Acronyms
ACR | Acute to chronic ratio |
AVGAS | Aviation gasoline |
BTEX | Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes |
BTEXN | Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, and naphthalene |
COCs | Chemicals (or contaminants) of concern |
DRO | Diesel range organics |
EPH | Extractable petroleum hydrocarbons |
FID | Flame ionization detector |
GC | Gas chromatography |
GRO | Gasoline range organics |
HLC | Henry’s Law Constant |
MDL | Method detection limit |
NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
OPA | Oil Pollution Act |
PAH | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
PPM | Parts per million |
PPRTV | Provisional Peer-Reviewed Toxicity Value |
qPCR | Quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
QSAR | Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship |
RAGS | Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund |
RAIS | Risk Assessment Information System |
RBCA | Risk-based corrective action |
RL | Reporting limit |
RRO | Residual range organics |
RSL | Risk screening level |
SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act |
SGC | Silica gel cleanup |
SIM | Secondary ion mass spectrometry |
SVOC | Semivolatile organic compound |
TLM | Target lipid model |
TPH | Total petroleum hydrocarbons |
TPH-d | Diesel range petroleum hydrocarbons |
TPH-g | Gasoline range petroleum hydrocarbons |
TPH-mo | Motor oil range petroleum hydrocarbons |
TPH-o | Oil range petroleum hydrocarbons |
TRV | Toxicity reference value |
TUs | Toxic unit |
UCM | Unresolved complex mixture |
VPH | Volatile petroleum hydrocarbons |
WAF | Water-accommodated fraction |