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1
Q

BOD

A

Biological Oxygen Demand

2
Q

COD

A

Chemical Oxygen Demand

3
Q

MACT

A

Maximum Available Control Technology

4
Q

TRI

A

Toxic Release Inventory

5
Q

MCL

A

Maximum Contaminant levels

6
Q

NPDES

A

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

7
Q

TCLP

A

Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure

8
Q

EIS

A

Environmental Impact Statement

9
Q

GCM

A

General Circulation Model

10
Q

GWP

A

Global Warming Potential

11
Q

VMT

A

Vehicles-Miles of Travel

12
Q

CDI

A

Chronic Daily Intake

13
Q

NOAEL

A

No Observable Adverse Effects Level

14
Q

LOAEL

A

Lowest dose with Observed Adverse Effects Level

15
Q

UF

A

Uncertainty Factor

16
Q

MF

A

Modifying Factor

17
Q

ADD

A

Average Daily Dose

18
Q

RfD

A

Reference Dose

19
Q

HQ

A

Hazard Quotient

20
Q

HI

A

Hazard Index

21
Q

SWDA

A

Safe Water Drinking Act

22
Q

FWPCA

A

Federal Water Pollution Control Act

23
Q

RCRA

A

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

24
Q

AEC

A

Atomic Energy commission

25
Q

NWPA

A

Nuclear Waste Policy Act

26
Q

NEPA

A

National Environmental Protection Act

27
Q

CAA

A

Clean Air Act

28
Q

NAAQS

A

National Ambient Air Quality Standard

29
Q

NSPS

A

New Source Performance Standards

30
Q

LUST

A

Leaking Underground Storage Tanks

31
Q

MSW

A

Municipal Solid Waste

32
Q

TRU

A

Transuranic waste

33
Q

WIPP

A

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

34
Q

LLW

A

Low-Level Waste

35
Q

HAP

A

Hazardous Air Pollutants

36
Q

CFC

A

Chlorofluorocarbons

37
Q

VOC

A

Volatile Organic Compound

38
Q

ROG

A

Reactive Organic Gases

39
Q

TSP

A

Total Suspended Particulates

40
Q

TSS

A

Total Suspended Solids

41
Q

TDS

A

Total Dissolved Solids

42
Q

HHV

A

Higher Heating Value

43
Q

LHV

A

Lower Heating Value

44
Q

LEV

A

Low Emission Vehicle

45
Q

ESP

A

ElectroStatic Precipitator

46
Q

FGD

A

Flue Gas Desulfurization

47
Q

SCR

A

Selective Catalytic Reduction

48
Q

SNCR

A

Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction

49
Q

CHP

A

Combined Heat and Power

50
Q

IGCC

A

Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle

51
Q

PWR

A

Pressurized Water Reactor

52
Q

BWR

A

Boiling Water Reactor

53
Q

PF

A

Potency Factor

54
Q

GDP

A

Gross Domestic Product

55
Q

EPA

A

Environmental Protection Agency

56
Q

IPCC

A

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

57
Q

WCED

A

World Commission on Environment and Development

58
Q

DOE

A

Department Of Energy

59
Q

NRC (2 things)

A

National Research Council or Nuclear regulatory commission

60
Q

WMO

A

World Meteorological Organization

61
Q

UNEP

A

United Nations Environmental Program