Industry Acronyms
Acronyms:
ACM - Asbestos-Containing Material
ADA - The Americans
with Disabilities Act
AHERA - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
ARAR - Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (include federal and more stringent state cleanup standards, standards of control, and other requirements for environmental protection)
AST - Aboveground Storage Tank
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ASTM - American Society For Testing and Material
BGS – Below Ground Surface
BOMA – Building Owners
& Managers Association
BNA - Base/ Neutral/ Acid compounds
BUR - Built-up Roofing
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CAA - Clean Air Act
CBS - Chemical Bulk Storage [most commonly refers to a NY database of chemical (non-petroleum) storage tanks]
CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. as amended
CERCLIS - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
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CHCM - Certified Hazard Control Manager
CHMM - Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
CWA - Clean Water Act
DCA - Dichloroethane (a chlorinated solvent common in dry cleaning solvents and industrial degreasers)
DCE - Dichloroethlyene (a chlorinated solvent common in dry cleaning solvents and industrial degreasers; also the same as dichloroethene)
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DEC - Department of Environmental Conservation
DEP - Department of Environmental Protection
DOT - Department of Transportation
DWV - Drainage, Waste, Ventilation
EIFS - Exterior Insulation and Finish System
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EMF – Electro Magnetic Fields
EMS - Energy Management System
EPA - United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPCRA - Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
ERNS - Emergency Response Notification System
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ESA - Environmental Site Assessment
EUL - Expected Useful Life
FAAS - Flame Atomic
Absorption Spectrophotometry
FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
FFHA - Federal Fair Housing Act
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FINDS - Facility Index System
FIRMS - Flood Insurance Rate Maps
FM - Factory Mutual
FOIA - Freedom of Information
Act
FOIL - Freedom of Information Letter
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FR - Federal Register
FRT - Fire Retardant Treated
GW - Ground Water
HCS - Hazard Communication Standard (OSHA)
HEPA - High Efficiency Particulate Air (a type of air filter commonly used during air monitoring associated with ACM abatement activities)
HM - Hazardous Material
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HMIRS - Hazardous Materials Incident Report System
HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning system
HWDMS - Hazardous Waste Data Management System
IAQ - Indoor Air Quality
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LBP - Lead-Based Paint
LIW - Lead-In Water (MCL/action level is 15 ppb)
LRST - Leaking Registered Storage Tank (same as LUST) .5% by weight or 5,000 ppm
LUST - Leaking Underground Storing Tank
MCL - Maximum Contaminant Level (the maximum concentration allowed in drinking water by the EPA
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MDL - Method Detection Limit (the lowest concentration detectable by a laboratory analysis)
MEP – Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing
MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet (manufacturer supplied information regarding the hazardous properties of a specific chemical and/or its components)
MSHA - Mine Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Interior
NCP - National Contingency Plan
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NESHAP- National Emission
Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NPDES - National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (a database of facilities which maintain wastewater discharge permits)
NPL - National Priority List
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O&M - Operation and Maintenance (used to monitor and maintain a potentially hazardous and/or regulated material such as asbestos or lead)
OSH Act - Occupational Safety and Health Act
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PADS - PCB Activity Database
PCA - Property Condition Assessment
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PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls
PCE - Proporty Condition Evaluation
PCM - Phase Contrast Microscopy (Asbestos Air)
PCR - Property Condition Report
PLM - Polarized Light Microscopy (Asbestos Bulk)
PML - Probable Maximum Loss
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POTWs - Publicly-Owned
Treatment Works
ppb - parts per billion
ppm - parts per million
PRP - Potentially Responsible Party pursuant to CERCLA 42 U.S.C, 9607(a)
QA - Quality Assurance
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QC - Quality Control
RCRA - Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act
RCRIS - Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System
REA - Registered Environmental Assessor (California)
RI/FS - Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
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RQ - Reportable Quantities
RTU - Rooftop Unit
RUL - Remaining Useful Life
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SARA - Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986
SDWA - Safe Drinking Water Act
SETS - Superfund Enforcement Tracking System
SHWS - State Hazardous Waste Sites
SPCC - Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure
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SQG - Small Quantity Generator
STC – Sound Transmission Class
SVE - Soil Vapor Extraction (a type of soil remediation system)
SWF/LS - Solid Waste Facilities/Landfill Sites
SWMP – Storm Water Management Pond
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SWMU - Solid Waste Management Unit
TPH - Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons
TRIS - Toxic Release Inventory System
TSCA - Toxic Substance Control Act
TSDF - Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility
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TSI - Thermal System Insulation (potential suspect ACM)
UBC – Uniform Building Code
UFFI - Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation
UMTRA - Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act
USC - United States Code
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USGS - United States Geological Survey
UST - Underground Storage Tank
VOC - Volatile Organic Compound
XRF - X-ray Fluorescence Analyzer
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