A

Flame Atomic Absorption. See Method Qualifier

A

Indicates that a TIC is a suspected aldol-condensation product. See Data Qualifiers

A-106

Office of Management and Budget Circular #A-106

A-E

Architect-Engineer

A2R2

Annual Allowance for Requirements Review (Oil Spill Equipment)

AA

Atomic Absorption

AAQS

Ambient Air Quality Standard

ABS

Percent of constituent Absorbed, unitless

ACE

Army Assistant Chief of Engineers

ACGIH

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

ACH

Air Changes per Hour

ACHP

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

AEC

Area Environmental Coordinator

AET

Apparent Effect Threshold

AF

Soil Adherence Factor to skin, mg/cm2

AFCEE

Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence

Ag

Silver

AIRFA

American Indian Religious Freedom Act

Al

Aluminum

AL

Action Level

AM

Action Memorandum

AMAES

Activity and Management Automated Environmental System

AMRL

Applied Marine Research Laboratory

ANOVA

Analysis of Variance

ANPR

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

AOC

Area of Concern

AOU

Accelerated Operable Unit

APCD

Air Pollution Control District

APH

Adsorbed-Phase Hydrocarbon

API

American Petroleum Institute

APOW

Annual Plan of Work

APR

Air Purifying Respirator

AQD

Air Quality District

AQUIRE

Aquatic Information Retrieval Database

AR

Administrative Record

ARAR

Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirement

ARF

Administrative Record File

ARPA

Archaeological Resources Protection Act

As

Arsenic

AS

Semiautomated Spectrophotometric. See Method Qualifier

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange (Computer Language)

ASN(I&E)

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installation and Environment)

AST

Aboveground Storage Tank

ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials

AT

Averaging Time, day

ATSDR

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

ATTIC

Alternative Treatment Technology Information Center

AUF

Area Use Factor

AUL

Authorized Use List (HAZMAT)

AV

Automated Cold Vapor AA. See Method Qualifier

AWQC

Ambient Water Quality Criteria

AWQS

Ambient Water Quality Standards

b

Saturated thickness of an aquifer

B

Detected in Blank. See Data Qualifiers

Ba

Barium

BACT

Best Available Control Technology

BADT

Best Available Demonstrated Technology

BAF

Bioaccumulation Factor

BBS

Bulletin Board System

BC

Blind Copy

BCF

Bioconcentration Factor

BCP

BRAC Cleanup Plan

BCT

BRAC Cleanup Team

BD/DR

Building Demolition/Debris Removal

BDAT

Best Demonstrated Available Technology

BDL

Below Detection Limits

Be

Beryllium

BEC

BRAC Environmental Coordinator

BEP

bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate

bgs

below ground surface

BHC

Benzene Hexachloride (Lindane)

BIOPLUME

Computer model to predict the maximum extent of existing plumes

BLDG

Building

BLM

Bureau of Land Management

BMD

Benchmark Dose

BMP

Best Management Practice

BNA

Base-Neutral and Acid-Extractable orgranic compounds - now SVOCs

BOD

Biochemical/Biological Oxygen Demand

BP

Boiling Point

Br

Bromine

BRA

Baseline Risk Assessment

BRAC

Base Realignment And Closure

BSL

BTAG Screening Level

BTAG

Biological Technical Assistance Group

BTEX

Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl benzene and Xylene

BTU

British Thermal Unit

BTX

Benzene, Toluene and Xylene

BUMED

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

BW

Body Weight, kg

°C

Degrees Celsius

C

Carbon

C

Manual Spectrophotometric. See Method Qualifier

C

For pesticide data, indicates results where identification was confirmed by GC/MS. See Data Qualifiers

Ca

Calcium

CA

Chemcical concentration in Air

CA

Cooperative Agreement

CA

Corrective Action or Cleanup Action

CA

Cost Analysis

CAA

Clean Air Act

CAAA

Clean Air Act Amendments

CAAS

Contractor Advisory and Assistance Services

CADD

Computer Aided Design and Drafting

CAG

Cancer Assessment Group

CAH

Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbon

CAMU

Corrective Action Management Unit

CAP

Corrective Action Plan

CAS

Chemical Abstract Service (Registry Number)

CATEX

Categorical Exclusion

CAU

Carbon Adsorption Unit

CAX

Cheatham Annex

CBC

Construction Battalion Center

CC

Carbon Copy

CCC

Calibration Check Compounds

Cd

Cadmium

CDC

Centers for Disease Control

CDI

Chronic Daily Intake

CE

Categorical Exclusion

CEAM

Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling

CEC

Civil Engineer Corps

CECOS

Civil Engineer Corps Officer School

CEQ

Council on Environmental Quality

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 1980

CERCLIS

CERCLA Information System

CERFA

Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act

CERI

Center for Environmental Research Information

CEU

Continuing Education Units

CF

Conversion Factor

CFB

Circulating Fluidized Bed

CFC

Chlorofluorocarbon

cfm

cubic feet per minute

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CFS

Cubic Feet per Second

CH₄

Methane

CHESDIV

EFD Chesapeake Division

CHF

Contaminant Hazard Factor

CI

Confidence Interval

CIH

Certified Industrial Hygenist

CINCLANTFLT

Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet

CINCPACFLT

Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet

Cl

Chlorine

CLEAN

Comprehensive Long-Term Environmental Action, Navy

CLP

Contract Laboratory Program

CMC

Commandant of the Marine Corps

CMI

Corrective Measures Implementation

CMS

Corrective Measures Study

CNB

Commander, Naval Base

CNG

Compressed Natural Gas

CNO

Chief of Naval Operations

CNS

Central Nervous System

Co

Cobalt

CO

Commanding Officer or Contracting Officer

CO

Carbon Monoxide

CO₂

Carbon Dioxide

COC

Contaminant/Chemical of Concern

COC

Chain of Custody

COD

Chemical Oxygen Demand

COE

Corps of Engineers (Army)

COMNAVBASE

Commander, Naval Base

COMNAVFACENGCOM

Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command

COMPTRAK

Marine Corps Environmental Compliance Tracking System

CONUS

Continental United States

COPC

Contaminant/Chemical of Potential Concern

COTR

Contracting Officer's Technical Representative

CPF

Carcinogenic Potency Factor

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CPT

Cone Penetrometer Test

CQC

Construction Quality Control

Cr

Chromium

CR

Consumption Rate, L/day

CRAVE

Carcinogenic Risk Assessment Verification Endeavor

CRDL

Contract Required Detection Limit

CRP

Community Relations Plan

CRQL

Contract Required Quantitation Limit

CRZ

Contaminant Reduction Zone

CS

Chemical concentration in Soil, mg/kg

CS

Confirmation Study

CSF

Carcinogenic Slope Factor

CSM

Conceptual Site Model

CTC

Cost To Complete

CTO

Contract Task Order

Cu

Copper

CV

Coefficient of Variation

CV

Manual Cold Vapor AA. See Method Qualifier

CW

Chemical concentration in Water

CWA

Clean Water Act

CZMA

Coastal Zone Management Act

D

Indicates sample was diluted. See Data Qualifiers

D & N

Discovery and Notification

DA_event

Absorbed Dose per Event

DAD

Dermally Absorbed Dose

DAF

Dilution/Attenuation Factor

dB

Decibel

DCA

Dichloroethane

DCE

Dichloroethene or Dichloroethylene

DCNO

Deputy Chief of Naval Operations

DCP

Dichlorophenol

DD

Decision Document

DDD

Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (Rhothane)

DDE

Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene

DDT

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

DEHNR

Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources

DEMIS

Defense Environmental Management Information System

DENIX

Defense Environmental Network and Information Exchange

DEQ

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

DER

Department of Environmental Resources

DERA

Defense Environmental Restoration Account

DERP

Defense Environmental Restoration Program

DERPMIS

Defense Env'l Restoration Program Management Information System, now RMIS

DERTF

Defense Environmental Restoration Task Force

DFM

Diesel Fuel Marine

dH/dX

Hydraulic Gradient

DMR

Discharge Monitoring Report

DNAPL

Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid

DNR

Department of Natural Resources

DO

Dissolved Oxygen

d_oc

Dissolved Organic Carbon

DOC

Department of Commerce

DOD

Department of Defense

DOE

Department of Energy

DOI

Department of Interior

DOIT

Demonstration of On-site Innovative Technologies

DOJ

Department of Justice

DOL

Department of Labor

DON

Department of the Navy

DOS

Department of State

DOT

Department of Transportation

DPM

Defense Priority Model

DQA

Data Quality Assessment

DQO

Data Quality Objective

DRMO

Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office

DSC

Data Screening Concentration

DSERTS

Defense Site Environmental Restoration Tracking System

DSMOA

DOD/State Memorandum of Agreement

DTSC

Department of Toxic Substances Control

DWS

Drinking Water Standard

E

Exposure level

E (inorganic)

Estimated value. See Data Qualifiers

E (organic)

Indicates compound exceeded the calibration range for the GC/MS. See Data Qualifiers

E/P

Evaporation/Percolation

EA

Environmental Assessment

EA

Exposure Area

EBS

Environmental Baseline Survey

EBSL

Environmental Baseline Survey for Lease

EBST

Environmental Baseline Survey for Transfer

EC

Effective Concentration

ECD

Electron Capture Device

ECE

Environmental Compliance Evaluation

ECOC

Ecological Contaminant of Concern

ED

Effective Dose

ED

Exposure Duration, year

EDB

Ethylene Dibromide

EDD

Enforcement Decision Document

EE

Engineering Evaluation

EE/CA

Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis

EF

Exposure Frequency, days/year

EFD

Engineering Field Division

EGW

Existing Groundwater Monitoring Well

Eh

Redox Potential

EI/AA

Environmental Investigation and Alternatives Analysis

EIC

Engineer in Charge

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

EL

Exposure Level

EM

Electromagnetic

EMAP

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program

EMSL

Environmental Monitoring System Laboratory

ENRP

Environmental and Natural Resources Program

EO

Executive Order

EO

Explosive Ordnance

EP

Evaporation, Percolation

EP

Extraction Procedure

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EPCRA

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act

EPIC

Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center

EPTC

Extraction Procedure Toxicity Characteristic

EQ

Environmental Quality

EQIS

Environmental Quality Information System

ER

Environmental Restoration

ERA

Ecological Risk Assessment

ERE

Ecological Risk Evaluation

ER-L

Effects Range-Low

ER-M

Effects Range-Median

ER, N

Environmental Restoration, Navy

ERP

Emergency Response Plan

ERT

Emergency Response Team

ESA

Endangered Species Act

ESC

Endangered Species Council

ESI

Expanded Site Inspection

ET

Exposure Time, day/year

eV

electron Volts

EV

Event frequency

EXAMSII

Exposure Analysis Modeling System II

EZ

Exclusion Zone

F

Fahrenheit

F

Fluorine

F

Furnace AA. See Method Qualifier

FC

Fluorocarbons

Fe

Iron

FEL

Field Equipment Log

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FFA

Federal Facility Agreement

FFCA

Federal Facilities Compliance Act

FFS

Focused Feasibility Study

FFSRA

Federal Facility State Remediation Agreement

FI

Fraction Ingested from source, unitless

FID

Flame Ionization Device/Detector

FIFRA

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

FIP

Final Implementation Plan

FISC

Fleet and Industrial Support Center

FIT

Field Investigation Team

FLP

Flash Point

FML

Flexible Membrane Liner

FNSI

Finding of No Significant Impact

f_oc

Fraction of Organic Carbon present in soil or sediment

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act

FORTRAN

Formula Translation (Computer Language)

FOSL

Finding of Suitability for Lease

FOST

Finding of Suitability for Transfer

FOTW

Federally Owned Treatment Works

FPD

Flame Photometric Detector

FR

Federal Register

FS

Feasibility Study

FSP

Field Sampling Plan

ft

feet or foot

ft/ft

feet/foot

FUDS

Formerly Used Defense Sites

FWPCA

Federal Water Pollution Control Act (CWA)

FWQC

Federal Water Quality Criteria

FWS

(U.S.) Fish and Wildlife Service

FY

Fiscal Year

FYDP

Future Year Defense Plan

GAC

Granular Activated Carbon

GAO

General Accounting Office

GC

Gas Chromatography

GC/MS

Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

GETS

Groundwater Extraction and Treatment System

GIS

Geographic Information System

GLC

Gas Liquid Chromatography

GMP

Groundwater Monitoring Plan

GOCO

Government Owned/Contractor Operated

gpd

gallons per day

gpm

gallons per minute

GPR

Ground Penetrating Radar

G_r°

standard Gibbs free energy

GRA

General Response Action

GSA

General Services Administration

GW

Groundwater

GWM

Groundwater Monitoring

GWPS

Groundwater Protection Standard

GWTP

Groundwater Treatment Plant

H

Henry's Law Constant

H

Hydrogen

H₂

Hydrogen Gas

H&S

Health and Safety

HA

Health Advisory

HAP

Hazardous Air Pollutant

HARP

Historic and Archeological Resources Plan

HASP

Health And Safety Plan

HAZMAT

Hazardous Material

HAZWASTE

Hazardous Waste

HAZWOPER

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

HB

Hand Boring

HBL

Health Based Limit

HC

Hydrocarbons

HCFC

Hydrochlorofluorocarbon

HDPE

High Density Polyethelene

HEA

Health Effects Assessment

HEAST

Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables

HEED

Health and Environmental Effects Profile

Hg

Mercury

HHEM

Human Health Evaluation Manual

HHS

Housing and Human Services

HHS

Department of Health and Human Services

HI

Hazard Index

HI_T

Hazard Index, Total

HM

Hazardous Material

HM/HW C&M

Hazardous Material/Hazardous Waste Control and Management

HMIS

Hazardous Materials Information System

HMTA

Hazardous Material Transportation Act

HMTR

Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations

HMTUSA

Hazardous Material Transportation Uniform Safety Act

HNTS

Hydrocarbon National Test Site

HOC

Halogenated Organic Carbons

HPLC

High Performance Liquid Chromatography

HQ

Hazard Quotient

HQ

Headquarters

HRA

Historical Radiological Assessment

HRS

Hazardous Ranking System

HRS2

Revised Hazardous Ranking System

HS

Hazardous Substance

HS

Hydrogen Sulfide

HSL

Hazardous Substance List

HSCD

Hazardous Sites Control Division

HSM

Health and Safety Manager

HSP

Health and Safety Plan

HSSM

Hydrocarbon Screening Spill Model

HSWA

Hazardous and Solid Waste Act Amendments (to RCRA)

HTW

Hazardous and Toxic Waste

HVAC

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (System)

HW

Hazardous Waste

i

Hydraulic Gradient

I

Intake

IAG

Interagency Agreement

IAS

Initial Assessment Study

IAS

In Situ Air Sparging

ICP

Inductively Coupled Plasma

ICR

Incremental Cancer Risk

ICRE

Ignitability, Corrosivity, Reactivity, Extraction (Characteristics)

ICS

Incident Command System

ID

Inner Diameter

IDL

Instrument Detection Limit

IDLH

Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health

IDW

Investigation Derived Waste

IDWM

Investigation Derived Waste Management

IM

Interim Measures

IP/FP

Implementation Plan and Fee Proposal

IR

Infrared

IR

Ingestion Rate, mg/day, or Inhalation Rate

IR

Installation Restoration

IRA

Interim Remedial Action

IRI

Interim Remedial Investigation

IRIS

Integrated Risk Information System

IRP

Installation Restoration Program

IRTCC

Installation Restoration Technology Coordinating Committee

IS

Interim Status

ISC

Initial Site Characterization

ISV

In Situ Vitrification

ISV

In Situ Volatilization

ITER

Innovative Technology Evaluation Report

IVD

Ion Vapor Deposited

IWA

In Well Aeration

IWTP

Industrial Waste Treatment Plant

J

Estimated. See Data Qualifiers

JAG

Judge Advocate General

JE

Joint Engineers

JSA

Job Safety Analysis

K

Estimated, biased high (chemical data)

K

Hydraulic Conductivity

K

Potassium

K

Volatilization Constant

K_d

Diffusion coefficient

K_oc

Organic Carbon Partition Coefficient

KPEG

Potassium Polyethylene Glycol

L

Liter

L

Estimated, biased Low (chemical data)

LADD

Lifetime Average Daily Dose

LANTDIV

EFD Atlantic Division

LBP

Lead Based Paint

LC

Liquid Chromatography

LC50

Lethal Concentration

LD

Land Disposal

LD50

Lethal Dose where 50% of animals die

LDR

Land Disposal Restrictions

LDS

Leak Detection System

LEL

Lower Explosive Limit

LEPC

Local Emergency Planning Committee

LFG

Landfill Gas

LFI

Limited Field Investigation

LI

Langelier Index

LLRW

Low Level Radioactive Waste

LNAPL

Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid

LOAEL

Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level

LOD

Limit of Detection

LOEL

Lowest Observed Effects Level

LQAC

Laboratory Quality Assurance Coordinator

LSI

Listing Site Inspection

LTM

Long Term Monitoring

LTMP

Long Term Monitoring Plan

LTO

Long Term Operation

LUFT

Leaking Underground Fuel Tank

LUST

Leaking Underground Storage Tank

M

Duplicate injection precision not met. See Data Qualifiers

MAC

Maximum Allowable Concentrations

MACT

Maximum Achievable Control Technology

MANOVA

Multi Variate Analysis of Variance

MBCS

Modified Burmister Classification System

MBTA

Migratory Bird Treaty Act

MCETP

Marine Corps Environmental Training Program

MCL

Maximum Contaminant Level

MCLG

Maximum Contaminant Level Goals

MCO

Marine Corps Order

MCP

Monochlorophenol

MDL

Method Detection Limit

MEK

Methyl Ethyl Keytone

MESO

Marine Environmental Support Office

MF

Modifying Factor

MF

Multiplication Factor

Mg

Magnesium

mg/kg

milligrams/kilogram - equivalent to ppm

ðmg/kg

micrograms/kilogram - equivalent to ppb

mg/kg/day

milligram/kilogram/day

mg/L (mg/l)

milligrams/liter - equivalent to ppm

ðmg/L (ðmg/l)

micrograms/liter - equivalent to ppb

MGD

Million Gallons per Day

MHz

Megahertz

mi²

square mile

MILCON

Military Construction

mlw

mean low water

mm

millimeter

mmhos/m

millimhos/meter

MMPA

Marine Mammal Protection Act

Mn

Manganese

MOA

Memorandum of Agreement

MOD

Modification (Contracts/Plans)

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MP

Melting Point

MPF

Migration Pathway Factor

MPN

Most Probable Number

MPR

Monthly Progress Report

MPRSA

Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act

MRL

ATSDR Minimal Risk Level

MS

Mass Spectrometry

MS

Matrix Spike

MSD

Matrix Spike Duplicate

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet

MSL or msl

Mean Sea Level

MSW

Municipal Solid Waste

MW

Molecular Weight

MW

Monitoring Well

n

Porosity

N

Nitrogen

N

Spiked sample recovery not within control limits. See Data Qualifiers

Na

Sodium

NA

Natural Attenuation

NAAQS

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NAB

Naval Amphibious Base

NABLC

Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek

NACIP

Navy Assessment and Control of Installation Pollutants

NAEC

Naval Aviation Engineering Center

NAGPRA

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

NAPL

Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid

NAS

Naval Air Station

NAVENVIRHLTHCEN

Navy Environmental Health Center

NAVFAC

Naval Facilities Engineering Command

NAVOSH

Naval Occupation Safety and Health program

NAVPHIBASE

Naval Amphibious Base

NAVSEASYSCOM

Naval Sea Systems Command

NBS

National Biological Survey

NC

Not calculated as per protocols. See Method Qualifier

NCC

National Climatic Center

NCEA

National Center for Environmental Assessment

NCEL

Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory

NCLP

National Contract Laboratory Program

NCP

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

NCWQ

National Commission on Water Quality

ND

Non Detect

NDIR

Nondispersive Infrared Analysis

NDWAC

National Drinking Water Advisory Council

n_e or n_ef

Effective porosity for flow

NEBBS

Naval Environmental Bulletin Board System

NECIS

Naval Environmental Compliance Information System

NEESA

Naval Energy and Environmental Support Activity, now NFESC

NEHC

Navy Environmental Health Center

NEPA

National Environmental Policy Act

NEPDB

Naval Environmental Protection Data Base

NEPSS

Naval Environmental Protection Support Service

NERRTS

Navy Environmental Regulatory Requirements Tracking System

NESHAP

National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants

NEX

Naval Exchange

NFA

No Further Action

NFESC

Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

NFPA

National Fire Protection Association

NFRAP

No Further Response Action Planned

NH₄

Ammonium

NHPA

National Historic Preservation Act

Ni

Nickel

NIOSH

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NIST

National Institute for Standards and Technology (formerly NBS)

NITWG

Navy Innovative Technology Working Group

NMFS

National Marine Fisheries Service (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)

NO

Nitric Oxide

NO₂

Nitrite

NO₃

Nitrate

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAEL

No Observed Adverse Effect Level

NOEL

No Observed Effects Level

NOHSCP

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan

NOI

Notice of Intent

NON

Notice of Non-compliance

NORTHDIV

EFD Northern Division

NOSC

Naval Ocean Systems Center

NOSC

Naval On-Scene Coordinator

NOV

Notice of Violation

NPDES

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NPL

National Priorities List

NPS

National Park Service (Dept. of Interior)

NR

The analyte is not required to be analyzed. See Method Qualifier

NRC

National Research Council

NRC

National Response Center

NRCS

National Resource Conservation Service (formerly Soil Cons. Service)

NRDA

National Resource Damage Assessment

NRT

National Response Team

NRT

National Resources Trustees

NSDWR

National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations

NSF

National Science Foundation

NSY

Naval Shipyard

NTIS

National Technical Inofrmation Service

NTP

Navy Training Plan

NTR

Navy Technical Representative

NWI

National Wetland Inventory

NWS

Naval Weapons Station

O

Oxygen

O₂

Oxygen Gas

O₃

Ozone

O & M

Operations and Maintenance

O & M, MC

Operations and Maintenance, Marine Corps

O & M, N

Operations and Maintenance, Navy

OASN(I&E)

Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment)

OD

Outside Diameter

ODU

Old Dominion University

ODUSD(ES)

Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Environment and Security

OERR

Office of Emergency and Remedial Response

OESO

Ordnance Environmental Support Office

OGC

Office of the General Counsel

OHW

Other Hazardous Waste

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

ONR

Office of Naval Research

OPA

Oil Pollution Act

OPM

Office of Personnel Management

OPNAVINST

Chief of Naval Operations Instruction

OPNAVNOTE

Chief of Naval Operations Note

ORA

Oil Reclamation Area

ORD

Office of Research and Development

ORP

Oxidation-Reduction Potential

OSC

On-Scene Coordinator

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Act and/or Administration

OSWER

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

OTI

Office of Technology Innovation

OU

Operable Unit

OVA

Organic Vapor Analyzer

OWS

Oil/Water Separator

P

Phosphorous

P

ICP. See Method Qualifier

PA

Pollution Abatement

PA

Preliminary Assessment

PAC

Powdered Activated Carbon

PACDIV

EFD Pacific Division

PAH

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

PAO

Public Affairs Officer

PARCC

Precision, Accuracy, Representativeness, Completeness, Comparability

Pb

Lead

PC

Permeability Constant, cm/hr

PCB

Polychlorinated Biphenyl

PCDD

Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxin

PCDF

Polchlorinated Dibenzofuran

PCE

Perchloroethylene - also tetrachloroethene

PCP

Pentachlorophenol

PCR

Pollution Control Report

PE

Performance Evaluation sample

PEF

Particulate Emission Factor

PEL

Permissible Exposure Limit

PGRS

Plume Groundwater Recovery System

pH

Indicates the hydrogen ion concentration - acidity or basicity

PHA

Public Health Assessment

PHI

Preliminary Hydrogeological Investigation

PIC

Products of Incomplete Combustion

PID

Photoionization Detector

PM

Project Manager

PNA

Polynuclear Aromatic hydrocarbons

PNRS

Preliminary Natural Resource Survey

Po

Polonium

POA&M

Plan of Action and Milestones

POC

Point of Contact

pOH

Indicates the hydroxide ion (OH-) concentration - basicity or acidity

POL

Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant

POTW

Publicly Owned Treatment Works

ppb

parts per billion

PPC

Personal Protective Clothing

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

PPL

Priority Pollutants List

ppm(v)

parts per million

ppt

parts per thousand

PQL

Practical Quantitation Limit

PR

Preliminary Review

PRAP

Proposed Remedial Action Plan

PRG

Preliminary Remediation Goals

PRP

Potentially Responsible Party

PSC

Potential Source of Contamination

PSE

Preliminary Source Evaluation

PSH

Phase-Separated Hydrocarbon

psi

pounds per square inch

PSI

Preliminary Site Inspection

Pu

Plutonium

PVC

Polyvinyl Chloride

PWC

Public Works Center

PWD

Public Works Department

Q

No analytical result. See Data Qualifiers

Q

Volumetric flow rate

QAC

Quality Assurance Coordinator

QAMIS

Quality Assurance Management and Information System

QAO

Quality Assurance Officer

QAPP

Quality Assurance Project Plan

QA/QC

Quality Assurance/Quality Control

QCI

Quality Control Index

QI

Qualified Individual

QL

Quantitation Limit

r

Correlation Coefficient

R

Rejected, data is not usable. See Data Qualifiers

R & D

Research and Development

RA

Remedial Action

RA

Risk Assessment

RAB

Restoration Advisory Board

RAC

Remedial Action Contract

RACER

Remedial Action Cost Engineering and Requirements

RACM

Reasonably Available Control Measure

RACMIS

Remedial Action Contracts Management Information System

RACT

Reasonably Available Control Technology

RAGS

Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund

RAO

Remedial Action Objective

RAO

Remedial Action Operation

RAP

Remedial Action Plan

RBC

Risk-Based Concentration

RBCA

Risk Based Corrective Action

RBSL

Risk Based Screening Level

RC

Response Complete

RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 1978

RD

Remedial Design

RD&D

Research, Development, and Demonstration

RDDT&E

Research, Development, Demonstration, Test, and Evaluation

RDT&E

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

REAMS

Risk Exposure and Analysis Modeling System

REC

Regional Environmental Coordinator

RF

Receptor Factor

RFA

RCRA Facility Assessment

RfC

Reference Concentration

RfD

Reference Dose, Chronic

RfDdt

Reference Dose, Developmental

RfDi

Inhalation Reference Dose

RfDs

Subchronic Reference Dose

RFI

RCRA Facility Investigation

RFP

Request for Proposal

RGI

Benthic Macroinvertebrate Restoration Goal Index

RI

Remedial Investigation

RIP

Remedy In Place

RMCL

Recommended Maximum Contaminant Level

RME

Reasonable Maximum Exposure

RMIS

Restoration Management Information System

Rn

Radon

RO

Reverse Osmosis

ROD

Record Of Decision

ROICC

Resident Officer In Charge of Construction

RPD

Relative Percent Difference

RPM

Remedial Project Manager

RQ

Reportable Quantity

RR

Rapid Response

RREL

Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory

RRF

Relative Response Factor

RRSEM

Relative Risk Site Evaluation Model

RSD

Relative Standard Deviation

RTM

Remedial Technical Managers

RVS

Round 1 Verification Step

s

value of drawdown

S

Storage Coefficient

S

Sulfur

S (inorganic)

The reported value was determined by the Method of Standard Additions. See Data Qualifiers

S (organic)

Estimated due to surrogate outliers. See Data Qualifiers

SA

Surface Area of exposed skin, cm²/event

SAB

Science Advisory Board

SACM

Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model

SAP

Sampling Analysis Plan

SARA

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, 1986

SB

Soil Boring

SB

Subsurface soil

SC

Site Closeout

SC

Site Characterization

SCAPS

Site Characterization Analysis and Penetrometer System

SCBA

Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus

scfm

standard cubic feet per minute

SCS

Soil Conservation Service

SD

Standard Deviation

SDI

Subchronic Daily Intake

SDL

Sample Detection Limit

SDTS

Spatial Data Transfer Standards

SDWA

Safe Drinking Water Act

Se

Selenium

SEA

Supplemental Ecological Assessment

SEAM

Superfund Exposure Assessment Manual

SECNAV

Secretary of the Navy

SED

Sediment

SEM

Scanning Electron Microscope

SF

Slope Factor

sf/day

square feet/day

SI

Site Investigation

SIMA

Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity

SITE

Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation

SMP

Site Management Plan

SNARL

Suggested No Adverse Response Level

SO₂

Sulfur Dioxide

SOFA

Status of Force Agreement

SOP

Standard Operation Procedure

SOUTHDIV

EFD Southern Division

SOW

Scope of Work

SPCC

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures

SPCC

System Performance Check Compounds

SQL

Sample Quantitation Limit

S_R

Specific Retention

S_S

Specific Storage Coefficient

S/S

Stabilization/Solidification

SS

Site Supervisor

SS

Surface Soil

SSI

Screening Site Inspection

SSL

Sediment Screening Level

SSL

Soil Screening Level

SSO

Site Safety Officer

SSTL

Site Specific Target Level

STEL

Short Term Exposure Limit

STM

Short Term Measure

STORET

USEPA's Computer System for the Storage and Retrieval of Water Quality Data

STP

Site Treatment Plans

SV

Sampling Visit

SVE

Soil Vapor Extraction

SVOC

Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds

SW

Surface Water

SWDA

Solid Waste Disposal Act

SWMU

Solid Waste Management Unit

SWSL

Surface Water Screening Level

S_Y

Specific Yield

SZ

Saturated Zone

t

time

T

Titrimetric. See Method Qualifier

T

Transmissivity

TAG

Technical Assistance Grant

TAL

Target Analyte List

TAP

Technical Assistance Program

TAPP

Technical Assistance for Public Participation

TAT

Technical Applications Team

TBC

To Be Considered ARAR

TBD

Technical Background Document

TBT

Tributyltin

TC

Toxicity Characteristic

TCA

Trichloroethane

TCE

Trichloroethene, Trichloroethylene

TCL

Target Compound List

TCLP

Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure

TCLP

Total Concentrate Leachate Procedure

TCP

Trichlorophenol

TDP

Technology Development Plan

TDS

Total Dissolved Solids

TEAM

Total Exposure Assessment Model

TeCP

Tetrachlorophenol

TEF

Toxicity Equivalence Factor

TEO

Total Extractable Organics

TEX

Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylene

THC

Total Hydrocarbons

THM

Trihalomethane

TI

Thallium

TIC

Tentatively Identified Compound

TIO

Technology Innovation Office, EPA

TKN

Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen

TL

Trigger Level

TLV

Threshold Limit Value

TMV

Toxicity, Mobility, Volume

TNT

Trinitrotoluene

TOA

Trace Organic Analysis

TOC

Total Organic Carbon

TOX

Total Organic Halogens

TOX

Total Toxics

TPAH

Total Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

TPD

Tons Per Day

TPH

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons

TPQ

Threshold Planning Quantity

TQL

Total Quality Leadership

TQM

Total Quality Management

TRC

Technical Review Committee

TRI

Toxic Release Inventory

TRPH

Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons

TSCA

Toxic Substance Control Act

TSD

Treatment, Storage, and Disposal

TSDF

Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility

TSP

Total Suspended Particulates

TSS

Total Suspended (non-filterable) Solids

TVH

Total Volatile Hydrocarbons

TVPH

Total Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons

TWA

Time Weighted Average

U

Nondetect. See Data Qualifiers

UBST

Underground Bulk Storage Tank

UCL

Upper Confidence Level

UEL

Upper Explosive Limit

UF

Uncertainty Factor

UFL

Upper Flammability Limit

UIC

Underground Injection Control

UIC

Unit Identification Code

ULEV

Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle

UMTRCA

Uranium Tailings Radiation Control Act

USC

Unified Soil Classification

USC

United States Code

USCG

US Coast Guard

USCS

Unified Soil Classification System

USDA

US Department of Agriculture

USEPA

US Environmental Protection Agency

USFS

US Forest Service (of USDA)

USFWS

US Fish and Wildlife Service (of DOI)

USGS

US Geological Survey

USNPS

US National Park Service

UST

Underground Storage Tank

UV

Ultraviolet

UXO

Unexploded Ordnance

UZ

Unsaturated Zone

V

Vanadium

VADEQ

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

VC

Vinyl Chloride

VDEQ

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

VDWM

Virginia Department of Waste Management

VHWMR

Virginia Hazardous Waste Management Regulations

VF

Volatilization Factor

VOA

Volatile Organic Analytes/Analysis

VOC

Volatile Organic Compound

VP

Vapor Pressure

VP

Verification Phase

VR

Virginia Regulation

V_S

Flow Velocity

VS

Verification Study

VSI

Visual Site Inspection

VSS

Volatile Suspended Solids

VSWCB

Virginia State Water Control Board

VSWMR

Virginia Solid Waste Management Regulations

W

Postdigestion spike for Furnace AA analysis is out of control limits, while sample absorbance is less than 50% of spike absorbance. See Data Qualifiers

WESTDIV

EFD West Division

WL

Water table Level

WOE

Weight of Evidence

WQCB

Water Quality Control Board

WQS

Water Quality Standard

WSF

Water Soluble Fraction

WSRA

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

X

Alternate data flag. See Data Qualifiers

XRF

X-Ray Fluorescence

YTD

Year To Date

ZEV

Zero Emission Vehicle

Zn

Zinc

ðh

Viscosity

*

Duplicate analysis not within control limits. See Data Qualifier

+

Correlation coefficient for Method of Standard Addition < 0.995. See Data Qualifiers