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Safe on Mars: Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Martian Surface Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations APXS alpha-proton-x-ray spectrometer (experiment on Mars Pathfinder) ARR acceptable risk range (for toxic metals) COT Committee on Toxicology (NRC) EPA Environmental Protection Agency EVA extravehicular activity GCR galactic cosmic radiation IRIS Integrated Risk Information System (EPA) ISRU in situ resource utilization JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) MEPAG Mars Exploration Program/Payload Analysis Group NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standard (EPA) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NRC National Research Council OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PM particulate matter ppb parts per billion ppm parts per million RfC reference concentration SMAC spacecraft maximum allowable concentration SNC from Mars having landed on Earth (with reference to a meteorite) SPE solar particle event ZMBR zone of minimal biologic risk

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