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A |
Flame Atomic Absorption. See
Method Qualifier |
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A |
Indicates that a TIC is a
suspected aldol-condensation
product. See Data Qualifiers |
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A-106 |
Office of Management and Budget
Circular #A-106 |
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A-E |
Architect-Engineer |
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A2R2 |
Annual Allowance for
Requirements Review (Oil Spill
Equipment) |
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AA |
Atomic Absorption |
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AAQS |
Ambient Air Quality Standard |
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ABS |
Percent of constituent Absorbed,
unitless |
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ACE |
Army Assistant Chief of
Engineers |
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ACGIH |
American Conference of
Governmental Industrial
Hygienists |
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ACH |
Air Changes per Hour |
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ACHP |
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation |
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AEC |
Area Environmental Coordinator |
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AET |
Apparent Effect Threshold |
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AF |
Soil Adherence Factor to skin,
mg/cm2 |
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AFCEE |
Air Force Center for
Environmental Excellence |
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Ag |
Silver |
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AIRFA |
American Indian Religious
Freedom Act |
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Al |
Aluminum |
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AL |
Action Level |
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AM |
Action Memorandum |
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AMAES |
Activity and Management
Automated Environmental System |
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AMRL |
Applied Marine Research
Laboratory |
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ANOVA |
Analysis of Variance |
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ANPR |
Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking |
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ANSI |
American National Standards
Institute |
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AOC |
Area of Concern |
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AOU |
Accelerated Operable Unit |
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APCD |
Air Pollution Control District |
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APEG |
Alkaline Polyehylene Glycol |
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APH |
Adsorbed-Phase Hydrocarbon |
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API |
American Petroleum Institute |
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APOW |
Annual Plan of Work |
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APR |
Air Purifying Respirator |
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AQD |
Air Quality District |
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AQUIRE |
Aquatic Information Retrieval
Database |
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ATEG |
Potassium (or Sodium) Hydroxide
Tetraethylene Glycol |
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AR |
Administrative Record |
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ARAR |
Applicable or Relevant and
Appropriate Requirement |
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ARF |
Administrative Record File |
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ARPA |
Archaeological Resources
Protection Act |
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As |
Arsenic |
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AS |
Semiautomated
Spectrophotometric. See Method
Qualifier |
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ASCII |
American Standard Code for
Information Interchange
(Computer Language) |
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ASN(I&E) |
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Installation and Environment) |
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AST |
Aboveground Storage Tank |
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ASTM |
American Society for Testing and
Materials |
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AT |
Averaging Time, day |
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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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AUF |
Area Use Factor |
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AUL |
Authorized Use List (HAZMAT) |
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AV |
Automated Cold Vapor AA. See
Method Qualifier |
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AWQC |
Ambient Water Quality Criteria |
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AWQS |
Ambient Water Quality Standards |
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B
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b |
Saturated thickness of an
aquifer |
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B |
Detected in Blank. See Data
Qualifiers |
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Ba |
Barium |
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BACT |
Best Available Control
Technology |
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BADT |
Best Available Demonstrated
Technology |
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BAF |
Bioaccumulation Factor |
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BBS |
Bulletin Board System |
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BC |
Blind Copy |
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BCD |
Base-Catalyzed Decomposition
(Process) |
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BCF |
Bioconcentration Factor |
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BCP |
BRAC Cleanup Plan |
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BCT |
BRAC Cleanup Team |
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BD/DR |
Building Demolition/Debris
Removal |
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BDAT |
Best Demonstrated Available
Technology |
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BDL |
Below Detection Limits |
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Be |
Beryllium |
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BEC |
BRAC Environmental Coordinator |
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BEP |
bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
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bgs |
below ground surface |
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BHC |
Benzene Hexachloride (Lindane) |
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BIOPLUME |
Computer model to predict the
maximum extent of existing
plumes |
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BLDG |
Building |
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BLM |
Bureau of Land Management |
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BMD |
Benchmark Dose |
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BMP
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Best Management Practice
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BNA
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Base-Neutral and
Acid-Extractable orgranic
compounds - now SVOCs
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BOD
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Biochemical/Biological Oxygen
Demand |
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BP
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Boiling Point |
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Br
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Bromine |
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BRA
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Baseline Risk Assessment
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BRAC
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Base Realignment And Closure
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BSL
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BTAG Screening Level
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BTAG
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Biological Technical Assistance
Group |
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BTEX
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Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl benzene
and Xylene |
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BTU
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British Thermal Unit
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BTX
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Benzene, Toluene and Xylene
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BUMED
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Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
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BW
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Body Weight, kg |
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C
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°C
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Degrees Celsius |
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C
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Carbon |
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C
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Manual Spectrophotometric. See
Method Qualifier |
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C
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For pesticide data, indicates
results where identification was
confirmed by GC/MS. See Data
Qualifiers |
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Ca
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Calcium |
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CA
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Chemcical concentration in Air
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CA
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Cooperative Agreement
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CA
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Corrective Action or Cleanup
Action |
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CA
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Cost Analysis |
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CAA
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Clean Air Act |
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CAAA
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Clean Air Act Amendments
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CAAS
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Contractor Advisory and
Assistance Services
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CADD
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Computer Aided Design and
Drafting |
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CAG
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Cancer Assessment Group
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CAH
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Chlorinated Aliphatic
Hydrocarbon |
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CAMU
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Corrective Action Management
Unit |
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CAP
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Corrective Action Plan
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CAS
|
Chemical Abstract Service
(Registry Number) |
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CATEX
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Categorical Exclusion
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CAU
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Carbon Adsorption Unit
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CAX
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Cheatham Annex |
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CBC
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Construction Battalion Center
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CC
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Carbon Copy |
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CCC
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Calibration Check Compounds
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Cd
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Cadmium |
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CDC
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Centers for Disease Control
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CDF |
Confined Disposal Facility |
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CDI
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Chronic Daily Intake
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CE
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Categorical Exclusion
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CEAM
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Center for Exposure Assessment
Modeling |
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CEC
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Civil Engineer Corps
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CECOS
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Civil Engineer Corps Officer
School |
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CEQ
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Council on Environmental Quality
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CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act, 1980
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CERCLIS |
CERCLA Information System
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CERFA
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Community Environmental Response
Facilitation Act |
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CERI
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Center for Environmental
Research Information
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CEU
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Continuing Education Units
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CF
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Conversion Factor |
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CFB
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Circulating Fluidized Bed
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CFC
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Chlorofluorocarbon
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cfm
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cubic feet per minute
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CFR
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Code of Federal Regulations
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CFS
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Cubic Feet per Second
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CH4
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Methane |
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CHESDIV |
EFD Chesapeake Division
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CHF
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Contaminant Hazard Factor
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CI
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Confidence Interval
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CIH
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Certified Industrial Hygenist
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CINCLANTFLT |
Commander in Chief, Atlantic
Fleet |
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CINCPACFLT |
Commander in Chief, Pacific
Fleet |
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Cl
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Chlorine |
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CLEAN
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Comprehensive Long-Term
Environmental Action, Navy
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CLP
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Contract Laboratory Program
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CMC
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Commandant of the Marine Corps
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CMI
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Corrective Measures
Implementation |
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CMS
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Corrective Measures Study
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CNB
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Commander, Naval Base
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CNG
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Compressed Natural Gas
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CNO
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Chief of Naval Operations
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CNS
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Central Nervous System
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Co
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Cobalt |
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CO
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Commanding Officer or
Contracting Officer
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CO
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Carbon Monoxide |
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CO2
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Carbon Dioxide |
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COC
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Contaminant/Chemical of Concern
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COC
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Chain of Custody |
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COD
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Chemical Oxygen Demand
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COE
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Corps of Engineers (Army)
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COMNAVBASE |
Commander, Naval Base
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COMNAVFACENGCOM |
Commander, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command
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COMPTRAK |
Marine Corps Environmental
Compliance Tracking System
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CONUS
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Continental United States
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COPC
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Contaminant/Chemical of
Potential Concern |
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COTR
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Contracting Officer's Technical
Representative |
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CPF
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Carcinogenic Potency Factor
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CPR
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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CPT
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Cone Penetrometer Test
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CQC
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Construction Quality Control
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Cr
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Chromium |
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CR
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Consumption Rate, L/day
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CRAVE
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Carcinogenic Risk Assessment
Verification Endeavor
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CRDL
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Contract Required Detection
Limit |
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CRP
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Community Relations Plan
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CRQL
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Contract Required Quantitation
Limit |
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CRZ
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Contaminant Reduction Zone
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CS
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Chemical concentration in Soil,
mg/kg |
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CS
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Confirmation Study
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CSF
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Carcinogenic Slope Factor
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CSM
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Conceptual Site Model
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CTC
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Cost To Complete |
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CTO
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Contract Task Order
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Cu
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Copper |
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CV
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Coefficient of Variation
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CV
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Manual Cold Vapor AA. See Method
Qualifier |
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CVOC |
Chlorinated Volatile Organic
Compound |
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CW
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Chemical concentration in Water
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CW |
Circulating Well |
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CWA
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Clean Water Act |
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CZMA
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Coastal Zone Management Act |
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D
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D
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Indicates sample was diluted.
See Data Qualifiers
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D & N
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Discovery and Notification
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DAevent
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Absorbed Dose per Event
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DAD
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Dermally Absorbed Dose
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DAF
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Dilution/Attenuation Factor
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dB
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Decibel |
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DCA
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Dichloroethane |
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DCE
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Dichloroethene or
Dichloroethylene |
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DCNO
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Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
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DCP
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Dichlorophenol |
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DD
|
Decision Document |
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DDD
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Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
(Rhothane) |
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DDE
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Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene
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DDT
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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
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DEHNR
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Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
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DEMIS
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Defense Environmental Management
Information System
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DENIX
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Defense Environmental Network
and Information Exchange
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DEQ
|
Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality
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DER
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Department of Environmental
Resources |
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DERA
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Defense Environmental
Restoration Account
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DERP
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Defense Environmental
Restoration Program
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DERPMIS |
Defense Env'l Restoration
Program Management Information
System, now RMIS |
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DERTF
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Defense Environmental
Restoration Task Force
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DFM
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Diesel Fuel Marine
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dH/dX
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Hydraulic Gradient
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DMR
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Discharge Monitoring Report
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DMSO |
Dimethyl Sulfoxide
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DNAPL
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Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid
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DNR
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Department of Natural Resources
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DO
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Dissolved Oxygen |
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doc
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Dissolved Organic Carbon
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DOC
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Department of Commerce
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DOD
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Department of Defense
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DOE
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Department of Energy
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DOI
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Department of Interior
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DOIT
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Demonstration of On-site
Innovative Technologies
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DOJ
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Department of Justice
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DOL
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Department of Labor
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DON
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Department of the Navy
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DOS
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Department of State
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DOT
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Department of Transportation
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DPM
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Defense Priority Model
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DQA
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Data Quality Assessment
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DQO
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Data Quality Objective
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DRMO
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Defense Reutilization and
Marketing Office |
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DSC
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Data Screening Concentration
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DSERTS |
Defense Site Environmental
Restoration Tracking System
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DSMOA
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DOD/State Memorandum of
Agreement |
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DTSC
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Department of Toxic Substances
Control |
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DWS
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Drinking Water Standard |
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E
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E
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Exposure level |
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E
(inorganic) |
Estimated value. See Data
Qualifiers |
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E
(organic) |
Indicates compound exceeded the
calibration range for the GC/MS.
See Data Qualifiers
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E/P
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Evaporation/Percolation
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EA
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Environmental Assessment
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EA
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Exposure Area |
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EBS
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Environmental Baseline Survey
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EBSL
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Environmental Baseline Survey
for Lease |
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EBST
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Environmental Baseline Survey
for Transfer |
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EC
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Effective Concentration
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ECD
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Electron Capture Device
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ECE
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Environmental Compliance
Evaluation |
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ECOC
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Ecological Contaminant of
Concern |
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ED
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Effective Dose |
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ED
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Exposure Duration, year
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EDB
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Ethylene Dibromide
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EDD
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Enforcement Decision Document
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EE
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Engineering Evaluation
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EE/CA
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Engineering Evaluation/Cost
Analysis |
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EF
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Exposure Frequency, days/year
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EFD
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Engineering Field Division
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EGW
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Existing Groundwater Monitoring
Well |
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Eh
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Redox Potential |
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EI/AA
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Environmental Investigation and
Alternatives Analysis
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EIC
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Engineer in Charge
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EIS
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Environmental Impact Statement
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EL
|
Exposure Level |
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EM
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Electromagnetic |
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EMAP
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Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment Program
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EMSL
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Environmental Monitoring System
Laboratory |
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ENRP
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Environmental and Natural
Resources Program |
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EO
|
Executive Order |
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EO
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Explosive Ordnance
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EP
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Evaporation, Percolation
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EP
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Extraction Procedure
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EPA
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Environmental Protection Agency
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EPCRA
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Emergency Planning and Community
Right-To-Know Act |
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EPIC
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Environmental Photographic
Interpretation Center
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EPTC
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Extraction Procedure Toxicity
Characteristic |
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EQ
|
Environmental Quality
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EQIS
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Environmental Quality
Information System
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ER
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Environmental Restoration
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ERA
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Ecological Risk Assessment
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ERE
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Ecological Risk Evaluation
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ER-L
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Effects Range-Low |
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ER-M
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Effects Range-Median
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ER, N
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Environmental Restoration, Navy
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ERP
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Emergency Response Plan
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ERT
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Emergency Response Team
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ESA
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Endangered Species Act
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ESC
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Endangered Species Council
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ESI
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Expanded Site Inspection
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ET
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Exposure Time, day/year
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eV
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electron Volts |
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EV
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Event frequency |
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EXAMSII |
Exposure Analysis Modeling
System II |
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EZ
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Exclusion Zone |
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F
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F
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Fahrenheit |
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F
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Fluorine |
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F
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Furnace AA. See Method Qualifier
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FC
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Fluorocarbons |
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Fe
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Iron |
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FEL
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Field Equipment Log
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FEMA
|
Federal Emergency Management
Agency |
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FFA
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Federal Facility Agreement
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FFCA
|
Federal Facilities Compliance
Act |
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FFS
|
Focused Feasibility Study
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FFSRA
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Federal Facility State
Remediation Agreement
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FI
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Fraction Ingested from source,
unitless |
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FID
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Flame Ionization Device/Detector
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FIFRA
|
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act
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FIP
|
Final Implementation Plan
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FISC
|
Fleet and Industrial Support
Center |
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FIT
|
Field Investigation Team
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FLP
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Flash Point |
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FML
|
Flexible Membrane Liner
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FNSI
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Finding of No Significant Impact
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foc
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Fraction of Organic Carbon
present in soil or sediment
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FOIA
|
Freedom of Information Act
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FORTRAN |
Formula Translation (Computer
Language) |
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FOSL
|
Finding of Suitability for Lease
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FOST
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Finding of Suitability for
Transfer |
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FOTW
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Federally Owned Treatment Works
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FPD
|
Flame Photometric Detector
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FR
|
Federal Register |
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FS
|
Feasibility Study |
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FSP
|
Field Sampling Plan
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ft
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feet or foot |
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ft/ft
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feet/foot |
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FUDS
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Formerly Used Defense Sites
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FWPCA
|
Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (CWA) |
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FWQC
|
Federal Water Quality Criteria
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FWS
|
(U.S.) Fish and Wildlife Service
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FY
|
Fiscal Year |
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FYDP
|
Future Year Defense Plan |
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G
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GAC
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Granular Activated Carbon
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GAO
|
General Accounting Office
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GC
|
Gas Chromatography
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GC/MS
|
Gas Chromatography/Mass
Spectrometry |
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GETS
|
Groundwater Extraction and
Treatment System |
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GIS
|
Geographic Information System
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GLC
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Gas Liquid Chromatography
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GMP
|
Groundwater Monitoring Plan
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GOCO
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Government Owned/Contractor
Operated |
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gpd
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gallons per day |
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gpm
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gallons per minute
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GPR
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Ground Penetrating Radar
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Gr°
|
standard Gibbs free energy
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GRA
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General Response Action
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GSA
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General Services Administration
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GW
|
Groundwater |
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GWM
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Groundwater Monitoring
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GWPS
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Groundwater Protection Standard
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GWTP
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Groundwater Treatment Plant |
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H
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H
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Henry's Law Constant
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H
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Hydrogen |
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H2
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Hydrogen Gas |
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H&S
|
Health and Safety |
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HA
|
Health Advisory |
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HAP
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Hazardous Air Pollutant
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HARP
|
Historic and Archeological
Resources Plan |
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HASP
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Health And Safety Plan
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HAZMAT |
Hazardous Material
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HAZWASTE |
Hazardous Waste |
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HAZWOPER |
Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response
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HB
|
Hand Boring |
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HBL
|
Health Based Limit
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HC
|
Hydrocarbons |
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HCFC
|
Hydrochlorofluorocarbon
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HDPE
|
High Density Polyethelene
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HE |
High Explosive(s) |
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HEA
|
Health Effects Assessment
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HEAST
|
Health Effects Assessment
Summary Tables |
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HEED
|
Health and Environmental Effects
Profile |
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Hg
|
Mercury |
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HHEM
|
Human Health Evaluation Manual
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HHS
|
Housing and Human Services
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HHS
|
Department of Health and Human
Services |
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HI
|
Hazard Index |
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HIT
|
Hazard Index, Total
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HM
|
Hazardous Material
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HM/HW
C&M |
Hazardous Material/Hazardous
Waste Control and Management
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HMIS
|
Hazardous Materials Information
System |
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HMTA
|
Hazardous Material
Transportation Act
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HMTR
|
Hazardous Materials
Transportation Regulations
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HMTUSA |
Hazardous Material
Transportation Uniform Safety
Act |
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HMX |
High Melting (or His Majesty's)
Explosive |
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HNTS
|
Hydrocarbon National Test Site
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HOC
|
Halogenated Organic Carbons
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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 |
|
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I
|
|
|
i
|
Hydraulic Gradient
|
|
I
|
Intake |
|
IAG
|
Interagency Agreement
|
|
IAS
|
Initial Assessment Study
|
|
IAS
|
In Situ Air Sparging
|
|
ICE |
Internal Combustion Engine |
|
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 |
|
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J
|
|
|
J
|
Estimated. See Data Qualifiers
|
|
JAG
|
Judge Advocate General
|
|
JE
|
Joint Engineers |
|
JP-4 |
Jet Fuel 4 |
|
JP-5 |
Jet Fuel 5 |
|
JSA
|
Job Safety Analysis |
|
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|
K
|
|
|
K
|
Estimated, biased high (chemical
data) |
|
K
|
Hydraulic Conductivity
|
|
K
|
Potassium |
|
K
|
Volatilization Constant
|
|
Kd
|
Diffusion coefficient
|
|
Koc
|
Organic Carbon Partition
Coefficient |
|
Kow |
Octanol Water Partition
Coefficient |
|
KPEG
|
Potassium Polyethylene Glycol |
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L
|
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|
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 |
|
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M
|
|
|
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 |
|
MNA
|
Monitored Natural Attenuation |
|
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 |
|
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N
|
|
|
n
|
Porosity |
|
N
|
Nitrogen |
|
N
|
Spiked sample recovery not
within control limits. See Data
Qualifiers |
|
Na
|
Sodium |
|
NA
|
Natural Attenuation
|
|
N/A |
Not Applicable |
|
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
|
|
NCA |
Noise Control Act |
|
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 |
|
ne
or nef |
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 |
|
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O
|
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|
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
|
|
ORC |
Oxygen Release Compound |
|
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 |
|
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|
P
|
|
|
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
|
|
PEG |
Polyethylene Glycol
|
|
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 |
|
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Q
|
|
|
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 |
|
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R
|
|
|
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
|
|
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 |
|
RDX |
Research Dept (or Royal
Demolition) Explosive |
|
RDT&E
|
Research, Development, Test, and
Evaluation |
|
REAMS
|
Risk Exposure and Analysis
Modeling System |
|
REDOX |
Reduction/Oxidation |
|
REC
|
Regional Environmental
Coordinator |
|
RF |
Radio Frequency |
|
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 |
|
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|
S |
|
|
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 |
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SAP
|
Sampling Analysis Plan
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SARA
|
Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act, 1986
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SB
|
Soil Boring |
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SB
|
Subsurface soil |
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SC
|
Site Closeout |
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SC
|
Site Characterization
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SCAPS
|
Site Characterization Analysis
and Penetrometer System
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SCBA
|
Self-Contained Breathing
Apparatus |
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scfm
|
standard cubic feet per minute
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SCS
|
Soil Conservation Service
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SD
|
Standard Deviation
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SDI
|
Subchronic Daily Intake
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SDL
|
Sample Detection Limit
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SDTS
|
Spatial Data Transfer Standards
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SDWA
|
Safe Drinking Water Act
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Se
|
Selenium |
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SEA
|
Supplemental Ecological
Assessment |
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SEAM
|
Superfund Exposure Assessment
Manual |
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SECNAV |
Secretary of the Navy
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SED
|
Sediment |
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SEM
|
Scanning Electron Microscope
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SET™ |
Solvated Electron Treatment |
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SF
|
Slope Factor |
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sf/day |
square feet/day |
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SI
|
Site Investigation
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SIMA
|
Shore Intermediate Maintenance
Activity |
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SITE
|
Superfund Innovative Technology
Evaluation |
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SMP
|
Site Management Plan
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SNARL
|
Suggested No Adverse Response
Level |
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SO2
|
Sulfur Dioxide |
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SOFA
|
Status of Force Agreement
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SOP
|
Standard Operation Procedure
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SOUTHDIV |
EFD Southern Division
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SOW
|
Scope of Work |
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SPCC
|
Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasures |
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SPCC
|
System Performance Check
Compounds |
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SQL
|
Sample Quantitation Limit
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SR
|
Specific Retention
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SS
|
Specific Storage Coefficient
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S/S
|
Stabilization/Solidification
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SS
|
Site Supervisor |
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SS
|
Surface Soil |
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SSI
|
Screening Site Inspection
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SSL
|
Sediment Screening Level
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SSL
|
Soil Screening Level
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SSO
|
Site Safety Officer
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SSTL
|
Site Specific Target Level
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STEL
|
Short Term Exposure Limit
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STM
|
Short Term Measure
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STORET |
USEPA's Computer System for the
Storage and Retrieval of Water
Quality Data |
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STP
|
Site Treatment Plans
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SV
|
Sampling Visit |
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SVE
|
Soil Vapor Extraction
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SVOC
|
Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds
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SW
|
Surface Water |
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SWDA
|
Solid Waste Disposal Act
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SWMU
|
Solid Waste Management Unit
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SWSL
|
Surface Water Screening Level
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SY
|
Specific Yield |
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SZ
|
Saturated Zone |
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T
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t
|
time |
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T
|
Titrimetric. See Method
Qualifier |
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T
|
Transmissivity |
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TAG
|
Technical Assistance Grant
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TAL
|
Target Analyte List
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TAP
|
Technical Assistance Program
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TAPP
|
Technical Assistance for Public
Participation |
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TAT
|
Technical Applications Team
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TBC
|
To Be Considered ARAR
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TBD
|
Technical Background Document
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TBT
|
Tributyltin |
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TC
|
Toxicity Characteristic
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TCA
|
Trichloroethane |
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TCE
|
Trichloroethene,
Trichloroethylene |
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TCL
|
Target Compound List
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TCLP
|
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching
Procedure |
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TCLP
|
Total Concentrate Leachate
Procedure |
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TCP
|
Trichlorophenol |
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TDP
|
Technology Development Plan
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TDS
|
Total Dissolved Solids
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TEAM
|
Total Exposure Assessment Model
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TeCP
|
Tetrachlorophenol |
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TEF
|
Toxicity Equivalence Factor
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TEO
|
Total Extractable Organics
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TEX
|
Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylene
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THC
|
Total Hydrocarbons
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THM
|
Trihalomethane |
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TI |
Technical Impracticability
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TI
|
Thallium |
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TIC
|
Tentatively Identified Compound
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TIO
|
Technology Innovation Office,
EPA |
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TKN
|
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
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TL
|
Trigger Level |
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TLV
|
Threshold Limit Value
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TMV
|
Toxicity, Mobility, Volume
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TNT
|
Trinitrotoluene |
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TOA
|
Trace Organic Analysis
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TOC
|
Total Organic Carbon
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TOX
|
Total Organic Halogens
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TOX
|
Total Toxics |
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TPAH
|
Total Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons |
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TPD
|
Tons Per Day |
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TPH
|
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons
|
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TPQ
|
Threshold Planning Quantity
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TQL
|
Total Quality Leadership
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TQM
|
Total Quality Management
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TRC
|
Technical Review Committee
|
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TRI
|
Toxic Release Inventory
|
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TRPH
|
Total Recoverable Petroleum
Hydrocarbons |
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TSCA
|
Toxic Substance Control Act
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TSD
|
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal
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TSDF
|
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal
Facility |
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TSP
|
Total Suspended Particulates
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TSS
|
Total Suspended (non-filterable)
Solids |
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TVH
|
Total Volatile Hydrocarbons
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TVPH
|
Total Volatile Petroleum
Hydrocarbons |
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TWA
|
Time Weighted Average |
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U
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U
|
Nondetect. See Data Qualifiers
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UBST
|
Underground Bulk Storage Tank
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UCL
|
Upper Confidence Level
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UEL
|
Upper Explosive Limit
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UF
|
Uncertainty Factor
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UFL
|
Upper Flammability Limit
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UIC
|
Underground Injection Control
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UIC
|
Unit Identification Code
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ULEV
|
Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle
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UMTRCA |
Uranium Tailings Radiation
Control Act |
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USC
|
Unified Soil Classification
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USC
|
United States Code
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USCG
|
US Coast Guard |
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USCS
|
Unified Soil Classification
System |
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USDA
|
US Department of Agriculture
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USEPA
|
US Environmental Protection
Agency |
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USFS
|
US Forest Service (of USDA)
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USFWS
|
US Fish and Wildlife Service (of
DOI) |
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USGS
|
US Geological Survey
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USNPS
|
US National Park Service
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UST
|
Underground Storage Tank
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UV
|
Ultraviolet |
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UXO
|
Unexploded Ordnance
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UZ
|
Unsaturated Zone |
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V
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V
|
Vanadium |
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VADEQ
|
Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality
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VC
|
Vinyl Chloride |
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VDEQ
|
Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality
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VDWM
|
Virginia Department of Waste
Management |
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VHWMR
|
Virginia Hazardous Waste
Management Regulations
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VF
|
Volatilization Factor
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VOA
|
Volatile Organic
Analytes/Analysis |
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VOC
|
Volatile Organic Compound
|
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VP
|
Vapor Pressure |
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VP
|
Verification Phase
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VR
|
Virginia Regulation
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VS
|
Flow Velocity |
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VS
|
Verification Study
|
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VSI
|
Visual Site Inspection
|
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VSS
|
Volatile Suspended Solids
|
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VSWCB
|
Virginia State Water Control
Board |
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VSWMR
|
Virginia Solid Waste Management
Regulations |
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W
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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
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WBS |
Work Breakdown Structure |
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WESTDIV |
EFD West Division |
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WL
|
Water table Level |
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WOE
|
Weight of Evidence
|
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WQCB
|
Water Quality Control Board
|
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WQS
|
Water Quality Standard
|
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WSF
|
Water Soluble Fraction
|
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WSRA
|
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act |
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X Y Z
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X
|
Alternate data flag. See Data
Qualifiers |
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XRF
|
X-Ray Fluorescence
|
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YTD
|
Year To Date |
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ZEV
|
Zero Emission Vehicle
|
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Zn
|
Zinc |
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ðh
|
Viscosity |
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*
|
Duplicate analysis not within
control limits. See Data
Qualifier |
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+
|
Correlation coefficient for
Method of Standard Addition <
0.995. See Data Qualifiers
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