Lexical
AFFF : Aqueous film-forming foam
ARARs : Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements
ATSDR : Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
CDC : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CASRN : Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number
COC : Contaminant of Concern
CDR : Chemical Data Reporting
CERCLA : Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CFR : Code of Federal Regulations
DoD : Department of Defense
DOE : Department of Energy
EA : Economic Analysis
ECF : Electrochemical fluorination
EJ : Environmental justice
EPA : Environmental Protection Agency
EPCRA : Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
FAA : Federal Aviation Administration
FDA : Food and Drug Administration
FR : Federal Register
ICR : Information Collection Request
LEPC : Local Emergency Planning Committee
MCL : Maximum contaminant level
MCLG : Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (MCLGs)
NAICS : North American Industrial Classification System
NCP : National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
NECI : National Enforcement Compliance Initiative
NHANES : National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NPDWR : National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
NPL : National Priorities List
NRC : National Response Center
OMB : Office of Management and Budget
PCBs : Polychlorinated biphenyls
PFAS : Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
PFOA : Perfluorooctanoic acid
PFOS : Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
PFOSA : Perfluorooctanesulfonamide
PHGs : Public health goals
PPT : parts per trillion
PRG : Preliminary remediation goal
PRP : Potentially responsible party
PRSC : Post-Removal Site Control
PWS : Public water system
RCRA : Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RFA : Regulatory Flexibility Act
RfD : Reference dose
RQ : Reportable quantity
SAB : Science Advisory Board
SDWA : Safe Drinking Water Act
SERC : State Emergency Response Commission
SNURs : Significant New Use Rules
TEPC : Tribal Emergency Planning Committee
TERC : Tribal Emergency Response Commission
TRI : Toxic Release Inventory
TSCA : Toxic Substances Control Act
UCMR : Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule
UMRA : Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
WWTP : Wastewater treatment plant