Monitoring Program
FWCA: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
FWPCA: Federal Water Pollution and Control Act (aka CWA). Federal Water Pollution and Control Administration
FY: Fiscal Year
GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAC: Granular Activated Carbon
GACT: Granular Activated Carbon Treatment
GAW: Global Atmospheric Watch
GCC: Global Climate Convention
GC/MS: Gas Chromatograph/ Mass Spectograph
GCVTC: Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission
GCWR: Gross Combination Weight Rating
GDE: Generic Data Exemption
GEI: Geographic Enforcement Initiative
GEMI: Global Environmental Management Initiative
GEMS: Global Environmental Monitoring System; Graphical Exposure Modeling System
GEP: Good Engineering Practice
GFF: Glass Fiber Filter
GFO: Grant Funding Order
GFP: Government-Furnished Property
GICS: Grant Information and Control System
GIS: Geographic Information Systems; Global Indexing System
GLC: Gas Liquid Chromatography
GLERL: Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
GLNPO: Great Lakes National Program Office
GLP: Good Laboratory Practices
GLWQA: Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
GMCC: Global Monitoring for Climatic Change
G/MI: Grams per mile
GOCO: Government-Owned/ Contractor-Operated
GOGO: Government-Owned/ Government-Operated
GOP: General Operating Procedures
GOPO: Government-Owned/ Privately-Operated
GPAD: Gallons-per-acre per-day
GPG: Grams-per-Gallon
GPR: Ground-Penetrating Radar
GPRA: Government Performance and Results Act
GPS: Groundwater Protection Strategy
GR: Grab Radon Sampling
GRAS: Generally Recognized as Safe
GRCDA: Government Refuse Collection and Disposal Association
GRGL: Groundwater Residue Guidance Level
GT: Gas Turbine
GTN: Global Trend Network
GTR: Government Transportation Request
GVP: Gasoline Vapor Pressure
GVW: Gross Vehicle Weight
GVWR: Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
GW: Grab Working-Level Sampling. Groundwater
GWDR: Ground Water Disinfection Rule
GWM: Groundwater Monitoring
GWP: Global Warming Potential
GWPC: Ground Water Protection Council
GWPS: Groundwater Protection Standard; Groundwater Protection Strategy
HA: Health Advisory
HAD: Health Assessment Document
HAP: Hazardous Air Pollutant
HAPEMS: Hazardous Air Pollutant Enforcement Management System
HAPPS: Hazardous Air Pollutant Prioritization System
HATREMS: Hazardous and Trace Emissions System
HAZMAT: Hazardous Materials
HAZOP: Hazard and Operability Study
HBFC: Hydrobromofluorocarbon
HC: Hazardous Constituents; Hydrocarbon
HCCPD: Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
HCFC: Hydrochlorofluorocarbon
HCP: Hypothermal Coal Process
HDD: Heavy-Duty Diesel
HDDT: Heavy-duty Diesel Truck
HDDV: Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle
HDE: Heavy-Duty Engine
HDG: Heavy-Duty Gasoline-Powered Vehicle
HDGT: Heavy-Duty Gasoline Truck
HDGV: Heavy-Duty Gasoline Vehicle
HDPE: High Density Polyethylene
HDT: Highest Dose Tested in a study. Heavy-Duty Truck
HDV: Heavy-Duty Vehicle
HEAL: Human Exposure Assessment Location
HECC: House Energy and Commerce Committee
HEI: Health Effects Institute
HEM: Human Exposure Modeling
HEPA: High-Efficiency Particulate Air
HEPA: Highly Efficient Particulate Air Filter
HERS: Hyperion Energy Recovery System
HFC: Hydrofluorocarbon
HHDDV: Heavy Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle
HHE: Human Health and the Environment
HHV: Higher Heating Value
HI: Hazard Index
HI-VOL: High-Volume Sampler
HIWAY: A Line Source Model for Gaseous Pollutants
HLRW: High Level Radioactive Waste
HMIS: Hazardous Materials Information System
HMS: Highway Mobile Source
HMTA: Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
HMTR: Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations
HOC: Halogenated Organic Carbons
HON: Hazardous Organic NESHAP
HOV: High-Occupancy Vehicle
HP: Horse Power
HPLC: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
HPMS: Highway Performance Monitoring System
HPV: High Priority Violator
HQCDO: Headquarters Case Development Officer
HRS: Hazardous Ranking System
HRUP: High-Risk Urban Problem
HSDB: Hazardous Substance Data Base
HSL: Hazardous Substance List
HSWA: Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
HT: Hypothermally Treated
HTP: High Temperature and Pressure
HVAC: Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning system
HVIO: High Volume Industrial Organics
HW: Hazardous Waste
HWDMS: Hazardous Waste Data Management System
HWGTF: Hazardous Waste Groundwater Task Force; Hazardous Waste Groundwater Test Facility
HWIR: Hazardous Waste Identification Rule
HWLT: Hazardous Waste Land Treatment
HWM: Hazardous Waste Management
HWRTF: Hazardous Waste Restrictions Task Force
HWTC: Hazardous Waste Treatment Council
I/A: Innovative/Alternative
IA: Interagency Agreement
IAAC: Interagency Assessment Advisory Committee
IADN: Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network
IAG: Interagency Agreement
IAP: Incentive Awards Program. Indoor Air Pollution
IAQ: Indoor Air Quality
IARC: International Agency for Research on Cancer
IATDB: Interim Air Toxics Data Base
IBSIN: Innovations in Building Sustainable Industries
IBT: Industrial Biotest Laboratory
IC: Internal Combustion
ICAIR: Interdisciplinary Planning and Information Research
ICAP: Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma
ICB: Information Collection Budget
ICBN: International Commission on the Biological Effects of Noise
ICCP: International Climate Change Partnership
ICE: Industrial Combustion Emissions Model. Internal Combustion Engine
ICP: Inductively Coupled Plasma
ICR: Information Collection Request
ICRE: Ignitability, Corrosivity, Reactivity, Extraction
ICRP: International Commission on Radiological Protection
ICRU: International Commission of Radiological Units and Measurements
ICS: Incident Command System. Institute for Chemical Studies; Intermittent Control Strategies.; Intermittent Control System
ICWM: Institute for Chemical Waste Management
IDEA: Integrated Data for Enforcement Analysis
IDLH: Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health
IEB: International Environment Bureau
IEMP: Integrated Environmental Management Project
IES: Institute for Environmental Studies
IFB: Invitation for Bid
IFCAM: Industrial Fuel Choice Analysis Model
IFCS: International Forum on Chemical Safety
IFIS: Industry File Information System
IFMS: Integrated Financial Management System
IFPP: Industrial Fugitive Process Particulate
IGCC: Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
IGCI: Industrial Gas Cleaning Institute
IIS: Inflationary Impact Statement
IINERT: In-Place Inactivation and Natural Restoration Technologies
IJC: International Joint Commission (on Great Lakes)
I/M: Inspection/Maintenance
IMM: Intersection Midblock Model
IMPACT: Integrated Model of Plumes and Atmosphere in Complex Terrain
IMPROVE: Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environment
INPUFF: Gaussian Puff Dispersion Model
INT: Intermittent
IOB: Iron Ore Beneficiation
IOU: Input/Output Unit
IPCS: International Program on Chemical Safety
IP: Inhalable Particles
IPM: Inhalable Particulate Matter. Integrated Pest Management
IPP: Implementation Planning Program. Integrated Plotting Package; Inter-media Priority Pollutant (document); Independent Power Producer
IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPM: Integrated Pest Management
IRG: Interagency Review Group
IRLG: Interagency Regulatory Liaison Group (Composed of EPA, CPSC, FDA, and OSHA)
IRIS: Instructional Resources Information System. Integrated Risk Information System
IRM: Intermediate Remedial Measures
IRMC: Inter-Regulatory Risk Management Council
IRP: Installation Restoration Program
IRPTC: International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals
IRR: Institute of Resource Recovery
IRS: International Referral Systems
IS: Interim Status
ISAM: Indexed Sequential File Access Method
ISC: Industrial Source Complex
ISCL: Interim Status Compliance Letter
ISCLT: Industrial Source Complex Long Term Model
ISCST: Industrial Source Complex Short Term Model
ISD: Interim Status Document
ISE: Ion-specific electrode
ISMAP: Indirect Source Model for Air Pollution
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
ISPF: (IBM) Interactive System Productivity Facility
ISS: Interim Status Standards
ITC:Innovative Technology Council
ITC: Interagency Testing Committee
ITRC: Interstate Technology Regulatory Coordination
ITRD: Innovative Treatment Remediation Demonstration
IUP: Intended Use Plan
IUR: Inventory Update Rule
IWC: In-Stream Waste Concentration
IWS: Ionizing Wet Scrubber