Acronyms
Feedback
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Acronym
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Definition
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|---|---|
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%R
|
Percent Recovery
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%v/v
|
Volume Percent
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°C
|
Degree Celsius
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µg
|
Microgram
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µg/l
|
Microgram Per Liter (10-6 g/L)
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µm
|
Micrometer (10-6 g/L)
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AA/ORD
|
Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Research and Development
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AAI
|
All Appropriate Inquiry
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acfm
|
Actual Cubic Feet Per Minute
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AM
|
Action Memorandum
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ANSI
|
American National Standard Institute
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AOX
|
Adsorbable Organic Halides
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APC
|
Air Pollution Control
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APCE
|
Air Pollution Control Equipment
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APHA
|
American Public Health Association
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APTMD
|
Air Pesticides and Toxics Management Division
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ARAR
|
Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements
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ARC
|
Appalachian Regional Commission
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ARCS
|
Alternative Remedial Contracts Strategy
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ASA
|
American Society of Agronomy
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ASB
|
Analytical Support Branch
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ASC
|
Accelerated Site Characterization
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ASQC
|
American Society for Quality Control
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ASTM
|
ASTM International
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ATP
|
Anaerobic Thermal Processor
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ATSDR
|
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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ATTIC
|
Alternative Treatment Technology Information Center
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AVM
|
Automated Valuation Models
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BCD
|
Base Catalyzed Dechlorination
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BCRLF
|
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund
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BEDI
|
Brownfield Economic Development Initiative
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BFB
|
4-Bromofluorobenzene
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BGS
|
Below Ground Surface
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BimSchV
|
Verordnung zur Durchführung des Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetzes
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BITER
|
Bilateral Innovative Technology Evaluation Report
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BMBF
|
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)
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BRCH QAC
|
Branch Quality Assurance Coordinator
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BS
|
Blank Spike
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BSD
|
Blank Spike Duplicate
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BTEX
|
Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene
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CCS
|
Calibration Check Standard
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CADDIS
|
Casual Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System
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CAA
|
Clean Air Act
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CDBG
|
Community Development Block Grants
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CDC
|
Centers for Disease Control
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CEN
|
Commitee Européenne de Normalisation
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CEPP
|
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention
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CEQ
|
Council on Environmental Quality
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CERCLA
|
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (U.S.- Superfund)
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CERCLIS
|
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System
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CFDA
|
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
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CFR
|
Code of Federal Regulations
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CHC
|
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
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CID
|
Criminal Investigation Division
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CKW
|
Chlorierte Kohlenwasserstoffe
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CLASS
|
Contract Laboratory Analytical Services and Support
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CLP
|
Contract Laboratory Program
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CLU-IN
|
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Hazardous Waste Cleanup Information
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cm
|
Centimeter
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cm/s
|
Centimeters per second
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CMDTOCAA
|
U.S. EPA Compendium of Methods for the Determination of Toxic Organic Compounds in Ambient Air
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CNAEL
|
Committee on National Accreditation of Environmental Laboratories
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CNTS
|
Covenant Not To Sue
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CO
|
Contracting Officer
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COE
|
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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CRA
|
Community Reinvestment Act
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CRAVE
|
Carcinogen Risk Assessment Verification Endeavour Work Group
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CSI
|
Compliance Sampling Inspection
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CSR
|
Comparable Sale Reports
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CUF
|
California Urban Futures
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CWA
|
Clean Water Act
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CWSRL
|
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
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cy
|
Cubic Yards
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DCA
|
Dichloroethane
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DCE
|
Dichloroethylene
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DEFT
|
Decision Error Feasibility Trials
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DEMAS
|
Deutscher Monitoringstandard Altlasten-Sanierung
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DETAD
|
German Standard Procedure for the Evaluation of Remedial Technologies
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DFTPP
|
Decafluorotriphenylphosphine
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DIAS
|
Dynamic Information Architecture System
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DIV QAM
|
Division Quality Assurance Manager
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DLA
|
Defense Logistics Agency
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DMRQA
|
Discharge Monitoring Report Quality Assurance
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DNAPL
|
Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquid
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DNT
|
Dinitrotoluol
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DOE
|
Department of Energy
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DOT
|
Department of Transportation
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DQO
|
Data Quality Objectives
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DRE
|
Destruction and removal efficiency
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DS
|
Demonstration Section
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dscm
|
Dry Standard Cubic Meter
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DUP
|
Duplicate
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DWRD
|
Drinking Water Research Division
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EAB
|
Ecological Assessment Branch
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EDA
|
United States Economic Development Authority
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EECA
|
Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis
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EGI
|
Effective Gross Income
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EI
|
Environmental Insurance
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EIB
|
Environmental Investigation Branch
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EJ
|
Environmental Justice
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EMMC
|
Environmental Monitoring Management Council
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EMSL-LV
|
Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory – Las Vegas
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EPA
|
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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ESA
|
Endangered Species Act
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ESAT
|
Environmental Services Assistance Team
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ESD
|
Environmental Services Division
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ERNS
|
Emergency Response Notification System
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ETA
|
Emerging Technology Section
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ETSC
|
Engineering Technical Support Center
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ETSD
|
Enterprise Technology Services Division
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EURACHEM
|
European Analytical Chemistry
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EZ/EC/RC
|
Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community/Renewal Community
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FDA
|
Food and Drug Administration
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FFA
|
Federal Facility Agreement
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FRTR
|
Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable
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FIELDS
|
Fully Integrated Environmental Location and Decision Support Center
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FIFRA
|
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
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FINDS
|
Facility Index System
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FIT
|
Field Investigation Team
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fpm
|
Feet Per Minute
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FRAMES
|
Framework for Risk Analysis in Multimedia Environmental Systems
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FS
|
Feasibility Study
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ft
|
Feet
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ft/day
|
Feet Per Day
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ft3
|
Cubic Feet
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FTU
|
Formazin Turbidity Unit
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FUDS
|
Formerly Used Defense Sites
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FY
|
Fiscal Year
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g
|
Gram
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GALP
|
Good Automated Laboratory Practice
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GC/MS
|
Gas Chromotography/Mass Spectroscopy
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GEOSEM
|
Geospatial Exposure Model
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GIS
|
Geographic Information System
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G/hr
|
Grams Per Hour
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GMO
|
Grants Management Office
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GO
|
General Obligation
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gpm
|
Gallons Per Minute
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GW
|
Groundwater
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GUI
|
Graphical User Interface
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HASP
|
Health and Safety Plan
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HBGF
|
Housing Block Grant Funding
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HRS
|
Hazard Ranking System
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HSL
|
Hazardous Substance List
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HSTL
|
Hazardous Substance Technical Liaisons
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HSWA
|
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
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HUD
|
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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IAG
|
Interagency Agreement
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IC
|
Institutional Controls
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ICMA
|
International City/County Management Association
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IM
|
Information Management
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InHg
|
Inches of Mercury
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IRM
|
Information Resource Management
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IRP
|
Installation Restoration Program
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IRIS
|
Integrated Risk Information System
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IRS
|
Internal Revenue Service
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ITRC
|
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
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kg
|
Kilogram
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km2
|
Square Kilometer
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L
|
Liter
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lb
|
Pound
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LID
|
Local Improvement District
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LLNL
|
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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LPM
|
Liter per Minute
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LRPCD
|
Land Remediation and Pollution Control Division
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LTV
|
Loan To Value
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LUC
|
Land Use Controls
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LUST
|
Leaking Underground Storage Tank
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LUST TF
|
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
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m
|
Meter
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m2
|
Square Meter
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m3
|
Cubic Meter
|
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MCAWW
|
U.S. EPA Methods for the Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes
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MCL
|
Maximum Contaminant Level
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MDL
|
Method Detection Limit
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mg
|
Milligram
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mg/kg
|
Milligram Per Kilogram
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mg/l
|
Milligram Per Liter
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MGMT
|
Management
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MIMS
|
Multimedia integrated modeling system
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mm
|
Millimeter
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MOU
|
Memorandum of Understanding
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MQL
|
Maximum Quantitation Limit
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MS
|
Matrix spike
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MSA
|
Major Statistical Area
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MSD
|
Matrix spike duplicate
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MSR
|
Management System Review
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NA
|
Not analyzed
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NAAQS
|
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
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NACCHO
|
National Association of County and City Health Officials
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NAPA
|
National Academy of Public Administration
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NAPL
|
Nonaqueous Phase Liquids
|
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NCEA
|
National Centre for Environmental Assessment
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NCP
|
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan
|
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NDPD
|
National Data Processing Division
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NEIC
|
National Enforcement Investigation Center
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NELAC
|
National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference
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NELAP
|
National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program
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NEPA
|
National Environmental Policy Act
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NERL
|
National Exposure Research Laboratory
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ng
|
Nanogram
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NHPA
|
National Historic Preservation Act
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NIOSH
|
National Institute of Safety and Health
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NIST
|
U.S. National Institute for Standards and Technology
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NOI
|
Net Operating Income
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NNEMS
|
National Network for Environment Management Studies
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NPAR
|
Nonbinding Preliminary Allocation of Responsibility
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NPDES
|
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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NPL
|
National Priorities List
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NRC
|
National Research Council
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NRD
|
Natural Resource Damages
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NRMRL
|
National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Cincinnati
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NS
|
Not Specified
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NSCEP
|
National Service Centre for Environmental Publications
|
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NTIS
|
National Technical Information Service
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NTU
|
Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
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O&F
|
Operational and Functional
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O&M
|
Operations and Maintenance
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OARM
|
Office of Administration and Resource Management
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OERR
|
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
|
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OIRM
|
Office of Information and Resource Management
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OPA
|
Oil Pollution Act of 1990
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OPD
|
Office of Policy and Management
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OQA
|
Office of Quality Assurance
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ORC
|
Office of Regional Counsel
|
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ORD
|
EPA Office of Research and Development
|
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OSC
|
On-Scene Coordinator
|
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OSHA
|
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
|
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OSW
|
Office of Solid Waste
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OSWER
|
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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OWM
|
Office of Wastewater Management
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OU
|
Operable Unit
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PA
|
Preliminary Assessment
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PA/SI
|
Preliminary Assessment and Site Inspection
|
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PAH
|
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon
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PAI
|
Performance Audit Inspection
|
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PARCC
|
Precision, Accuracy, Representativeness, Completeness, Comparability
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PBMS
|
Performance Based Measurement Systems
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PCB
|
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
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PCE
|
Perchloroethylene (Tetrachlorethylene)
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PCP
|
Pentachlorophenol
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PE
|
Performance Evaluation
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PI
|
Principal Investigator
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PILOT
|
Payment In Lieu of Taxes
|
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PL
|
Pollution Liability
|
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PO
|
Project Officer
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POA
|
Project Objective Agreement
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POC
|
Purgeable Organic Carbon
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POTW
|
Publicly Owned Treatment Works
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PPA
|
Prospective Purchaser Agreement
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ppbv/v
|
Parts Per Billion on a Volume to Volume Basis
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PPE
|
Personal Protective Equipment
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PPIS
|
Pollution Prevention Incentive for States
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ppm
|
Parts Per Million
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PQL
|
Practical Quantitation Limit
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PRDL
|
Project Required Detection Limits
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PRP
|
Potentially Responsible Party
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PSD
|
Particle Size Distribution
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QA
|
Quality Assurance
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QA/QC
|
Quality Assurance and Quality Control
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QAARWP
|
QA Annual Report and Work Plan
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QAD
|
Quality Assurance Division, ORD
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QAMP
|
Quality Assurance Management Plan
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QAMS
|
Quality Assurance Management Staff
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QAPP
|
Quality Assurance Project Plan
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QATS
|
Quality Assurance Technical Support
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QAWG
|
Quality Assurance Workgroup
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QC
|
Quality Control
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RA
|
Remedial Action
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RAS
|
Routine Analytical Service
|
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RBCA
|
Risk-Based Corrective Action
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RC
|
Renewal Communities
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RCB
|
Releases Control Branch
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RCRA
|
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
|
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RD
|
Remedial Design
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RD/RA
|
Remedial Design and Remedial Assessment
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RDL
|
Reporting Detection Limit
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REIT
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts
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RfC
|
Chronic Non-Carcinogenic
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RfD
|
Oral Reference Dose
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RFSD
|
Radio Frequency Soil Decontamination
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RI
|
Remedial Investigation
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RI/FS
|
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
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RLF
|
Revolving Loan Fund
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ROI
|
Return on Investment
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ROD
|
Record of Decision
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RPD
|
Relative Percent Difference
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RPM
|
Remedial Project Manager
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RQAM
|
Regional Quality Assurance Manager
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RREL
|
Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory
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RRF
|
Relative Response Factor
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RSCC
|
Regional Sample Control Center
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RSKERL
|
Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory, Ada, Oklahoma (EPA)
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RSS
|
Regional Support Section
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S&A
|
Sampling and Analysis
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S/S
|
Solidification and Stabilization
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SID
|
Special Improvement District
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SACM
|
Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model
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SARA
|
Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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SAS
|
Special Analytical Service
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SBA
|
Small Business Administration
|
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SBIR
|
Small Business Innovative Research
|
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SC
|
Secured Creditor
|
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SCB
|
Separation and Containment Branch
|
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scfm
|
Standard Cubic Feet Per Minute
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SD
|
Sample Duplicates
|
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SDWA
|
Safe Drinking Water Act
|
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SESD
|
Science and Ecosystem Support Division
|
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SF
|
Slope Factors
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SI
|
Site Investigation
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SIR
|
Self-Insured Retention
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SITE
|
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation
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SLEUTH
|
slope, land use, exclusion, urban extent, transportation, hillshade
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SMART
|
Sustainable Management Approaches and Revitalization Tools
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SMARTe
|
Sustainable Management Approaches and Revitalization Tools – electronic
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SMO
|
Sample Management Office
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SMOA
|
Superfund Memoranda of Agreement
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SOP
|
Standard Operating Procedure
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SOW
|
Statement of Work
|
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SPCC
|
System Performance Check Compound
|
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SRL
|
State Revolving Loan Fund
|
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SRM
|
Standard Reference Material
|
|
SSG
|
Soil Screening Guidance
|
|
START
|
Superfund Technical Assistance and Response Team
|
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STDD
|
Superfund Technology Demonstration Division
|
|
SVE
|
Soil Vapor Extraction
|
|
SVOC
|
Semivolatile Organic Compound
|
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SW-846
|
U.S. EPA Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste
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|
SWDA
|
Safe Water Drinking Act
|
|
TAC
|
Technical Advisory Committee
|
|
TAT
|
Technical Assistance Team
|
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TC
|
Total Carbon
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TCE
|
Trichloroethene
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TCLP
|
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure
|
|
TCSP
|
Transportation and Community System Preservation
|
|
TD
|
Technical Directive
|
|
TDB
|
Treatment and Destruction Branch
|
|
TDM
|
Technical Directive Manager
|
|
TEF
|
Toxicity Equivalent Factor
|
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TEP
|
Technical Evaluation Panel
|
|
TEQ
|
Toxicity Equivalents
|
|
TER
|
Technology Evaluation Report
|
|
TIC
|
Tentatively Identified Compounds
|
|
TIF
|
Tax Increment Financing
|
|
TIP
|
Technology Innovation Program (U.S. EPA)
|
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TLP
|
Technical Lead Person
|
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TOC
|
Total Organic Carbon
|
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TOM
|
Task Order Manager
|
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TOX
|
Total Organic Halides
|
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tph
|
Tons Per Hour
|
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TPH
|
Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons
|
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TQM
|
Total Quality Management
|
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TRL
|
Target Reporting Limit
|
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TSB
|
Technical Support Branch
|
|
TSCA
|
Toxic Substances Control Act
|
|
TSD
|
Treat, Store, or Dispose
|
|
U.S. EPA
|
United States Environmental Protection Agency
|
|
UBA
|
German Federal Office of the Environment
|
|
UCL
|
Upper Confidence Limit
|
|
USACE
|
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
|
|
USDA
|
U.S. Department of Agriculture
|
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USDOD
|
U.S. Department of Defense
|
|
USDOE
|
U.S. Department of Energy
|
|
USEDA
|
U.S. Economic Development Administration
|
|
USGS
|
United States Geological Survey
|
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UST
|
Underground Storage Tank
|
|
UV
|
Ultraviolet
|
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VAP
|
Voluntary Action Program
|
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VCP
|
Voluntary Cleanup Program
|
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VOC
|
Volatile Organic Compound
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vpm
|
Volume Per Million
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WELAC
|
Western European Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
|