Environmental Cleanup at Navy Facilities: Adaptive Site Management (2003)
Chapter: Appendix A: Acronyms
Appendix A
ACRONYMS
AFCEE
Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence
APG
Aberdeen Proving Ground
ARAR
Applicable or relevant and appropriate requirement
ASM
Adaptive Site Management
ASTD
Accelerated Site Technology Deployment
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
BGS
Below ground surface
BTEX
Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene
BRAC
Base Realignment and Closure
CAD
Confined aquatic disposal
CDF
Confined disposal facility
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
COC
Constituent of concern
CVOC
Chlorinated volatile organic compound
DCE
Dichloroethylene
DNAPL
Dense nonaqueous phase liquid
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ESTCP
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program
ETV
Environmental Technology Verification Program
FFERDC
Federal Facilities Environmental Restoration Dialogue Committee
FRTR
Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable
GAO
General Accounting Office
GIS
Geographic information systems
GWETER
Groundwater Extraction and Treatment Effectiveness Review
GWRTAC
Ground-Water Remediation Technologies Analysis Center
HSRC
Hazardous Substance Research Center
ISTD
In situ thermal desorption
LIBS
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
LIF
Laser induced fluorescence
LNAPL
Light non-aqueous phase liquid
MAROS
Monitoring and Remediation Optimization System
MCL
Maximum contaminant level
MDP
Management decision period
MIP
Membrane interface probe
MNA
Monitored natural attenuation
MTBE
Methyltertbutylether
NAPL
Nonaqueous phase liquid
NETTS
National Environmental Technology Test Site
NFESC
Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
NCP
National Contingency Plan
NPL
National Priorities List
NRC
National Research Council
ISO
In situ chemical oxidation
ONR
Office of Naval Research
PAH
Polyaromatic hydrocarbon
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyl
PCE
Perchloroethylene
PRB
Permeable reactive barrier
PRP
Potentially responsible party
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
RAB
Restoration Advisory Board
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RPM
Remedial project manager
ROD
Record of Decision
RTDF
Remediation Technology Development Forum
SARA
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SBRP
Superfund Basic Research Program
SCAPS
Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System
SCM
Site conceptual model
SEAR
Surfactant enhanced aquifer remediation
SERDP
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
SITE
Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation
SVE
Soil vapor extraction
SVOC
Semi-volatile organic compound
SWAC
Surface area weighted average concentration
TCE
Trichloroethylene
TI
Technical impracticability
TIO
Technology Innovation Office
UAD
Unconfined aquatic disposal
UPL
Upland disposal
UPS
Upland secure disposal
USAFRL
U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
VC
Vinyl chloride
VOC
Volatile organic compound
XRF
X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
