EMS relocates its headquarters
EMS to exhibit at Environmental Conference & Expo
EMS expands its Gulfport operations
 
ACRONYMS
 
The following are acronyms commonly used in our environmental practice.  The complete set of "Terms of Environment" is provided by the  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.


 A-E  
 ACM  Asbestos-Containing Material
 AHERA  Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
 ASTM  American Society for Testing and Materials
 BMP  Best Management Practice(s)
BMR  Baseline Monitoring Report
CAA  Clean Air Act
CAP  Corrective Action Plan
CAS  Chemical Abstract Service
CERCLA  Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (1980)
CFR  Code of Federal Regulations
CWA  Clean Water Act (aka FWPCA)
CZMA  Coastal Zone Management Act
DMR  Discharge Monitoring Report
DNAPL  Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid
ESA  Environmental Site Assessment
EPCRA  Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
ESH  Environmental Safety and Health
EHS  Environmental Health and Safety
ESA      Endangered Species Act


F-N  
FS  Feasibility Study
GWM  Groundwater Monitoring
HAZMAT  Hazardous Materials
HSWA  Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
HW  Hazardous Waste
IAQ  Indoor Air Quality
IS  Interim Status
ISO  International Organization for Standardization
MCL  Maximum Contaminant Level
NAPL  Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid
NIOSH  National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NORM  Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
NPDES  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NTIS  National Technical Information Service
 

O-Z
O&M  Operations and Maintenance
PAH  Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
POC  Point Of Compliance
PPE  Personal Protective Equipment
QA/QC  Quality Assistance/ Quality Control
QAPP  Quality Assurance Program (or Project) Plan
RCRA  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RD/RA  Remedial Design/ Remedial Action
RFI  Remedial Field Investigation
RFP  Request for Proposal
RI  Remedial Investigation
SARA

 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986

SPCC  Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure
SWMU  Solid Waste Management Unit
UIC   Underground Injection Control
UST  Underground Storage Tank


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