Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Units of Measure
µg/L | microgram(s) per liter |
µg/m3 | microgram(s) per cubic meter |
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry |
bls | below land surface |
BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
CDI | chronic daily intakes |
CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Remediation, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |
cm2 | square centimeter(s) |
COPCs | constituents of potential concern |
CTE | central tendency exposure |
DDD | dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane |
DDE | dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene |
DDT | dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
DoA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
EPC | exposure point concentration |
g/day | gram(s) per day |
g/L | gram(s) per liter |
HEAST | Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables |
HI | Hazard Index |
HQ | Hazard Quotient |
IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
ILCR | increased lifetime cancer risk |
IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System |
kg/year | kilograms per year |
L | liter(s) |
L/day | liter(s) per day |
lb/year | pound(s) per year |
LOAEL | lowest observed adverse effect level |
m2 | square meter(s) |
m3 | cubic meter(s) |
m3/day | cubic meter(s) per day |
m3/hr | cubic meter(s) per hour |
mg | milligram(s) |
mg/cm2 | milligram(s) per square centimeter |
mg/kg | milligram(s) per kilogram |
mrem/year | millirem per year |
NCEA | National Center for Environmental Assessment |
NJDEP | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
NOAEL | no observed adverse effect level |
NYCRR | New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations |
NYSDEC | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
NYSDOH | New York State Department of Health |
OU V | Operable Unit V |
OSWER | Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response |
PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
PCB | polychlorinated biphenyl |
pCi/g | picoCurie(s) per gram |
ppm | parts per million |
PRG | Preliminary Remediation Goals |
QA/QC | quality assurance/quality control |
RAGS | Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund |
RESRAD | RESidual RADiation, a computer modeling code |
RfC | Reference Concentration |
RfD | Reference Dose |
RI | Remedial Investigation |
RME | reasonable maximum exposure |
SCDHS | Suffolk County Department of Health Services |
SF | slope factor |
STP | Sewage Treatment Plant |
TCE | trichloroethene |
TEDE | Total Effective Dose Equivalent |
UCL | upper confidence level |
VOCs | volatile organic compounds |