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 |