A Acronyms
ABS
Absorption factor
AhR
Aromatic hydrocarbon receptor
APA
Administrative Procedure Act
ARAR
Applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
ASV
Anodic stripping voltammetry
ATP
Adenosine triphosphate
AVS
Acid volatile sulfide
BMF
Biomagnification Factor
BSAF
Biota Sediment/Soil Accumulation Factor
BTEX
Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene
CBR
Critical body residue
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEC
Cation exchange capacity
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CWA
Clean Water Act
DAF
Dilution attenuation factor
DEQ
Department of Environmental Quality
DGT
Diffusive gradient in thin films
DOC
Dissolved organic carbon
EAE
Environmentally acceptable endpoint
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPR
Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy
EqP
Equilibrium partitioning
ESG
Equilibrium partitioning sediment guidelines
EXAFS
X-ray absorption fine structure
FTIR
Fourier transform infrared absorbance
HOC
Hydrophobic organic compound
IEUBK
Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model
IR
Infrared absorbance
MCL
Maximum contaminant level
MGP
Manufactured gas plant
NAPL
Nonaqueous phase liquid
NCP
National Contingency Plan
NERL
National Exposure Research Lab
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOM
Natural organic matter
NPL
National Priorities List
NRC
National Research Council
PAH
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyl
PCP
Pentachlorophenol
PCR
Polymerase chain reaction
PRG
Preliminary remediation goal
PTD
Polyethylene tube dialysis
RAF
Relative Absorption Factor
RAGS
Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
SAGE
Serial analysis of gene expression
SARA
Soil or Sediment Availability Ratio
SEM
Simultaneously extracted metals or Scanning electron microscopy
SERDP
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
SIMS
Secondary ion mass spectrometry
SPLP
Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure
SPMD
Semipermeable membrane device
SPME
Solid phase microextraction
SQG
Sediment quality guidelines
SSL
Soil screening level
TCLP
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure
TOC
Total organic carbon
TRW
Technical Review Workgroup
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
XANES
X-ray absorption near edge structure
XPS
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
XAS
X-ray absorption spectroscopy
XRD
X-ray diffraction