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Acronym
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Description
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ACGIH
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American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
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AIHA
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American Industrial Hygiene Association
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ANSI
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American National Standards Institute
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API
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American Petroleum Institute
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ASTM
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American Society for Testing and Materials
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ATSDR
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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BACT
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Best Available Control Technology
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BFI
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Bonafide intent
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BOD
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Biological Oxygen Demand
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CAA
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Clean Air Act
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CAAA
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Clean Air Act Amendments
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CAIR
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Comprehensive Assessment Information Rule
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CAS
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Chemical Abstract Service
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CBI
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Confidential Business Information
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CDC
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Centers for Disease Control
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CEM
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Continuous Emission Monitoring
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CEPA
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Canadian Environmental Protection Act
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CERCLA
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Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act of 1980
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CFATS
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Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
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CFR
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Code of Federal Regulations
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ChAMP
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Chemical Assessment and Management Program
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CHEMTREC
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Chemical Transportation Emergency Center
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CMP
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Chemical Management Program (Canada)
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CMR
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Carcinogen, mutagen, reproductive toxin
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CNS
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Central Nervous System
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COD
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Chemical Oxygen Demand
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CPSC
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
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CSAT
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Chemical Security Assessment Tool
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CSB
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Chemical Safety Board
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CSHIB
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Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board
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CWA
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Clean Water Act
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DMR
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Discharge Monitoring Report
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DO
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Dissolved Oxygen
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DOD
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Department of Defense
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DOE
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Department of Energy
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DOJ
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Department of Justice
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DOT
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Department of Transportation
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DSL
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Domestic Substances List (Canada)
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ECHA
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European Chemicals Agency
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EHS
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Extremely Hazardous Substance (can double as Environmental Health & Safety)
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EMS
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Environmental Management System (also see ISO14000)
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EPA
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Environmental Protection Agency
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EPCRA
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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
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FDA
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Food and Drug Administration
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FIFRA
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
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FOI
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Freedom of Information
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FR
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Federal Register
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GHS
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Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
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GLP
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Good Laboratory Practices
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GMP
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Good Manufacturing Procedures
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GPO
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Government Printing Office
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GRAS
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Generally Recognized as Safe
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HAP
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Hazardous Air Pollutant
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HazWoper
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29 CFR 1910.120 - requirement to have all employees trained if they will be handling,
managing or shipping hazardous wastes
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HMIRC
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Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (Canada)
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HON
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Hazardous Organic NESHAP
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HSDB
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Hazardous Substance Database
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HWIR
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Hazardous Waste Identification Rule (by EPA)
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IARC
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International Agency for Research on Cancer
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IDLH
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Immediate Danger to Life or Health
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IRIS
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Integrated Risk Information System (EPA)
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ISO
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International Organization for Standardization
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ISO14000
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The ISO standard for environmental management systems
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ITC
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Interagency Testing Committee
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IUR
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Inventory Update Rule
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LC50
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Lethal Concentration 50; concentration lethal to 50% of the animals LDLO
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LCA
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Life Cycle Analysis/ Assessment
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LCA
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Life Cycle Analysis
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LCLO
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Lethal Concentration Low; the lowest concentration at which death occurred
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LD50
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Lethal Dose 50; dose lethal to 50% of the animals
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LDR
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EPA's Land Disposal Restrictions
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LEED
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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
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LEL
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Lower explosive limit
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LEPC
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Local Emergency Planning Committee
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LOAEL
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Lowest-observed-adverse-effect level
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LOEL
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Lowest Observed Effect Level
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MACT
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Maximum Achievable Control Technology
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MARPOL
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International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
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MCL
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Maximum Concentration Limit or Level
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MSDS
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSHA
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Mine Safety and Health Administration
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NAAQS
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National Ambient Air Quality Standards
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NAICS
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North American Industry Classification System
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NDSL
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Non-domestic Substances List (Canada)
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NESHAP
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National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants
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NFPA
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National Fire Protection Act
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NIH
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National Institutes of Health
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NIOSH
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National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
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NOAEL
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No observed adverse effect level
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NOC
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Notice of Commencement
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NOEL
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No observed effect level
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NoMI
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Notice of Manufacture/Import (Canada)
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NPDES
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National Pollutantion Discharge Elimination System
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NRC
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National Response Center; can double as National Research Council
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NSC
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National Safety Council
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NSN
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New Substances Notification (Canada)
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NSPS
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New Source Performance Standards
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NTIS
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National Technical Information Service
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NTP
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National Toxicology Program
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ODS
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Ozone Depleting Substances
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OECD
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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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OEL
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Occupational Exposure Limit
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OPPT
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Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
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OPPTS
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Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
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OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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OSW
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Office of Solid Waste
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OSWER
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Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
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P2
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Pollution Prevention
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PAIR
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Preliminary Assessment Information Rule
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PBT
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Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic
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PCB
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Polychlorinated biphenyl
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PEL
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Permissible Exposure Limit
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PM-10
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Particulate Matter< 10 Micrometers
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PMN
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Premanufacture Notification
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POTW
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Publicly Owned Treatment Works
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PPB
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Parts Per Billion
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PPE
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Personal Protective Equipment (such as gloves, repirators, etc.)
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PPM
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Parts Per Million
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PRP
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Potentially Responsible Parties
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PSM
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Process Safety Management
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QA/QC
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Quality Assurance/Quality Control
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R&D
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Research and Development
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RACT
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Reasonably Available Control Technique
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RCRA
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 - resulted in hazardous waste regulations
- 40 CFR Parts 260 to 280
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REACH
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Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (EU)
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REL
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Recommended Exposure Limit (NIOSH)
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RfC
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Inhalation Reference Concentration
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RfD
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Oral Reference Dose
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RI/FS
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Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility Study
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RMP
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Risk Management Plan
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RQ
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Reportable Quantity
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RTECS
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Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances
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SARA
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Superfund Amendment Reauthorization Act
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SDS
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Safety data sheet
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SDWA
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Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974
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SERC
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State Emergency Response Commission
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SIC
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Standard Industrial Classification
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SIEF
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Substance Information Exchane Forum
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SIP
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State Implementation Plan
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SOCMA
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Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association
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SPCC
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Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures
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SPDES
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State Pollutant Discharge Elimination
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STEL
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Short Term Exposure Limit. Unless designated otherwise, it is a 15 minute TWA exposure
that could not be exceeded at any time during a workday.
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SWPPP
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Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
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TCLP
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Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure; test required under RCRA to determine
the toxicity and characteristics of hazardous waste and the potential for migration
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TLV
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Threshold Limit Value
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TOC
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Total Organic Carbon
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TPQ
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Threshold Planning Quantity
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TQ
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Threshold Quantity
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TRI
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Toxic Release Inventory
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TSCA
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Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
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TSDF
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Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility (permitted hazardous waste facility)
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TWA
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Time Weighted Average
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UEF
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Unified Emission Factors (for boat building MACT standard)
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UEL
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Upper explosive limit
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USCG
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United States Coast Guard
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USDA
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United States Department of Agriculture
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UST
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Underground Storage Tanks (RCRA)
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UTS
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Universal Treatment Standards
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VOC
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Volatile Organic Compounds
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WHMIS
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Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (Canada)
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