Acronyms & Definitions

1,2-DCE - 1,2-dichloroethylene
1,1,2,2-PCA - 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane
µg/kg - micrograms per kilograms
µg/L - micrograms per liter
ALSI - Analytical Laboratory Services, Inc.
AMF - American Machine & Foundry Company
AOC - area of concern
ARAR - Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements
AST - aboveground storage tank
ASTM - American Standard for Testing and Materials
bgs - below ground surface
BPA - Burn Pile Area
CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CLP - contract laboratory program
CMP - corrugated metal pipe
CN - cyanide
CQCM - Chemical Quality Control Manager
COC - contaminants of concern
CPA - Central Plant AreaCQC -
Contractor Quality Control
DCA - dichloroethane
DCE - dichloroethene
DCQCR - daily chemical quality control report
DGPS - digital global positioning system
DNAPL- Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquid
DO - dissolved oxygen
DQCR - daily quality control report
DQO - data quality objectives
EDD - electronic data deliverable
EDR - Environmental Data Resources, Inc.
EE/CA - Engineering Evaluation/Cost AnalysisEM - Electromagnetic
EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EPBA - Eastern Property Boundary Area
EQL - estimated quantitation limit
FID - flame ionization detector
FCO - field change order
FCR - field change request
FS - Feasibility Study
FSP - field sampling planft - feet
FUDS - Formerly Used Defense Sites
GC/MS - gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer
gpm - gallons per minute
GPS - global positioning system
GWTP - groundwater extraction and treatment plant
GWTS - groundwater extraction and treatment system
Harley-Davidson - Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations, Inc.
HASP - Health and Safety Plan
HAZWOPER - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
Hg - mercury
ICP - inductively coupled plasma
DW - investigation-derived wastes
IWTP - industrial wastewater treatment plant
L - liter
Langan - Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.
LCS - laboratory control sample
LDR - land disposal regulations
LEL - lower explosive limit
LOR - letter of receipt
M&TE - measuring and testing equipment
MBA - Magnesium Burn Area
MCBSA - Metal Chip Bin Storage Area
MCL - maximum contaminant level
MDL - method detection limit
MEC - munitions and explosives of concern
mg/kg - milligrams per kilogram
mg/L - milligrams per liter
mg/m3 - milligrams per cubic meter
MIP - membrane interface probe
mL - milliliter
MSC - medium specific concentration
MSL - mean sea level
MS/MSD - matrix spike/matrix spike duplicate
NELAC - National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference
NETT - North End of the Test Track
NCR - non-conformance reportng - nanogram
NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
N.O.P. - Naval Ordnance Plant
NPBA - Northern Property Boundary Area
NPL - National Priorities List
OE - ordinance and explosives
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OWCA - Old Waste Containment Area
PADEP - Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
PADER - Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
PAHs - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PCBs - polychlorinated biphenyls
PCE - tetrachloroethene
PennDOT - Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
PID - photoionization detectorppb - parts per billion
PPE - personal protective equipmentppm - parts per million
PRG - preliminary remediation goal
PTA - Packed Tower Aerator
PVC - polyvinyl chloride
QA - quality assurance
QC - quality control
QA/QC - quality assurance/quality control
QAPP - Quality Assurance Project Plan
QCSR - quality control summary report
RBC - Risk-based Concentration
RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
REWAI - R.E. Wright Associates, Inc.
REWEI - R.E. Wright Environmental, Inc.
RFA - RCRA Facility Assessment
RI - Remedial Investigation
RI/FS - Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study
RPD - relative percent difference
RSD - relative standard deviation
SAIC - Science Applications International Corporation
SOP - standard operation procedure
SPBA - Southern Property Boundary Area
SPLP - synthetic precipitation leaching procedure
SRBC - Susquehanna River Basin Commission
SSHO - Site Safety and Health Officer
SSL - Soil Screening Level
STL - Severn Trent Laboratories, Inc.
SVE - soil vapor extraction
SVOC - semi-volatile organic compounds
SWMU - Solid Waste Management Unit
TAL - target analyte list
TCA - 1,1,1-trichloroethane
TCE - trichloroethene
TCL - target compound list
TCLP - toxicity characteristic leaching procedure
TPH-DRO - total petroleum hydrocarbons-diesel range organics
TSCA - Toxicity Substance Control Act
TSD - treatment, storage, and disposal
TSS - total suspended solids
USACE - United States Army Corps of Engineers
USEPA - United States Environmental Protection Agency
URS - URS Corporation
UST - underground storage tank
VOC - volatile organic compounds
WPL - West Parking Lot
XRF - x ray fluorescence
YNOP - York Naval Ordnance Plant
ZPR - Zinc Plating Room