. "Front Matter." Impact of Revised Airborne Exposure Limits on Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Program Activities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005.
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Impact of Revised Airborne Exposure Limits on Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Program Activities
NSCWCC
Non-Stockpile Chemical Weapons Citizens’ Coalition
O,S-DMP
O,S-diethyl methylphosphonothiolate, a by-product in the manufacture of VX
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
P&A
precision and accuracy
PD
phenyldichloroarsine
PFPD
pulsed flame photometric detector
PIG
container for shipping CAIS
PINS
portable isotopic neutron spectroscopy
PMNSCM
Product Manager for Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel
PPE
personal protective equipment
PS
chloropicrin
psig
pounds per square inch gauge
PWS
projectile washout system
QA/QC
quality assurance/quality control
QL
binary chemical agent precursor
RAP
regulatory approval and permitting
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RCWM
recovered chemical weapons materiel
RD&D
research, development, and demonstration
RRS
rapid response system
SCANS
single CAIS access and neutralization system
SCBA
self-contained breathing apparatus
SDS
spent decontamination solution
STEL
short-term exposure limit
TAP
toxicological agent protective
TP
triphosgene
TPA
triphenylarsine
TRO
diethyl methylphosphonate, an oxidation product of a VX precursor
TSDF
treatment, storage, and disposal facility
TWA
time-weighted average
U.S.C.
United States Code
VCS
vapor containment structure
VX
a nerve agent
WPL
worker population limit
XSD
halogen-selective detector
3X
level of agent decontamination (suitable for transport for further processing)
5X
level of agent decontamination (suitable for commercial release)