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    ABS acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
    ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
    AGA American Gas Association
    ALA American Lung Association
    ANSI American National Standards Institute
    APHA American Public Health Association
    ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    ASSE American Society of Structural Engineers
    ASTM American Society for Testing Materials
    ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
    AWG American Wire Gauge
    AWWA American Waters Works Association
    BTU British thermal unit
    CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    CFR Code of Federal Regulations
    CGA Canadian Gas Association
    CO carbon monoxide
    CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation
    CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission
    CSIA Chimney Safety Institute of America
    DDT dichlorodiphenyltrichlorethane
    DE diatomaceous earth
    DPD N,N-diethyl-p-phenylene diamine
    DWV drain, waste, and vent
    EIFS exterior insulation and finish system
    EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    EPDM ethylene propylene dieneterpolymer
    ETS environmental tobacco smoke
    FHA Federal Housing Authority
    FM Factory Mutual
    GFCI ground fault circuit interrupter
    HEPA high-efficiency particulate air
    HHS Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of
    HSC Home Safety Council
    HUD Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of
    HVAC heating, ventilating and air conditioning
    IAPMO International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
    ICC International Code Council
    IPM integrated pest management
    ISO International Standard Organization
    kg kilogram
    LPP low-pressure pipe
    MPMH Military Pest Management Handbook
    MSS Mechanical Standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting Industry
    NCEH National Center for Environmental Health
    NCI National Cancer Institute
    NIA National Institute on Aging
    NSF National Science Foundation
    NTU nephelometric turbidity unit
    ODTS organic dust toxic syndrome
    OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    PEX cross-formulated polyethylene
    POTW publicly owned treatment works
    ppm parts per million
    psi pound per square inch
    PVC polyvinyl chloride
    PW potable water
    RIFA red imported fire ant
    SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act
    SEER seasonal energy efficiency ratio
    T&P temperature-pressure
    TSP trisodium phosphate
    UF urea-formaldehyde
    UL Underwriters Laboratories
    USCB U.S. Census Bureau
    USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
    USFA U.S. Fire Administration
    USGS U.S. Geological Survey
    USHA United States Housing Authority
    VA Veteran’s Administration
    VOC volatile organic compound
    XRF X-ray fluorescence
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