Appendix B
Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACPLA
agent-containing particles per liter of air
ACTD
Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
AD
aerodynamic diameter
ADP
adenosine diphosphate
AHTS
aerosol-to-hydrosol transfer stage
AIDS
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AK
adenylate kinase
AMV
alfalfa mosaic virus
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
A/SPODs
airports and seaports of debarkation
ATP
adenosine triphosphate
BASIS
Biological Aerosol Sentry and Information System
BAWS
biological agent warning sensor
bDNA
branched DNA
BIDS
Biological Integrated Detection System
BW
biowarfare
CANARY
cellular analysis and notification of antigen risks and yields
CBIAC
Chemical and Biological Information Analysis Center
CBMS
chemical-biological mass spectrometer
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
cDNA
complementary DNA
cfu
colony-forming unit
CO2
carbon dioxide
CSA
catalyzed signal amplification
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
DoD U.S.
Department of Defense
DOE U.S.
Department of Energy
Dstl
Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (U.K.)
DTRA
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
DTW
detect-to-warn
ECBC
Edgewood Chem-Bio Center
ELISA
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
FLAPS
fluorescent aerodynamic particle sizing
FTIR
Fourier transform infrared
HEPA
high-efficiency particulate air
HHA
handheld immunochromotographic assay
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
HVAC
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
ID
identification
IOM
Institute of Medicine
IR
infrared
ISE
ion-selective electrodes
JBPDS
Joint Biological Point Detection System
JBREWS
Joint Biological Remote Warning System
LAR
ligase amplification reaction
LBNL
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LCR
ligase chain reaction
LD50
lethal dose 50 (having a 50 percent probability of causing death)
lidar
light detection and ranging
LSPR
localized surface plasmon resonance
MALDI
matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MRE
molecular recognition element
mRNA
messenger RNA
MS
mass spectrometer
MS/MS
tandem mass spectrometry
NAD(P)
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate)
NAD(P)H
reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate)
NADH
reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NASBA
nucleic acid-sequence-based amplification
NIJ
National Institute of Justice
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NRC
National Research Council
OTA
Office of Technology Assessment
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
pH
potential of hydrogen; negative 10-base log (power) of the positive hydrogen ion concentration; measure of acidity
pI
isoelectric point; the pH at which a particle is neutral
PM-10
particulate matter of 10 micrometers in diameter or smaller
QCM
quartz crystal microbalance
Qß
RNA bacteriophage
RCA
rolling circle amplification
RNA
ribonucleic acid
rRNA
ribosomal RNA
SAW
surface acoustic wave
SDA
strand displacement amplification
SMART
sensitive membrane antigen rapid test
SPR
surface plasmon resonance
TOF
time of flight
tRNA
transfer RNA
TSM
thickness shear mode
UK NAIAD
United Kingdom National Institutes of Allergy and Infections
USNRC
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
UV
ultraviolet
UV-LIF
ultraviolet laser-induced fluorescence
UVRR
UV resonance Raman
