Acronyms Flashcards
(38 cards)
1
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LCA
A
Life cycle assessment
2
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NRC
A
national research council
3
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EPA
A
environment protection agency
4
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CAA
A
clean air act
5
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PM
A
particulate matter
6
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TSP
A
total suspended partiulates
7
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VOC
A
volatile organic compounds
8
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ROG
A
reactive organic gases
9
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TRI
A
toxic release inventory
10
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HAP
A
hazardous air pollutants
11
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GHGs
A
green house gases
12
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IPCC
A
intergovernemental panel on climate change
13
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WMO
A
world meteorological organization
14
Q
UNEP
A
united nations environmental program
15
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BOD
A
biological oxygen demand
16
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COD
A
chemical oxygen demand
17
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TSS
A
total suspended solids
18
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TDS
A
total dissolved solids
19
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SWDA
A
safe water drinking act
20
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MCL
A
maximum contaminant levels
21
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LUST
A
leaking underground storage tank
22
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TCLP
A
toxicity characteristic leaching procedure
23
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RCRA
A
resource conservation and recovery act
24
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AEC
A
atomic energy commission
25
NRC
nuclear regulatory commission
26
NWPA
nuclear waste policy act
27
DOE
Department of energy
28
TRU
tranuranic
29
LLW
low level waste
30
NEPA
national environment policy act
31
GWP
global warming potential
32
MSW
municipal solid waste
33
NPRI
national pollutant release inventory
34
NAAQs
national ambient air quality standards
35
SIP
state implementation plants
36
FWPCA
federal water pollution control act
37
MACT
maximum allowable control technology
38
CERCLA
comprehensive environmental response, compensation, liability act
