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Environment Abbreviations

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UG/L — Micrograms per Liter
UG/KG — Micrograms per kilogram
YTD — Year To Date
H2O2 — Hydrogen Peroxide
PPM — parts per million
ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
N2O — nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
RFP — Request For Proposal
FEMA — Federal Emergency Management Agency
AC — Alternating Current
QC — Quality Control
DO — Dissolved Oxygen
API — American Petroleum Institute (oil)
C6H6 — Benzene
CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
HAPPS — Hazardous Air Pollutant Prioritization System
ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
WHO — World Health Organization
MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
KG/L — Kilogram per Liter
W-3 — Waterford-3 Steam Electric Station
O&M — Operation and Maintenance
MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
MOA — Memorandum Of Agreement
GDP — Gross Domestic Product
S3TM — Sampling Strategies and Statistics Training Materials for Part 201 Cleanup Criteria
OJT — On the Job Training
CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
NGO — Non-governmental organization. (Red Cross/Crescent, Doctors without Borders, etc.)
FY — Fiscal Year
SAB-CASAC — Science Advisory Board Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
GIS — Geographic Information System
SAB-EEAC — Science Advisory Board Environmental Economics Advisory Committee
SPOC — Single Point Of Contact
SAB-HES — Science Advisory Board Health Effects Subcommittee of the Advisory
NORM — Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
GAAMPS — Generally Accepted Agricultural Management Practices
NAOH — Sodium Hydroxide
GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
LOD — Limit Of Detection
FDA — Food Drug Administration
FR — Federal Register
QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
EO — Executive Order
ERP — Emergency Response Plan
HVAC — Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
CNS — Central Nervous System