Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility

 

Acronyms

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ACAMS automatic continuous air monitoring system
ASC allowable stack concentrations
AEL airborne exposure limit
AES atomic emission spectroscopy
ANOVA analysis of variance
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AS absorption spectroscopy
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
ATP Alternative Technology Program (Army)
at. wt atomic weight
av average

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BMV baseline maximum value
BTV baseline threshold value
   

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C Celsius (use oC as unit abbreviation)
CAMDS chemical agent munitions disposal system
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CESI Columbia Environmental Sciences, Inc.
cfm cubic feet per minute
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CMA Chemical Materials Agency
CMP Comprehensive Monitoring Program
COC chain of custody
CSDP Chemical Stockpile Disposal Project
CSEPP Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
CTUIR Confederated Tribe of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

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DA Department of the Army
DAAMS Depot area air monitoring system
deg degree (use oB, degrees Baume; oC, oF, but k)
DEQ Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
diam diameter
DUN dunnage incinerator

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ECD electron-capture detector, detection
EI electron ionization
ELCD electrolytic conductivity detector
e/m ratio of electron charge to mass
e-mail electronic mail
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EQC Environmental Quality Commission
exp exponential

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FAAS flame atomic absorption spectroscopy
FAES flame atomic emission spectroscopy
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FID flame ionization detector, detection
FPD flame photometric detector, detection
FTIR Fourier transform infrared (also FT/IR, FT-IR, and FT IR)

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g gram
gal gallon
GB O-isopropyl methyl phosphonofluoridate, common name "Sarin"
GC gas chromatography
GC/MS gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
GFAAS graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy
GFE government-furnished equipment
GPC gel permeation chromatography
GPL general population limit
GPS global positioning system

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h hour
HD bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide, common name "Mustard"
HI hazard index
HQ hazard quotient
HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography
HRMS high-resolution mass spectrometry
HTML hypertext markup language
HTTP hypertext transfer protocol

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IC ion chromatography
ICAP inductively coupled argon plasma
i.d. inside diameter
ID50 dose that is infective in 50% of test subjects (also ID50)
IDLH immediately dangerous to life and health
IQR interquartile range
ISE ion-selective electrode
ISO International Organization for Standardization

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JACADS Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System
   

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kg kilogram

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L liter
LC liquid chromatography
LCS laboratory control sample
LD lethal dose
LD50 dose that is lethal to 50% of test subjects
LIC liquid incinerator
LIMS laboratory information management system
LLC liquid-liquid chromatography
long. longitude
LQAP Laboratory Quality Assurance Plan

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  micro
max maximum
MDL method detection limit
m/e mass-to-charge ratio (m/z is preferred)
MHz megahertz
min minimum
minute
mmHg millimeters of mercury (measure of pressure)
mol mole
mol wt molecular weight (Mr is preferred)
MPF metal parts furnace
mpg miles per gallon
mph miles per hour
MPF metal parts furnace
MS mass spectrometry
mass spectrum
MSDS material safety data sheet
MS/MSD matrix spike/matrix spike duplicate
mu mass unit
m/z mass-to-charge ratio

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NAS National Academy of Sciences
NBS National Bureau of Standards
NCI National Cancer Institute
NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIH National Institutes of Health
NIOSH National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NIR near-infrared
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOD notice of deficiency
NPD nitogen-phosphorus detector
NRT near-real-time

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o.d. outside diameter
oz ounce

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P&A precision and accuracy
PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PBS phosphate-buffered saline
PCB polychlorobiphenyl, polychlorinated biphenyl
PEL permissible exposure limit
PIC products of incomplete combustion
PID photoionization detector
PM-ECW Program Manager for Elimination of Chemical Weapons
PMCSD Program Manager for Chemical Stockpile Disposal
PMN perimeter monitoring network
PMNSCM Program Manager for Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel (Army)
PNA polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon
post-RA post-trial burn risk assessment
ppb parts per billion
ppm parts per million
ppt parts per trillion
PQL practical quantitation limit
pre-RA pre-trial burn risk assessment
psi pounds per square inch
psia pounds per square inch absolute
psig pounds per square inch gauge

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QA quality assurance
QAPP Quality Assurance Program Plan
QC quality control
QL quality laboratory
QP quality plant

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RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RDA risk-driving analyte
ref reference
rel relative
REL recommended exposure limit
RH relative humidity
RPD relative percent difference
rpm revolutions per minute
RSD relative standard deviation

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SAP Sampling and Analysis Plan
SD standard deviation
SDG sample delivery group
SE standard error
SIM selected-ion monitoring
S/N signal-to-noise ratio
SOW statement of work
std standard
SwRI Southwest Research Institute

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%T percentage of total risk
TCD thermal conductivity detector
TEF toxicity equivalence factor
TEQ toxicity equivalence
TIC tentatively identified compound
TWA time-weighted average

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UCL upper confidence level
UMCD Umatilla Chemical Depot
UMCDF Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility
USACHPPM U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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VOC volatile organic compound
vol volume
vol % vol percent
v/v volume per volume
VX O-ethyl-S-(2-diisopropylaminoethyl)methyl phosphonothiolate

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WDC Washington Demilitarization Company
wt weight
wt % weight percent
w/v weight per volume
w/w weight per weight

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