AA |
Attainment Area |
ACL |
Alternative Concentration Limit |
ACM |
Asbestos-Containing Material |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
AOC |
Area of Contamination |
API |
American Petroleum Institute |
AQCR |
Air Quality Control Region |
ARAR |
Applicable Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (Cleanup Standards) |
ASHRAE |
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers |
ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
BACM |
Best Available Control Measure |
BAT |
Best Available Technology |
BATEA |
Best Available Technology Economically Achievable |
BCT |
Best Conventional Technology |
BDAT |
Best Demonstrational Achievable Technology (also "Available") |
BDT |
Best Demonstrational Technology |
BEJ |
Best Engineering Judgment |
BIF |
Boiler and Industrial Furnace |
BMP |
Best Management Practice |
BOD |
Biological Oxygen Demand |
BPJ |
Best Professional Judgment |
BPT |
Best Practical Control Technology |
BRS |
Biennial Reporting System |
BTU |
British Thermal Units |
C&D |
Construction and Demolition |
CAA |
Clean Air Act |
CAAA |
Clean Air Act Amendments |
CBI |
Confidential Business Information |
CAIR |
Comprehensive Assessment Information Rule |
CAMU |
Corrective Action Management Unit |
CAS |
Chemical Abstract Service |
CCP |
Commercial Chemical Product |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control |
CDD |
Chlorodibenzodioxin |
CDF |
Chlorodibenzofuran |
CEM |
Continuous Emission Monitoring |
CEQ |
Council on Environmental Quality |
CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act of 1980 (amended in 1984 and later) |
CESQG |
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator of hazardous wastes |
CFC |
Chlorofluorocarbon -an ozone-depleting refrigerant |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CHEMTREC |
Chemical Transportation Emergency Center |
CHIPS |
Chemical Hazards Information Profiles (EPA) |
COD |
Chemical Oxygen Demand |
CPSC |
Consumer Product Safety Commission (16 CFR) |
CTG |
Control Techniques Guidelines |
CWA |
Clean Water Act |
DCO |
Delayed Compliance Order |
DDT |
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane -a toxic pesticide |
DMR |
Discharge Monitoring Reports |
DO |
Dissolved Oxygen |
DOD |
Department of Defense |
DOE |
Department of Energy |
DOJ |
Department of Justice |
DOT |
Department of Transportation |
DRE |
Destruction and Removal Efficiency |
EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
EMS |
Environmental Management System (also see ISO14000) |
EP |
Extraction Procedure |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
EPR |
Extended Product Responsibility |
ESA |
Environmental Site Assessment |
EPCRA |
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act |
ESP |
Electrostatic Precipitor |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration(21 CFR) |
EUP |
Exceptional Use Permits |
FFCA |
Federal Facility Compliance Act |
FIFRA |
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act |
First Third |
August 17,1988, Federal Register (53 FR 31138) -the first of the hazardous waste land disposal restrictions |
FR |
Federal Register |
GLP |
Good Laboratory Practices |
GNP |
Good Manufacturing Procedures |
GPO |
Government Printing Office |
GRAS |
Generally Recognized as Safe |
GLPS |
Good Laboratory Practice Standards |
HAP |
Hazardous Air Pollutant |
HazWoper |
29 CFR 1910.120 -the OSHA / EPA requirement to have all employees trained if they will be handling, managing or shipping hazardous wastes |
HRS |
Hazard Ranking System |
HCFC |
Hydrochlorofluorocarbon |
HHW |
Household Hazardous Waste |
HM |
Hazardous Material |
HW |
Hazardous Waste |
HSWA |
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 |
HWM |
Hazardous Waste Management |
ID |
(as in ID number) -Hazardous Waste Identification Number assigned to RCRA generators, transporters, and TSDFs |
Implementing Agency |
refers to the State or Regional office implementing RCRA |
INUR |
Inventory Update Rule |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
ISO14000 |
The ISO standard for environmental management systems |
ITC |
Interagency Testing Committee |
LAER |
Lowest Achievable Emission Rate |
LCA |
Life Cycle Analysis/ Assessment |
LDR |
Land Disposal Restrictions (40 CFR Part 268) |
LEPC |
Local Emergency Planning Committee |
Limit |
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LOEL |
Lowest Observed Effect Level |
LQG |
Large Quantity Generator of hazardous wastes -this term has a specific definition under RCRA! |
LUST |
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks |
MACT |
Maximum Achievable Control Technology |
MARPOL |
International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships |
MCL |
Maximum Concentration Limit or Level |
LQHUW |
Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste (haz wastes) |
LSF |
Liquid Scintillation Fluid (rad waste) |
MRQ |
Monthly Hotline Report Q&A, The Hotline prepares a monthly report that contains questions and answers on common or difficult RCRA topics. EPA publishes this report. The questions and answers can be usually used as EPA guidance. Beware: the hotline is run by an EPA contractor and their answers are often erratic and not legally binding |
MSDS |
Material Safety DataSheet (under OSHA) |
MSW |
Municipal Solid Waste (trash, nonhazwaste, etc.) |
NAA |
Non-Attainment Area |
NAAQS |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
NCP |
National Contingency Plan |
NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
NESHAP |
National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants |
NIOSH |
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
NIPDWR |
National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulation |
NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NPL |
National Priorities List -the list of Superfund sites |
NRC |
National Response Center |
NFPA |
National Fire Protection Act |
NIH |
National Institute for Health |
NORM |
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material |
NRC |
Several possibilities: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, National Response Center, or National Research Council |
NSDWR |
National Secondary Drinking Water Regulation |
NSPS |
New Source Performance Standards |
NSR |
New Source Review |
NTIS |
National Technical Information Service (usually charges you for the same information that we provide free...) |
ODS |
Ozone Depleting Substances (air emissions) |
OPM |
Operation and Maintenance |
ORD |
Office of Research and Development |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (29 CFR) |
OSW |
Office of Solid Waste |
OSWER |
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response |
P2 |
Pollution Prevention |
PAIR |
Preliminary Assessment Information Rule |
PBT |
Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic |
PCB |
Polychlorinated biphenyl -A toxic cooling oil used in the past in transformers and capacitors |
PCP |
Pentachlorophenol |
PEL |
Permissible Exposure Limit |
PM-10 |
Particulate Matter< 10 Micrometers |
PNA |
Polynuclear Aromatic Compounds |
PNIN |
Pre-manufacture Notification |
POTW |
Publicly Owned Treatment Works |
PPB |
Parts Per Billion |
PPM |
Parts Per Million |
PRP |
Potentially Responsible Parties |
PSD |
Prevention of Significant Deterioration |
PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment (such as gloves, repirators, etc.) |
QA/QC |
Quality Assurance/Quality Control |
R&D |
Research and Development |
RACM |
Reasonably Available Control Measure |
RACT |
Reasonably Available Control Technique |
RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 -resulted in hazardous waste regulations - 40 CFR Parts 260 to 280 |
RGD |
Radiation-Generating Devices |
RI/FS |
Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study |
RPCC |
Release Prevention, Control and Countermeasure |
RQ |
Reportable Quantity |
RMP |
Risk Management Plan |
RSO |
Radiation Safety Officer |
RUST |
RCRA Underground Storage Tanks |
SARA |
Superfund Amendment Reauthorization Act |
SBAP |
Small Business Assistance Program |
SBO |
Small Business Ombudsman |
SDWA |
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 |
Second Third |
June 23, 1989, Federal Register (54 FR 26594) -hazardous waste land disposal restrictions |
SERC |
State Emergency Response Commission |
SIC |
Standard Industrial Classification |
SIP |
State Implementation Plan |
SMCL |
Secondary Maximum Contamination Level |
SNM |
Special Nuclear Material |
SOC |
Schedule of Compliance |
SPCC |
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures |
SPDES |
State Pollutant Discharge Elimination |
SQG |
Small Quantity Generator of hazardous wastes (has a specific definition!) |
SQHUW |
Small Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste (haz waste) |
SW-846 |
Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods |
SWMU |
Solid Waste Management Unit |
SSLA |
Small Sealed Lead Acid (battery) |
TAP |
Toxic Air Pollutant |
TCDD |
Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin |
TCE |
Tetrachloroethylene, perchloroethylene |
TCLP |
Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure |
Third Third |
June 1, 1990, Federal Register (55 FR 22520) -refers to hazardous wastes "landban" land disposal restrictions |
TOC |
Total Organic Carbon |
TPQ |
Threshold Planning Quantity (CERCLA community right-to-know) |
TQ |
Threshold Quantity (spill reporting) |
TRI |
Toxic Release Inventory (CERCLA community right-to-know) |
TSCA |
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 -regulates asbestos, PCBs, new chemicals being developed for sale and other chemicals |
TSDF |
Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility (permitted hazardous waste facility) |
TSS |
Total Suspended Solids |
TWA |
Time Weighted Average |
UHC |
Underlying Hazardous Constituent |
UIC |
Underground Injection Control |
USCG |
United States Coast Guard |
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
USDW |
Underground Source of Drinking Water |
USPS |
United States Postal Service |
UST |
Underground Storage |
UTS |
Universal Treatment Standards: These are the constituent-specific treatment standards found in §268.48. |
VOC |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
WAP |
Waste Analysis Plan -A plan that outlines the procedures necessary to ensure proper treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste. |