. "Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms." Contaminants in the Subsurface: Source Zone Assessment and Remediation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004.
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Contaminants in the Subsurface: Source Zone Assessment and Remediation
PAH
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyl
PCE
Perchloroethylene
PITT
Partitioning interwell tracer test
PRP
Potentially responsible parties
P&T
Pump-and-treat
RAGS
Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
R&D
Research and development
RDX
Royal Demolition Explosive/Research Demolition Explosive or hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine
RD/RA
Remedial design/remedial action
RIP
Remedy in place
RI/FS
Remedial investigation/feasibility study
ROD
Record of decision
RPM
Remedial project manager
RME
Reasonable maximum exposure
SARA
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SCM
Site conceptual model
SEAR
Surfactant-enhanced aquifer remediation
SERDP
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program