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Acronyms Used by Environmental Groups and Agencies

Updated January 10, 1995


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A


AA : Associate Administrator or Assistant Administration

AATSR: Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (instrument)

ABWR: Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (instrument)

ACAQ: Advisory Committee on Air Quality

ACAVC: Advisory Committee on Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals

ACC: Administrative Committee on Coordination (of UNEP) (International)

ACCBD: Advisory Committee on Conservation of Biological Diversity

ACER: Advisory Committee on Environmental Resources

ACM: Asbestos Containing Material

ACM: Association for Computing Machinery

ACORN: A classification of residential neighborhoods (GIS)

ACSM: American Congress of Survey and Mapping

ACVEN: Advisory Committee on Vehicle Emissions and Noise

ADB: Asian Development Bank (International)

ADF: Asian Development Fund (International)

ADMATCH: Address Matching Software (GIS)

ADP: Automatic Data Processing (computing)

ADS: Acid Deposition System Database (of the EPA)

ADT: Abstract Data Type (computing)

AEC: Atomic Energy Commission

AEE: Association for Environmental Education (Private)

AEERL: Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory

AERP: Aquatic Effects Research Program (of the US)

AFEJ: Asian Forum of Environmental Journalists (International)

AFS: AIRS Facility Subsystem (subsystem of AIRS)

AFZ: Acronym Free Zone

AGR: Advances Gas Reactor (instrument)

AHC: Animal Health Committee

AHERA: Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act

AI: Artificial Intelligence (computing)

AIAC: Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee

AID: Automated Interaction Detector (computing)

AIDE: Annie Interactive Development Environment

AIR RISC: Air Risk Information Support Center

AIRS: Aerometric Information Retrieval System

AIS: Address Information System (GIS) or Automated Information Security (computing)

ALA: American Library Association

ALARA: As Low as Reasonably Achievable

ALT: Altimeter (instument)

AMD: Acid Mine Drainage

AMEDAS: Automated Meteoroligical Data Acquisition System (computing)

AMEM:A.D.L. Migration Estimation Model

AML: ARC Macro Language

AMNH: American Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution)

AMS - AIRS:Area/Mobile Source Subsystem (Subsystem of AIRS)

AMS: Automated Meteorological Station

ANRPC: Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (International)

ANSI: American National Standards Institute

ANZECC: Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (Commonwealth/State/International)

AO: Office of the Administrator

APEC: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (International)

API: Aerial Photo Interpretation

APPEN: Asia-Pacific Peoples Environment Network

APS: Atmospheric Pressure Sensor (instrument)

APTIC: Air Pollution Technical Information Center

AQA: Approved Quality Assurance

AQCDs: Air Quality Criteria Documents

AQS: Air Quality Subsystem (subsystem of AIRS)

ARARs: Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements

AREAL:Atomospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Laboratory

ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange (computing)

ASF: Atmospheric Stabilization Framework

ASHAA: Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act

ASHARA: Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act

ASL: Above Sea Level

ASMD:Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division

ASPEI: Association of South Pacific Environmental Institutions (International)

ASTER:Assessment Tools for the Evaluation of Risk

ATSR: Along Track Scanning Radiometer (instrument)

ATTIC:Alternative Technology Treatment Information Center

AVHRR: Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (instrument)

AWBERC:Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research

AWS: Automatic Weather Station


B


BACT:Best Available Control Technology

BAPS: Baseline Air Pollution Station

BAT: Best Available Technology

BATEA: Best Available Technology Economically Available (computing)

BBS: Bulletin Board System

BCA: Benefit-Cost Analysis

BDAT: Best Demonstrated Available Technology

BENCHMARC: Biodegradation of Environmental Chemicals Modeled with Aquatic, Relative-Rate Coefficients

BIOMASS: Biological Investigations of Marine Antarctic Systems and Stocks

BIOS: Biological Data System (file within STORET)

BIS: Bio-geographic Information System

BLIS: RACT/BACT/LAER Information System

BPT: Best Practice Technology

BRS: Biennial Reporting System

BWR: Boiling Water Reactor (instrument)


C


C: Centigrade (of temperature)

C: Celsius (of temperature)

CAA: Clean Air Act

CAAA: Clean Air Act Amendments

CAD: Computer Aided Drafting (computing)

CADRE: Computer-Aided Data Retrieval and Evaluation Software

CAP88-PC: Clean Air Act Assessment Package-1988

CARA: Chemical Assessments and Related Activities

CARD: Contract Laboratory Program Analytical Results Database

CARL: Colorado Association of Research Libraries

CARS: Corrective Action Reporting System (now known as RCRIS)

CAS: Chemical Abstract Service

CBI: Confidential Business Information

CD: Compact Disk (computing)

CD ROM: Compact Disk Read Only Memory

CDS: Compliance Data System (now part of AIRS)

CDS/ISIS: CDS/Integrated Set of Information System

CEA: Cost Effective Analysis

CEAM: Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling

CEE: Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation

CEIC: Caribbean Environmental Information Center

CEQ: Council on Environmental Quality

CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Assessment Response

CERES: California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (USA State)

CERI: Center for Environmental Research Information

CERL: Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory

CERN: European Organization for Nuclear Research (International)

CERN: European Laboratory for Particle Physics (International)

CES: Committee on Earth Science (International)

CESQG: Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator

CFR: Code of Federal Regulations

CHEM: Chemical Collection Database (accessible through OLS)

CIA: Central Intelligence Agency (USA)

CIAC: Centro de Informacion Ambiental del Caribe

CIC: Consumer Information Catalog

CICIS: Chemicals in Commerce Information System

CIDA: Canadian International Development Agency (International)

CIDIE: Committee of International Development Institutions for the Environment

CIE: Center for International Economics (International)

CIESIN: Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (International)

CIFOR: Center for International Forestry Research International)

CIS: Chemical Information Systems, Inc.

CLC: Clean Lakes Clearinghouse

CLIM: Climate Change Database (accessible through OLS)

CLP: Contract Laboratory Program

CLU-IN: Clean-up Information Bulletin Board System (formerly OSWER-BBS)

CNG: Compressed Natural Gas

CODATA: Committee on Data for Science and Technology (International)

COE: Commission on Ecology (of IUCN) (International)

COFI: Commission on Fisheries (FAO) (International)

CORINE: Coordinated Information on the European Environment (International)

CORMIX: Cornell Mixing Zone Model

CPC: Center for Plant Conservation (of IUCN) (International)

CPI: Consumer Price Index

CPU: Central Processing Unit (computing)

CRADAS: Cooperative Research and Development Agreements

CRL: Central Regional Laboratory

CRMP: Coastal Resources Management Project (ASEAN/USA) (International)

CSCE: Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (International)

CSD: Commission on Sustainable Development (of IUCN) (International)

CSIR: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research (now = CSIRO)

CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Commonwealth)

CSM: Climate System Monitoring Project (WMO/WCP) (International)

CSMoS: Center for Subsurface Modeling Support

CST: Central Standard Time

CTBT: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (International)

CTF: Control Technology Center

CWA: Clean Water Act


D


D&D: Decontamination and Decommissioning

DAF: Dissolved Air Flotation

D/DBP: Disinfection and Disinfection By-products

DEC: Department of Environmental Conservation

DEP: Deparment of Environmental Protection

DEQ: Department of Environmental Quality

DFS: Daily Flow System (file within STORET)

DMA: Defense Mapping Agency (of the USA)

DMSP: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (of the USA)

DNMES: Dynamic Non-Member Economics (OECD) (International)

DNR: Department of Natural Resources

DNRC: Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

DOC: Department of Conservation or Department of Commerce

DOCKET: Enforcement Docket

DOD: Department of Defense

DOE: Department of Energy or Department of the Environment

DOEM: Designated Officials for Environmental Matters

DOI: Department of the Interior

DOJ: Department of Justice

DOT: Department of Transportation

DPSCA: Department of Political and Security Council Affairs (UN) (International)

DTCD: Department of Technical Cooperation for Development (UN) (International)

DT&E: Demonstration, Testing and Evaluation

DWCDs: Drinking Water Criteria Documents

DWT: Dead Weight Tonnage


E


EA: Environmental Assessment

EAERE: European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

EBB: Electronic Bulletin Board

ECA: Economic Commission for Africa (of UN) (International)

ECA: Economic Cooperation Agreement

ECAFE: Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (International)

ECAO: Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office

E-CATS: Electronic Catalog System

ECB: Environment Coordination Board (UN) (International)

ECCTO: European Committee for Cocoa Trade Organizations (International)

ECE: Economic Commission for Europe (of UN) (International)

ECLAC: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (of UN) (International)

ECLO: Emergency Center for Locust Operations (FAO) (International)

ECOSOC: Economic and Social Council (of UN) (International)

ECOWAS: Economic Commission of West African States (International)

ECWA: Economic Commission for Western Asia (of UN) (International)

ED: Environmental Damage

EDC: EROS Date Center (of USGS) (International)

EDF: European Development Fund (International)

EDRS: Enforcement Document Retrieval System

EEA: European Environment Agency (International)

EEB: European Environment Bureau (International)

EEC: European Economic Community (International)

EEIC: Environmental Education and Information Committee

EEO: Equal Employment Opportunity

EEP: East European Program (IUCN) (International)

EFIN: Environmental Financing Information Network

EFTA: European Free Trade Association (International)

EGE: Enhanced Greenhouse Effect

EHS: Environmental Health Standards

EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment

EIS: Environmental Impact Statement

ELC: Environmental Law Center (of IUCN) (International)

EM: Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management

E-Mail: Electronic Mail

EMAP: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program

EMP: Environmental Management Plan

EMSL: Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory

EMU: Economic and Monetary Union (EC) (International)

ENAN: Education Native American Network

EnviroTRADE: Environmental Technologies for Remedial Action Data Exchange

EOD: Engineering Operations Division

EODC: Earth Observation Data Csenter (of the UK) (International)

EPA: Environmental Protection Agency

EPAAR: EPA Acquisition Regulation Manual

EPACML: EPA's Composite Model for Landfills

EPCRA: Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

EQO: Environmental Quality Objective

ERD: Emergency Response Division

ERDA: Energy Research & Development Administration

ERL: Environmental Research Laboratory

ERL-C: Environmental Research Laboratory Corvallis

ERL-GB: Environmental Research Laboratory Gulf Breeze

ERLN: Environmental Research Laboratory Narragansett

ERNS: Emergency Response Notification System

EROS: Earth Resources Observation System (of USGS)

ESA: European Space Agency (International)

ESC: Expedited Site Characterization

ES&H: Environment, Safety and Health

ESD: Emission Standards Division

ESDB: Endangered Species Database/ReachScanlink

ESDD: Earth Systems Science Committee (International)

ESF: European Science Foundation (International)

ESSC: Earth Systems Science Committee (International)

EST: Eastern Standard Time

ETS: EPCRA 313 Tracking System

EXAMS II: Exposure Analysis Modeling Systems II


F


FACTS: Facilities and Company Tracking System

FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization (of the UN) (International)

FAQ: Frequently Asked Question (computing)

FAR: Federal Acquisitions Regulations

FATES: FIRFA and TSCA Enforcement System (now known as SST)

FEJB: Forum of Environmental Journalists of Bangladesh (International)

FFA: Federal Facilities Agreement

FFIS: Federal Facilities Information System

FGDC: Federal Geographic Data Committtee

FGETS: Food and Gill Exchange of Toxic Substance

FIAT: Forest Industries Association of Tasmania (NGO)

FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act

FINDS: Facility Index System

FIPS: Federal Information Processing Standards

FK: Fish Kill file (within Storet)

FmHA: Farmers Home Administration

FNNPE: Federation of Nature and National Parks of Europe (International)

FOI: Freedom of Information

FOIA: Freedom of Information Act

FRC: Federal Records Center

FRDS: Federal Reporting Data System

FS: Feasibility Study

FTIR: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

FTP: File Transfer Protocol (computing)

FTTA: Federal Technology Transfer Act

FUSRAP: Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program

FY: Fiscal Year

FYI: For Your Information


G


GAIM: Global Analysis, Interpretation and Modelling (International, climate)

GAO: General Accounting Office (USA)

GAST: Globally Averaged Surface Temperature

GATT: General Agreement on Tarrifs and Trade (International)

GBERL: Gulf Breeze Environmental Research Laboratory

GCDIS: Global Change Data and Information System

GCRP: Global Change Research Program (International)

GCS: Geo-Common Subsystem (subsystem of AIRS)

GCSSOLAR: Green Cross Solar V1.1

GCTE: Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (International)

GDF: Geographic Data File (GIS)

GEF: Global Environment Facility (of the World Bank) (International)

GEF: Global Environment Fund (of the World Bank) (International)

GEMS: Graphical Exposure Modeling System

GICS: Grants Information and Control System

GIS: Geographic Information System

GISNET: Geographic Information Systems Bulletin Board

GOCO: Government-Owned Contractor-Operated

GPO: Government Printing Office

GRCDA: Governmental Refuse Collection and Disposal Association

GRIDS: Geographics Resources Information and Data System

GSA: General Services Administration

GW: Ground water below the land surface that feeds wells and springs

GWTR: Ground Water Treatment Rule

GWUI: Ground Water Under the Influence (of surface water)


H


HADs: Health Assessment Documents

HAP: Hazardous Air Pollutant

HAZW: Hazardous Waste Collection Database (accessible through OLS)

HEAS: Health Effects Assessment

HEEDs: Health and Environmental Effects Documents

HEEPs: Health and Environmental Effects Profiles

HEPA: High-efficiency Particulate Air (filters)

HERL: Health Effects Research Laboratory

HERL/MIS: Health Effects Research Laboratory Management Information System

HQ: Headquarters

HSPF: Hydrological Simulation Program

HSWA: Hazardous and Solid Waste Act

HUD: Housing and Urban Development

HWSFC: Hazardous Waste Superfund Collection

HWSFD: Hazardous Waste Superfund Database

HWDMS: Hazardous Waste Data Management System (now known as RCRIS)


I


IA: Interim Action

IAB: Information Access Branch

IAQ: Indoor Air Quality

IAQINFO: Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse

ICOLP: Industry Cooperative for Ozone Layer Protection

ICPIC: International Cleaner Production Information Clearinghouse

ID: Integrated Demonstration

IFD: Industrial Facilities Discharge File (file within STORET)

IGWMC: International Ground Water Modeling Center

ILL: Interlibrary Loan

IMB: Information Management Branch

IMSD: Information Management and Services Division

IOC: Inorganic Chemical

IRAA: Indoor Radon Abatement Act

IRC: Information Resource Center

IRIS: Integrated Risk Information System

IRM: Information Resources Management

ISI: Information Systems Inventory


J


JURIS: Justice Retrieval and Inquiry System


K



L


LAER: Lowest Achievable Emission Rate

LAKE: Clean Lakes Database

LAN: Local Area Network

LEA: Local Education Agency

LEPC: Local Emergency Planning Committee, established under SARA

LERAM: Littoral Ecosystem Risk Assessment Model

LQG: Large Quantity Generator


M


M&O: Management and Operating

MAP: Model Accreditation Plan

MCCEM: Multi-Chamber Concentration and Exposure Model

MCL: Maximum Contaminant Level

MCLGs: Maximum Contaminant Level Goals

MEDLARS: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System

MDNR: Missouri Department of Natural Resources

MICE: Methods Information Communications Exchange

MINTEQA2: Metal Speciation for Equilibrium for Surface and Ground Water

MIS: Management Information System

MOA: Memorandum of Agreement

MOFAT: Multi Phase Flow and Transport

MOU: Memorandum of Understanding

MPCA: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

MPRSA: Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act

MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheets

MULTIMED: Multimedia Exposure Assessment Model

MVEL: (see NVFEL)

MW: Mixed Waste


N


NAAQS: National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NADB: National Air Data Branch

NAPIS: National Agricultural Pest Information System

NARL: National Air and Radiation Laboratory

NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NATICH: National Air Toxics Information Clearinghouse

NCAT: National Catalog Database (accessible through OLS)

NCC: National Computing Center

NCIC: Non-Confidential Information Center

NCP: National Contingency Plan

NDPD: National Data Processing Division

NEDS: National Emission Data System (now known as AIRS)

NEIC: National Enforcement Investigations Center

NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act

NESC: National Environmental Supercomputing Center

NESHAP: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology

NLM: National Library of Medicine

NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NPDES: National Pollution Discharge Elimination System

NPDWR: National Primary Drinking Water Regulation

NPIRS: National Pesticide Information Retrieval System

NPL: National Priority List

NPS: Nonpoint sources

NPTN: National Pesticide Telecommunications Network

NRC: National Response Center

NTDB: National Trade Databank

NTIS: National Technical Information Service

NTNC: Non-transient Non-community Water System

NTU: National Turbidity Units

NVFEL: National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory


O


OA: Office of the Administrator

OAQPS: Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

OAQPSTTN: Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Technology Transfer Network

OAR: Office of Air and Radiation

OARM: Office of Administration and Resources Management

OC: Office of the Comptroller

OCEPA: Office of Communications, Education, and Public Affairs

OCLC: Online Computer Library Center

ODES: Ocean Data Evaluation System

ODS: Ozone Depleting Substance

OE: Office of Enforcement

OECD/SIDS: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments Screening Information Data Sets

OER: Office of Environmental Restoration

OERR: Office of Emergency and Remedial Response

OGC: Office of General Counsel

OHEA: Office of Health and Environmental Assessments

OHM/TADS: Oil and Hazardous Substances Technical Assistance Data System

OHS MSDS: Occupational Health Services Material Safety Data Sheets

OIA: Office of International Activities

OIG: Office of Inspector General

OIRM: Office of Information Resources Management

OLS: Online Library System

OMMSQA: Office of Modeling, Monitoring Systems and Quality Assurance

OPP: Office of Pesticide Programs

OPPE: Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation

OPPT: Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

OPPTS: Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances

ORD: Office of Research and Development

ORD BBS: ORD Electronic Bulletin Board System

ORO: Office of Regional Operations

ORD BBS: ORD Electronic Bulletin Board System

ORO: Office of Regional Operations

OSC: On-scene Coordinator

OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSW Office of Solid Waste

OSWER: Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

OSWER BBS: OSWER Electronic Bulletin Board System (see CLU-IN)

OTA: Office of Technology Assessment

OTD: Office of Technology Development

OTIS: Oklahoma Telecommunications Interlibrary System

OUST: Office of Underground Storage Tanks

OW: Office of Water

OWPD: Office of Waste Programs Enforcement


P


PA: Preliminary Assessment

PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service

PC: Personal Computer

PCBs: Polychlorinated Biphenyls

PCS: Permit Compliance System

PDM3.1: Probabilistic Dilution Model Version 3.1

PESTANV4.0: Pesticide Analytical Model Version 4.0

PIC: Public Information Center

PIES: Polluction Prevention Information Exchange

PIN: Pesticide Information Network

PIRU: Public Information Reference Unit

PM: Particulate Matter

PMNs: Premanufacture Notifications

POTWs: Publicly Owned Treatment Works

PPIC: Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse

ppm: parts per million

PRESTO-EPA: Prediction of Radiological Effects to Shallow

PRP: Potentially Responsible Party

PRZM: Pesticide Root Zone Model

PWS: Public Water System


Q


QA: Quality Assurance

QC: Quality Control

QA/QC: Quality Assurance/Quality Control

QUAL2E: Enhanced Stream Water Quality Model


R


RA: Remedial Action

RACT/BACT/LAER: Reasonably Available Control Technology, Best Available Control Technology, and Lowest Achievable Emission Rate

RCIS: Resource Center Information System

RCP: Radon Contractor Proficiency

RCRA: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

RCRIS: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Docket Information System

R&D: Research and Development

RD&D: Research, Development and Demonstration

RDDT&E: Research, Development, Demonstration, Testing and Evaluation

RFC: Inhalation Reference Concentration

RFI: RCRA Facility Investigation

RI: Remedial Investigation

RIC: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Docket Information Center

RI/FS: Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study

RILS: Regulatory Interpretation Letters

RITZ: Regulatory and Investigative Treatment Zone Model

ROD: Record of Decision

RODS: Records of Decision System

RQCAR: Reportable Quantities for Carcinogens in Hazardous Waste

RQTOX: Reportable Quantities for Chronically Toxic Hazardous Substances

RREL: Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory

RScan: ReachScan

RSKERL: Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory

RTP: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

RTKNet: Right-to-Know Network


S


SAB: Science Advisory Board

SAR: Safety Analysis Report

SARA: Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act

SAROAD: Storage and Retrieval of Aerometric Data (now known as AIRS)

SCADS: Superfund Chemical Analysis Data System (see CARD)

SCRAM/BBS: Support Center for Regulatory Air Models, Bulletin Board System

SDI: Selective Dissemination of Information

SDWA: Safe Drinking Water Act

SEDM: Stata/EPA Data Management

SERC: State Emergency Response Commission, established under SARA

SF: Superfund

SI: Site Inspection

SIC: Standard Industrial Classification

SIDS: Screening Information Data Set

SIRMO: Senior Information Resource Management Officer

SITE: Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation

SLA: Special Libraries Association

SLR: State and Local Relations

SMCL: Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level

SMCRA: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act

SMF: Standardized Monitoring Framework

SMO: Sample Management Office

SOC: Synthetic Organic Chemical

SOILVENT: Soil Venting Model

SQG: Small Quantity Generator

SRF: State Revolving Fund (module of GICS)

SRIM: Selected Research in Microfiche

STARS: Strategic Targeting Activities Reporting System

STN: Scientific and Technical Information Network

STORET: Storage and Retrieval of U.S. Waterways Parametric Data

SVADA: see SOILVENT

SW: Surface Water that is open to the atmosphere and subject to surface runoff

SWAG: Simulated Waste Access to Ground Water

SWANA: Solid Waste Association of North America

SWDA: Solid Waste Disposal Act

SWMM: Storm Water Management Model

SWTR: Surface Water Treatment Rule


T


TCE: Trichloroethylene

TCLP: Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure

TD: Technology Development

TDD: Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf

TIPS: Technical Information Packages

TIU: Technical Information Unit

TOXIWASP: see WASP4

TOXNET: Toxicology Network

TQM: Total Quality Management

TRDS: Text Retrieval Data System

TRI: Toxic Release Inventory

TRI-US: Toxic Release Inventory-User Support

TRU: Transuranic

TSCA: Toxic Substances Control Act

TSCATS: Toxic Substances Control Act Test Submissions Online Database

TTP : Technical Task Plans

TSO: Time Sharing Option

TSSMS: Time Sharing Service Management System

TTN: Technology Transfer Network


U


UIC: Underground Injection Control

UMTRCA: Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act

UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme

USC: United States Code

USDA: United States Department of Agriculture

USDW: Underground Source of Drinking Water

USGS: U.S. Geological Survey

UST: Underground Storage Tank


V


VAC3D: See SOILVENT

VISITT: Vendor Information System for Innovative Treatment Technolgoies

VOC: Volatile Organic Compound


W


WAG: Waste Area Grouping

WAN: Wide Area Network

WASP4: Water Analysis Simulation Program

WGA: Western Governor's Association

WHP: Wellhead Protection

WHPA: Wellhead Protection Area

WIC: Washington Information Center

WLN: Washington Library Network

WM: Waste Management

WQAS: Water Quality Analysis System (file within STORET)

WQCDs: Water Quality Criteria Documents

WQP: Water Quality Parameters

WQS: Water Quality Standard

WSM: Watershed Model

WTIE: Wastewater Treatment and Information Exchange

WTIE/BBS: WTIE Electronic Bulletin Board System

WWT: Wastewater Treatment

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