Waste Incineration and Public Health (2000)
Chapter: List of Abbreviations
List of Abbreviations
ACS
American Chemical Society
APCD
air pollution control device
As
arsenic
ATSDR
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the U.S. Public Health Service
BaP
benzo(a)pyrene
BIF
boiler and industrial furnace
CAA
Clean Air Act
CARB
California Air Resources Board
Cd
cadmium
CDD
chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
CDF
chlorinated dibenzofuran
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CO
carbon monoxide
COHb
carboxyhemoglobin
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Dioxins
polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
dscm
dry standard cubic meters (at 14.7 pounds per square inch, 68°F)
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ESP
electrostatic precipitator
FEV1
forced expiratory volume in 1 sec—amount of air an individual can exhale in 1 sec
Furans
polychlorinated dibenzofurans
FVC
forced vital capacity
g
grams
GGT
gamma-glutamyltransferase
HCB
hexachlorobenzene
HCl
hydrogen chloride
Hg
mercury
IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer
IRIS
Integrated Risk Information System
kg
kilogram
L
liter
LCA
life cycle assessment
m
meters
MACT
maximum achievable control technology
mg
milligram
Mg
megagram
MRL
minimal risk level
MSW
municipal solid waste
MWC
municipal waste combustor
MWI
medical waste incinerator
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NOAEL
no-observed-adverse-effect level
NOx
oxides of nitrogen
NO2
nitrogen dioxide
OEL
occupational exposure limit
OSHA
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PAH
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
Pb
lead
PCB
polychlorinated biphenyl
PCDD
polychlorinated dibenzo(p)dioxin
PCDF
polychlorinated dibenzofuran
PEL
permissible exposure limit
PEL
product of incomplete combustion
PM
particulate matter
PM2.5
particulate matter less than 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter
PM10
particulate matter less than 10 µm in aerodynamic diameter
ppb
parts per billion by weight
ppm
parts per million by weight
ppmv
parts per million by volume
ppt
parts per trillion by weight
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RfD
reference dose
SMSA
standard metropolitan statistical area
SO2
sulfur dioxide
TCDD
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
TEQ
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin toxic equivalent based on the 1989 international toxic equivalency factors
TLV
threshold limit value
TSP
total suspended particulate matter
VOC
volatile organic compound
