Spills of Emulsified Fuels: Risks and Response (2002)
Chapter: Appendix C Acronyms
Appendix C
Acronyms
AE
alcohol ethoxylate
AEA
Short for a company called AEA Technology
AMOP
Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program
APE
alkylphenol ethoxylates
API
American Petroleum Institute measurement unit
ASTM
American Society of Testing and Materials
BAC
Bitor America Corporation
Bitor
Bitúmenes Orinoco, SA
BTEX
benzene, toulene, ethyl benzene, and xylenes
BTU
british thermal unit
CFT
Clean Fuels Technology
COSAP
Comparative Oil/Orimulsion Spill Assessment Program
DESMI
Name of a pump skimmer manufacturer
DOE
Department of Energy
EIA
Energy Information Administration
EO
ethylene oxide
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
FAF
Forced Adhesion and Floatation
HMRAD
Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division
LAPIO
Low API oil, where API (above) is a measuring unit
LAS
linear alkyl benzene sulfonate
LC-MS
Liquid Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer
LOEC
Lowest-Observed-Effects Concentration
MAH
Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon(s)
MEA
monoethanolamine
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MSRC
Marine Spill Response Corporation
NAE
National Academy of Engineering
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA/HZMAT
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hazardous Materials Response Division
NOEC
No Observable Effect Concentration
NPE
alkyl phenyl ethoxylate
NPE
nonylphenol ethoxylate
NRC
National Research Council
OPA-90
Oil Pollution Act of 1990
OPA
Oil Pollution Act of 1990
OPRU
Oil Pollution Research Unit
OSRL
Oil Spill Response Limited (has since changed its name to OSSC)
OSSC
Oil Spill Service Center
PAHS
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
PDVSA
Petroleos de Venezuela, SA
PEG
polyethylene glycols
SMART
Surveillance and Monitoring for Alternative Response Technology
SPM
suspended particular material
TSCA
Toxic Substances Control Act
URD
Underwater Remote Detection
USCG
United States Coast Guard
