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| A |
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| ACGIH |
American
Conference of Governmental & Industrial Hygienists |
| AFFF |
Aqueous Film
Forming Foam |
| AG |
Attorney
General of New York State |
| AGC |
Annual
Guideline Concentration (for Air Toxics) |
| AGM |
Alternative
Grading Material |
| AISI |
American Iron
and Steel Institute |
| ALS |
Advanced Life
Support |
| ANSI |
American
National Standards Institute |
| AOC |
Area of Concern |
| API |
American
Petroleum Institute |
| ARAR |
Applicable or
Relevant and Appropriate Requirement |
| ASCE |
American
Society of Civil Engineers |
| ASME |
American
Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASP |
Analytical
Services Protocol |
| ASTs |
Aboveground
Storage Tanks |
| ATG |
Automatic Tank
Gauge |
| ATSDR |
Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - a federal branch of the Center for
Disease Control |
| AWS |
American
Welding Society |
| B |
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| BED |
Brownfield
Eligibility Determination |
| BHC |
Benzene
Hexachlorides - a group of pesticides that includes lindane |
| BLS |
Basic Life
Support |
| BNA |
Base/Neutral/Acid extractable organics analyzed by GC/MS |
| BSPR |
Bureau of Spill
Prevention and Response |
| BTEX |
Benzene,
Toluene, Ethyl-benzene and Xylene - major components of gasoline |
| BTX |
Benzene,
Toluene, and Xylene, common components of many petroleum based products |
| BUD |
Beneficial Use
Determination - exempts a material from regulation, allowing it to be
beneficially used. |
| C |
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| C&D |
Construction
and Demolition debris |
| CAA |
The Federal
Clean Air Act |
| CAS |
Chemical
Abstract Service |
| CBS |
Chemical Bulk
Storage |
| CERCLA |
Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (1980) - the Federal
Superfund law |
| CFR |
Code of Federal
Regulations |
| CGI |
Combustible Gas
Indicator |
| CLP |
Contract
Laboratory Protocol |
| CMA |
Chemical
Manufacturers Association |
| CMS |
Corrective
Measures Study |
| CO |
Consent Order |
| CO |
Conservation
Officer of the DEC - same as ECO |
| CO2
|
Carbon dioxide |
| COC |
Chemical of
Concern |
| CP |
Citizen
Participation |
| CP |
Cathodic
Protection |
| CPP |
Citizen
Participation Plan |
| CPS |
Citizen
Participation Specialist |
| CPR |
Cardio
Pulmonary Resuscitation |
| CTC |
Canadian
Transport Commission |
| CVOC |
Chlorinated
Volatile Organic Compound |
| CWSRF |
Clean Water
State Revolving Fund |
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| DDT |
Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (a pesticide) |
| DEC |
Department of
Environmental Conservation (New York State) - used interchangeably with
NYSDEC or ENCON |
| DEE |
Division of
Environmental Enforcement - legal division within DEC responsible for
regulatory enforcement |
| DEP |
Division of
Environmental Permits - division within DEC |
| DER |
Division of
Environmental Remediation (formerly DHWR and DSM) - division within DEC
responsible for the Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Remedial Program,
the Voluntary Cleanup Program, the Environmental Restoration (Brownfields)
Program, the Spill Prevention and Response Program (including spill
remediation, petroleum and chemical bulk storage and major oil storage
facility programs), and the Construction Grants program |
| DFW |
Division of
Fish and Wildlife - previous name for DFWMR |
| DFWMR |
Division of
Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources (formerly DFW) - division within DEC
responsible for assessment and management of our natural resources,
regulation of hunting and fishing, and fisheries management. |
| DHWR |
Division of
Hazardous Waste Remediation - previous name for DER |
| DNAPL |
Dense (heavier
than water) Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid |
| DOD |
United States
Department of Defense |
| DOH |
Department of
Health (New York State) - interchangeable with NYSDOH |
| DOJ |
Department of
Justice (United States) |
| DOL |
Department of
Law (New York State) - interchangeable with NYSDOL or AGs office |
| DOT |
Department of
Transportation (New York State) - interchangeable with NYSDOT |
| DOW |
Division of
Water - division within DEC responsible for water pollution control and
monitoring of watersheds and waterways |
| DRO |
Diesel Range
Organics |
| DSHM |
Division of
Solid and Hazardous Materials - division within DEC responsible for
regulation of solid and hazardous wastes |
| DSM |
Division of
Spills Management (former Division within DEC responsible for Spills
Management, now the Bureau of Spill Prevention and Response within DER) |
| DUSR |
Data Usability
Summary Report |
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| ECL |
Environmental
Conservation Law |
| ECO |
Environmental
Conservation Officer - same as CO |
| EFC |
New York
State's Environmental Facilities Corporation |
| EIS |
Environmental
Impact Statement |
| ELAP |
Environmental
Laboratory Approval Program |
| EMC |
Environmental
Management Council (County) |
| ENB |
Environmental
Notice Bulletin (DEC weekly publication) |
| EP Toxicity |
Also known as
EP Tox - An Extraction Procedure test to determine the leachability of
selected hazardous chemicals. No longer widely used, it has been replaced by
TCLP |
| EPA |
Environmental
Protection Agency (U.S.) - interchangeable with USEPA |
| EPCRA |
Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-know Act |
| EQBA |
Environmental
Quality Bond Act |
| ERP |
New York's
Environmental Restoration Program - also known as the "Brownfields" program |
| ERP |
Emergency
Response Plan |
| ESD |
Explanation of
Significant Difference |
| eV |
Electron volts |
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| FID |
Flame
Ionization Detector |
| FIFRA |
Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act |
| FOIA |
Freedom of
Information Act - Federal |
| FOIL |
Freedom of
Information Law - NY State |
| FRP |
Fiberglass
Reinforced Plastic |
| FS |
Feasibility
Study |
| FEMA |
Federal
Emergency Management Agency (U.S.) |
| FSF |
Federal
SuperFund |
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| GC |
Gas
Chromatograph |
| GPM |
Gallons per
Minute |
| GRO |
Gasoline Range
Organics |
| GW |
Groundwater |
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| HASP |
Health and
Safety Plan |
| Haz Mat |
Hazardous
Materials |
| HDPE |
High-Density
Polyethylene (a widely used chemical resistant plastic) |
| HMIS |
Hazardous
Materials Information System |
| HMTA |
Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act |
| HNu |
a type of hand
held field instrument used to measure Volatile Organic Compounds |
| HRS |
Hazard Ranking
System |
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| IARC |
International
Agency for Research on Cancer |
| ICC |
Interstate
Commerce Commission |
| ICM |
Interim
Corrective Measures |
| IDL |
Instrument
Detection Limit |
| IDLH |
Immediately
Dangerous to Life or Health - a critical concentration of air contamination |
| IIWA |
Immediate
Investigation Work Assignment |
| IP |
Ionization
Potential |
| IRM |
Interim
Remedial Measures |
| ISR |
Investigative
Summary Report |
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| K |
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| kg |
Kilogram - a
unit of mass |
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| LC |
Lethal
Concentration |
| LD |
Lethal Dose |
| LEL |
Lower Explosive
Limit (see UEL) |
| LEPC |
Local Emergency
Planning Committee |
| LNAPL |
Light (lighter
than water) Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid |
| LNG |
Liquified
Natural Gas |
| LPG |
Liquified
Petroleum Gas - consists primarily of propane |
| LTTD |
Low Temperature
Thermal Desorption - treatment technology for contaminated soils |
| LUST |
Leaking
Underground Storage Tank |
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| MBE |
Minority
Business Enterprise |
| MC |
Manufacturer's
Certificate |
| MCL |
Maximum
Contaminant Level |
| MDL |
Method
Detection Limit |
| MEK |
Methyl Ethyl
Ketone |
| mg/kg |
milligram/kilogram - a unit of concentration in solids (equivalent to ppm) |
| mg/L |
milligram/Liter
- a unit of concentration in liquids (equivalent to ppm) |
| MGP |
Manufactured
Gas Plant |
| MIBK |
Methyl Isobutyl
Ketone |
| MIR |
Merchandise
Inventory Receipt |
| MOA |
Memorandum of
Agreement |
| MOSF |
Major Oil
Storage Facility |
| MOU |
Memorandum of
Understanding |
| MS |
Mass
Spectrometer |
| MSDS |
Material Safety
Data Sheet |
| MSHA |
Mine Safety and
Health Administration |
| MTBE |
Methyl Tertiary
Butyl Ether (gasoline constituent) |
| MW |
Monitoring Well |
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| N2
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Nitrogen -
typically shipped and used in liquid form |
| NAPL |
Non-Aqueous
Phase Liquid |
| NCP |
National
Contingency Plan |
| ND |
Not Detected |
| NEC |
National
Electrical Code |
| NFPA |
National Fire
Protection Agency |
| NIOSH |
National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NL |
Navigation Law |
| NPDES |
National
Pollution Discharge Elimination System |
| NPL |
National
Priorities List |
| NRC |
National
Response Center |
| NYCRR |
Official
Compilation of NY State Codes, Rules and Regulations |
| NYSDEC |
New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation |
| NYSDOH |
New York State
Department of Health |
| NYSDOL |
New York State
Department of Law |
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| O2
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Oxygen |
| OGS |
Office of
General Services (New York State) |
| OPA 90 |
Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 |
| OSHA |
Occupational
Safety and Health Act (U.S.) or Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (U.S.) |
| O&M |
Operation and
Maintenance |
| OSC |
Office of the
State Comptroller |
| OSWER |
Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response (EPA) |
| OU |
Operable Unit |
| OVA |
Organic Vapor
Analyzer |
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| PA |
USEPA
Preliminary Assessment |
| PAH |
Polynuclear
Aromatic Hydrocarbons - a class of chemicals commonly found in tar, asphalt
and combustion residues - the same as PNA. |
| PAPR |
Powered Air
Purifying Respirator |
| Pb |
Lead |
| PBS |
Petroleum Bulk
Storage |
| PCB |
Polychlorinated
Biphenyls - a class of chemicals known for persistence in the environment |
| PCE |
Perchloroethylene - one of the most common chemical contaminants, often
coming from dry cleaning operations |
| PCS |
Petroleum
Contaminated Soil |
| PEL |
Permissible
Exposure Limit - an air contaminant level applicable to the work place |
| Perc |
Perchloroethylene - same as PCE |
| Phase I |
A preliminary
investigation of site location and history by DEC |
| Phase II |
A preliminary
investigation of site conditions, possibly including groundwater, surface
water and soils sampling |
| PID |
Photo
Ionization Detector |
| PNA |
Polynuclear
Aromatic hydrocarbons - the same as PAH |
| POTW |
Publicly Owned
Treatment Works - a wastewater treatment plant |
| ppb |
parts per
billion |
| PPE |
Personal
Protective Equipment |
| ppm |
parts per
million |
| ppt |
parts per
trillion |
| PQL |
Practical
Quantitation Level |
| PRAP |
Proposed
Remedial Action Plan |
| PRP |
Potentially
Responsible Party (Also RP) |
| PRS |
Priority
Ranking System |
| PSA |
Preliminary
Site Assessment |
| PVC |
Poly Vinyl
Chloride |
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| QA |
Quality
Assurance |
| QAPP |
Quality
Assurance Program Plan |
| QAPjP |
Quality
Assurance Project Plan |
| QC |
Quality Control |
| QRCL |
Qualified
Remediation Consultants List |
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| RA |
Remedial Action |
| RAMP |
Remedial Action
Management Plan |
| RAR |
Remedial
Alternatives Report - in NY's Brownfields Program |
| RBCA |
Risk-Based
Corrective Action |
| RCRA |
Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act - federal law that regulates the transfer,
storage and disposal of solid and hazardous waste |
| RD |
Remedial Design |
| RD/RA |
Remedial Design
/ Remedial Action |
| REL |
Recommended
Exposure Limit |
| RHWRE |
Regional
Hazardous Waste Remediation Engineer - head of the hazardous waste
remediation unit in each of the DEC's Regional offices |
| RI |
Remedial
Investigation |
| RI/FS |
Remedial
Investigation / Feasibility Study |
| ROD |
Record of
Decision |
| RP |
Responsible
Party |
| RQ |
Reportable
Quantity |
| RSE |
Regional Spills
Engineer - head of petroleum spill response and prevention unit in each of
the DEC's Regional offices |
| RTK |
Community Right
To Know - Executive Order No. 33 (NYS) |
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| SAC |
State
Assistance Contract |
| SARA |
Superfund
Amendments Reauthorization Act of 1986 (Federal) |
| SCBA |
Self-Contained
Breathing Apparatus |
| SCGs |
Standards,
Criteria and Guidance - the State version of ARARs |
| SEMO |
State Emergency
Management Office |
| SEQRA |
State
Environmental Quality Review Act |
| SERC |
State Emergency
Response Commission |
| SFY |
State Fiscal
Year |
| SGC |
Short-term
Guideline Concentration (Air Toxics) |
| SI |
Site
Investigation - in NY's Brownfield Program (Also USEPA Site Investigation) |
| SI/RAR |
Site
Investigation/Remedial Alternatives Report |
| SIR |
Statistical
Inventory Reconciliation |
| SISD |
Spill
Information System Database |
| SOP |
Standard
Operating Procedure |
| SPDES |
State Pollution
Discharge and Elimination System - the State regulatory system for
controlling pollution discharges to waterways and groundwater |
| SPOTS |
Spill
Prevention Operations Technology Series (DEC guidance documents) |
| SPR |
Spill
Prevention Report |
| SRF |
Spill Response
Form |
| SRF |
State Revolving
Fund |
| SSF |
State SuperFund |
| STARS |
Spills
Technology And Remediation Series - guidance from DEC for petroleum and
chemical spill remediation |
| STIP |
Stipulation
Agreement |
| STP |
Sewage
Treatment Plant |
| SVE |
Soil Vapor
Extraction or Soil Vacuum Extraction |
| SVOC |
Semi-Volatile
Organic Compound |
| SW |
Surface Water |
| SWMU |
Solid Waste
Management Unit |
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| TAB |
Technical
Assistance Bulletin |
| TAG |
Technical
Assistance Grant |
| TAGM |
Technical and
Administrative Guidance Memorandum - guidance issued by DER for
implementation of the hazardous waste site remedial program |
| TAL |
Target Analyte
List |
| TCA |
Trichloroethane |
| TCDD |
Tetrachlorodibenzo para-dioxin - one of many chlorinated dioxin compounds |
| TCDF |
Tetrachlorodibenzofuran - one of many chlorinated furan compounds |
| TCE |
Trichloroethylene |
| TCL |
Target Compound
List |
| TCLP |
Toxicity
Characteristic Leaching Procedure - a leaching test used to identify
hazardous waste and evaluate petroleum contaminated soils. |
| THO |
Total
Halogenated Organic compounds |
| Title 3 |
Article 52,
Title 3 of the ECL authorizes EQBA grants to municipalities for hazardous
waste site cleanup |
| TLV |
Threshold Limit
Value - an air contaminant level |
| TOCs |
Total Organic
Compounds |
| TOGS |
Technical
Operating Guidance Series - from DEC's Division of Water |
| TPH |
Total Petroleum
Hydrocarbons |
| TSCA |
Toxic
Substances Control Act (U.S.) |
| TSDF |
Treatment,
Storage or Disposal Facility |
| TWA |
Time Weighted
Average - an air contaminant level |
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| UEL |
Upper Explosive
Limit (see LEL) |
| ug/kg |
microgram/kilogram - a unit of concentration in solids (equivalent to ppb) |
| ug/L |
microgram/Liter
- a unit of concentration in liquids (equivalent to ppb) |
| UL |
Underwriters
Laboratories |
| USCG |
United States
Coast Guard |
| USGS |
United States
Geological Survey |
| USM |
Universal
Sorbent Materials |
| UST |
Underground
Storage Tank |
| UV |
Ultraviolet |
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| VCP |
New York
State's Voluntary Cleanup Program |
| VOA |
Volatile
Organic Analysis or Volatile Organic Analyte |
| VOC |
Volatile
Organic Compound |
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| WBE |
Woman's
Business Enterprise |
| WWTP |
Waste Water
Treatment Plant |
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| XRF |
X-Ray
Fluorescence - an analytical technique for inorganic compounds |
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| ZHE |
Zero Headspace
Extractor |
