Abbreviations & Acronyms: E-I
Note: Some acronyms have more than one meaning. Multiple meanings are listed, separated by semi-colons.
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E
E-SMART: Environmental Sensing and Monitoring System
EAF: Electric Arc Furnaces
EAP: Environmental Action Plan
EB: Emissions Balancing
EC: Electrical Conductivity; Emulsifiable Concentrate; Environment Canada; Effective Concentration
EC2: Environmental Cost Engineering Committee
ECD: Electron Capture Detector
ECES: Environmental Cost Element Structure
ECHH: Electro-Catalytic Hyper-Heaters
EDB: Ethylene Dibromide
EDC: Ethylene Dichloride
EDS: Electronic Data System; Energy Data System
EDTA: Ethylenediaminetriacetic Acid
EGIS: Environmental and Geographical Information System
EH: Redox Potential
EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment. Economic Impact Assessment
EIS: Environmental Impact Statement; Environmental Inventory System
EJ: Environmental Justice
EL: Exposure Level
EM: Electromagnetic Conductivity; Office of Environmental Management; Engineer Manual
EMAP: Environmental Mapping and Assessment Program
EO: Ethylene Oxide
EOC: Emergency Operating Center
EOF: Emergency Operations Facility
EOP: End Of Pipe
EPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPCA: Energy Policy and Conservation Act
EPACT: Environmental Policy Act
EPCRA: Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
EPRI: Electric Power Research Institute
EPTC: Extraction Procedure Toxicity Characteristic
ER: Ecosystem Restoration; Environmental Restoration
ERT: Emergency Response Team; Electrical Resistance Tomography
ESCA: Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis
ESECA: Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act
ESH: Environmental Safety and Health
ESP: Electrostatic Precipitators
ESTCP: Environmental Security Technology Certification Program
ETV: Environmental Technology Verification Program
F
FACA: Federal Advisory Committee Act
FBC: Fluidized Bed Combustion
FCC: Fluid Catalytic Converter
FCCC: Framework Convention on Climate Change
FCO: Federal Coordinating Officer (in disaster areas); Forms Control Officer
FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FF: Federal Facilities
FFEO: Federal Facilities Enforcement Office
FFFSG: Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam Generator
FGD: Flue-Gas Desulfurization
FID: Flame Ionization Detector
FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
FO-LIBS: Fiber-Optic Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
FOIA: Freedom Of Information Act
FOISD: Fiber Optic Isolated Spherical Dipole Antenna
FP: Fine Particulate
FPD: Flame Photometric Detector
FPPA: Federal Pollution Prevention Act
FPXRF: Field-Portable X-ray Fluorescence
FRTR: Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable
FS: Feasibility Study
FUDS: Formerly Used Defense Sites
FWCA: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
FWPCA: Federal Water Pollution and Control Act (aka CWA). Federal Water Pollution and Control Administration
FY: Fiscal Year
G
GAC: Granular Activated Carbon
GACT: Granular Activated Carbon Treatment
GC/MS: Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectograph
GCW: Groundwater Circulation Well
GEMS: Global Environmental Monitoring System; Graphical Exposure Modeling System
GFF: Glass Fiber Filter
GIS: Geographic Information Systems; Global Indexing System
GLC: Gas Liquid Chromatography
GLNPO: Great Lakes National Program Office
GMCC: Global Monitoring for Climatic Change
G/MI: Grams per mile
GPG: Grams-per-Gallon
GPR: Ground-Penetrating Radar
GPRA: Government Performance and Results Act
GPS: Groundwater Protection Strategy; Global Positioning System
GR: Grab Radon Sampling
GRGL: Groundwater Residue Guidance Level
GT: Gas Turbine
GVP: Gasoline Vapor Pressure
GVW: Gross Vehicle Weight
GVWR: Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
GW: Grab Working-Level Sampling. Groundwater
GWDR: Ground Water Disinfection Rule
GWM: Groundwater Monitoring
GWP: Global Warming Potential
GWPS: Groundwater Protection Standard; Groundwater Protection Strategy
H
HAP: Hazardous Air Pollutant
HAPPS: Hazardous Air Pollutant Prioritization System
HAZMAT: Hazardous Materials
HBFC: Hydrobromofluorocarbon
HC: Hazardous Constituents; Hydrocarbon
HCCPD: Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene
HCFC: Hydrochlorofluorocarbon
HCP: Hypothermal Coal Process
HDPE: High Density Polyethylene
HEM: Human Exposure Modeling
HEPA: High-Efficiency Particulate Air
HEPA: Highly Efficient Particulate Air Filter
HERS: Hyperion Energy Recovery System
HFC: Hydrofluorocarbon
HI: Hazard Index
HI-VOL: High-Volume Sampler
HLRW: High Level Radioactive Waste
HMTA: Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
HMTR: Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations
HOC: Halogenated Organic Carbons
HON: Hazardous Organic NESHAP
HPLC: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
HRS: Hazardous Ranking System
HSL: Hazardous Substance List
HSWA: Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
HTRW: Hazardous, Toxic, and Radiological Waste
HVAC: Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning system
HW: Hazardous Waste
HWIR: Hazardous Waste Identification Rule
HWM: Hazardous Waste Management
I
I/A: Innovative/Alternative
IADN: Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network
IAG: Interagency Agreement
IAQ: Indoor Air Quality
IC: Internal Combustion
ICAP: Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma
ICCP: International Climate Change Partnership
ICP: Inductively Coupled Plasma
ICRE: Ignitability, Corrosivity, Reactivity, Extraction
ICS: Incident Command System
IFPP: Industrial Fugitive Process Particulate
IGCC: Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
IINERT: In-Place Inactivation and Natural Restoration Technologies
I/M: Inspection/Maintenance
IMPACT: Integrated Model of Plumes and Atmosphere in Complex Terrain
IOB: Iron Ore Beneficiation
IP: Inhalable Particles
IPM: Integrated Pest Management
IRIS: Instructional Resources Information System. Integrated Risk Information System
IRM: Intermediate Remedial Measures
IRP: Installation Restoration Program
IRRP: Installation Restoration Research Program
IS: Interim Status
ISE: Ion-specific electrode
ISPFS: In Situ Permeable Flow Sensor
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
ITMS: Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer
ITRC: Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council; Interstate Technology Regulatory Coordination
IWS: Ionizing Wet Scrubber