Abbreviations & Acronyms: J-Q
Note: Some acronyms have more than one meaning. Multiple meanings are listed, separated by semi-colons.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
JEC: Joint Economic Committee
LADD: Lifetime Average Daily Dose; Lowest Acceptable Daily Dose
LAER: Lowest Achievable Emission Rate
LC: Lethal Concentration. Liquid Chromatography
LCL: Lower Control Limit
LCM: Life Cycle Management
LCRS: Leachate Collection and Removal System
LD: Land Disposal. Light Duty
LDAR: Leak Detection and Repair
LDR: Land Disposal Restrictions
LDS: Leak Detection System
LEL: Lowest Effect Level. Lower Explosive Limit
LEPC: Local Emergency Planning Committee
LERC: Local Emergency Response Committee
LFG: Landfill Gas
LIBS: Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
LIDAR: Light Detection and Ranging
LIF: Laser-Induced Flourescence
LIMB: Limestone-Injection Multi-Stage Burner
LLRW: Low Level Radioactive Waste
LMFBR: Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor
LNAPL: Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid
LOD: Limit of Detection
LSC: Liquid Scintillation Radiation Counter
LTM: Long-Term Monitoring
LTMO: Long-Term Monitoring Optimization
21M2: Measurement and Monitoring Technologies for the 21st Century
MACT: Maximum Achievable Control Technology
MAROS: Monitoring and Remediation Optimization System
MATC: Maximum Acceptable Toxic Concentration
MCACES: Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System
MCL: Maximum Contaminant Level
MCLG: Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
MCS: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
MDL: Method Detection Limit
MEP: Multiple Extraction Procedure
MMS: Man-Portable Magnetometer System
MNA: Monitored Natural Attenuation
MPE: Multi-Phase Extraction
MPWC: Multiprocess Wet Cleaning
MSW: Municipal Solid Waste
MTADS: Multi-Sensor Towed Array Detection System
MTBE: Methyl tertiary butyl ether
MUTA: Mutagenicity
MWC: Machine Wet Cleaning
NAA: Nonattainment Area
NAAQS: National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NACEPT: National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
NAPL: Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid
NARPM: National Association of Remedial Project Managers
NAS: National Academy of Sciences; Naval Air Station
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVFAC: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NCEPI: National Center for Environmental Publications and Information
NDCEE: National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence
NELP: Navy Environmental Leadership Program
NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act
NEPI: National Environmental Policy Institute
NESHAP: National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NFESC: Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
NIEHS: National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences
NFRAP: No Further Remedial Action Planned
NIOSH: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NMHC: Non-Methane Hydrocarbons
NMOC: Non-Methane Organic Component
NMVOC: Non-Methane Volatile Organic Chemicals
NO: Nitric Oxide
NO²: Nitrogen Dioxide
NOAA: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency
N2O: Nitrous Oxide
NOx: Nitrogen Oxides
NORM: Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
NPDES: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NRD: Natural Resource Damage
NRDC: Natural Resources Defense Council
NSPDS: Nylon-Screen Passive Diffusion Samplers
O3: Ozone
ODP: Ozone-Depleting Potential
ODS: Ozone-Depleting Substances
OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
O&M: Operations and Maintenance
OP-FTIR: Open-Path Fourier Transform Infrared
ORS-RPM: Optical Remote Sensing-Radial Plume Mapping
ORP: Oxidation-Reduction Potential
OU: Operable Unit
P2: Pollution Prevention
PAH: Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Pb: Lead
PBC: Performance-Based Contract
PBMS: Performance-Based Measurement System
PCB: Polychlorinated Biphenyl
PCE: Perchloroethylene
PCM: Phase Contrast Microscopy
PCSD: President's Council on Sustainable Development
PDB: Passive Diffusion Bag; Polyethylene Diffusion Bag
PFC: Perfluorated Carbon
PHC: Principal Hazardous Constituent
PISCES: Passive In-Situ Concentration Extraction Sampler
PITT: Partitioning Interwell Tracer Test
PLM: Polarized Light Microscopy
PM: Particulate Matter
PMR: Pollutant Mass Rate
PNA: Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
PNNL: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
POPs: Persistent Organic Pollutants
POTW: Publicly Owned Treatment Works
PPB: Parts Per Billion
PPMAP: Power Planning Modeling Application Procedure
PPM: Parts Per Million
PPSP: Power Plant Siting Program
PPT: Parts Per Trillion
PPTH: Parts Per Thousand
PRP: Potentially Responsible Party
PS: Point Source
PSAM: Point Source Ambient Monitoring
PSI: Pollutant Standards Index; Pounds Per Square Inch; Pressure Per Square Inch
PSIG: Pressure Per Square Inch Gauge
PSM: Point Source Monitoring
PTFE: Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)
PUC: Public Utility Commission
PVC: Polyvinyl Chloride
PVD: Passive Vapor Diffusion Sampler
PWS: Public Water Supply/System
QA: Quality Assurance
QA/QC: Quality Assistance/Quality Control
QAO: Quality Assurance Officer
QAPP: Quality Assurance Program (or Project) Plan
QBTU: Quadrillion British Thermal Units
QC: Quality Control
QL: Quantification Limit