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1,4-Dioxane Acronym List

 Greek Characters

µg/L                 micrograms per liter

Numerals

1,1-DCE           1,1-dichloroethene

1,4-D               1,4-dioxane (in “Remediation and Treatment Technologies” tables only)

1,1,1-TCA        1,1,1-trichloroethane 

A

ACS                  American Chemical Society

ATSDR             Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

C

CAS                  Chemical Abstracts Service

CCL                  Candidate Contaminant List

C&D                 Construction and Demolition

CERCLA           Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

CSIA                 compound-specific isotope analysis

cVOC               chlorinated volatile organic compound

D

DMPDB           dual-membrane passive diffusion bag

DNAPL             dense nonaqueous phase liquid

DOT                 Department of Transportation

DW                  drinking water

E

E                      Emerging Options      

ECB                  European Chemicals Bureau

ECHO               Enforcement and Compliance History Online Database

ECOSAR           Ecological Structure Activity Relationships

EqP                  Equilibrium Partitioning

F

F                      Fully Demonstrated   

FDA                  Food and Drug Administration

G

GAC                 granular activated carbon

GC/MS             gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

GW                  groundwater

H

HAP                 Hazardous Air Pollutant

HCl                  hydrochloric acid

HEAA               β-hydroxyethoxyacetic acid

HT                    holding time

I

IARC                International Agency for Research on Cancer

ITRC                 Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council

L

L                      Less Effective             

M

MCL                 maximum contaminant level

mg                   milligrams

mg/L                milligrams per liter

MTL                 monitoring trigger level

N

NA                   not applicable

NOD                natural oxidant demand

NPDES             National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

O

OSHA               Occupational Safety and Health Administration

P

PCE                  tetrachloroethylene

PDB                 passive diffusion bag

PEL                  permissible exposure limit

PET                  polyethylene terephthalate

PNEC               Predicted No Effect Concentration

POTWs            publicly owned treatment works

ppm                 parts per million

PTFE                polytetrafluoroethylene

Q

qPCR                quantitative polymerase chain reaction

R

RCRA               Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

RL                    reporting limit

RPP                  Rigid Porous Polyethylene

RSL                  regional screening level

S

SDWA              Safe Drinking Water Act

SIM                  selective ion monitoring

SPE                  solid-phase extraction

SVOC               semivolatile organic compound

T

TCE                  trichloroethylene

TRI                   Toxics Release Inventory

TSCA                Toxic Substances Control Act

TWA                time-weighted average

U

UCMR3            Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule

USEPA  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

UV                   ultraviolet

V

VOA                 volatile organic analyte

VOC                 volatile organic compound

VZS                  vadose zone soil

W

WHO               World Health Organization

WW                 wastewater

WWTP             wastewater treatment plant

X

XSVE                extreme soil vapor extraction

 

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