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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 plasmaI
- 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 Roomonyms & Definitions page