| % |
percent |
| °C |
degrees Celsius |
| °F |
degrees Fahrenheit |
| µg |
micrograms |
| µg/g |
micrograms per gram |
| µg/kg |
micrograms per kilogram |
| µg/L |
micrograms per liter |
| µg/m³ |
micrograms per cubic meter |
| µm |
micrometers (microns) |
| ≤ |
less than or equal to |
| 2,4,5-T |
2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid |
| 2,4,5-TP |
2,4,5-trichlorophenoxypropionic acid |
| 2,4-D |
dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid |
| A |
hold time after extraction until analysis |
| AMAP |
Applicable Monitoring and Assessment Plan |
| ANZECC |
Australian/New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council |
| APHA |
American Public Health Association |
| API |
American Petroleum Institute |
| ARAR |
applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements |
| ARMCANZ |
Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
| atm-m³/Mol |
moles per cubic meter (air) to moles per cubic meter (water) |
| ATSDR |
U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| AVS/SEM |
acid-volatile sulfide and simultaneously extracted metals |
| BERA |
Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment |
| bgs |
below ground surface |
| BSAF |
Biota-to-Sediment Accumulation Factor |
| BTEX |
benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and total xylenes |
| CAB |
HDOH Clean Air Branch |
| CAD |
computer-aided design |
| CalEPA |
California Environmental Protection Agency |
| CAO |
HDOH Compliance Assistance Office |
| CAS |
Chemical Abstract Service |
| CBR |
Critical Body Residue |
| CCME |
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment |
| CD |
compact disc |
| CERCLA |
U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (a.k.a. the Superfund Law) |
| CFR |
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations |
| CH₄ |
methane |
| cm |
centimeters |
| cm³/g |
cubic centimeters per gram |
| CO |
carbon monoxide |
| CO₂ |
carbon dioxide |
| COC |
chain-of-custody |
| COC |
contaminant of concern |
| COPC |
chemical (or contaminant) of potential concern |
| COPEC |
contaminant of potential environmental concern |
| CPT |
cone penetrometer technologies |
| CSM |
conceptual site model |
| CSV |
comma-separated values |
| CWA |
U.S. Clean Water Act |
| CWB |
HDOH Clean Water Branch |
| D |
discrete |
| D-D |
a mixture of 1,2-dichloropropane; 1,3-dichloropropene; and 2,3-dichloropropene |
| DBCP |
1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane |
| DCE |
dichloroethene |
| DDT |
dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane |
| dioxins |
polychlorinated dibenzodioxins |
| DNAPL |
dense non-aqueous phase liquid |
| DoD |
U.S. Department of Defense |
| DOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
| DPE |
dual-phase extraction |
| DPT |
direct push technologies |
| DQA |
data quality assessment |
| DQO |
data quality objective |
| Draft RAM |
Draft Response Action Memorandum |
| DSITMS |
direct sampling ion trap mass spectrometry |
| DSMOA |
DoD-State Memorandum of Agreement |
| DTSC |
California Department of Toxic Substances Control |
| DU |
decision unit |
| DVD |
digital video disc |
| E |
Hold time to extraction |
| EAL |
Environmental Action Level |
| EDB |
1,2-dibromoethane (a.k.a. ethylene dibromide) |
| EHE |
Environmental Hazard Evaluation |
| EHMP |
Environmental Hazard Management Plan |
| EHSD |
HDOH Environmental Health Services Division |
| EM |
electromagnetics |
| EMD |
HDOH Environmental Management Division |
| EP&R |
HEER Emergency Preparedness and Response Section |
| EPCRA |
U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act |
| EPDM |
ethylene propylene diene monomer |
| EPO |
HDOH Environmental Planning Office |
| ER-L |
Effects Range-Low |
| ER-M |
Effects Range-Median |
| ERA |
Ecological Risk Assessment |
| ERO |
HDOH Environmental Resources Office |
| ESA |
U.S. Endangered Species Act |
| ESA |
environmental site assessment |
| eV |
electron-volt |
| FFD |
fuel fluorescence detector |
| FID |
flame ionization detector |
| FIFRA |
U.S. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act |
| Final RAM |
Final Response Action Memorandum |
| FRTR |
Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable |
| ft |
feet |
| ft² |
square feet |
| FTC |
Fast Track Cleanup |
| FTP |
file transfer protocol |
| FUDS |
Formerly Used Defense Sites |
| Furans |
polychlorinated dibenzofurans |
| FWS |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| g |
grams |
| GAC |
granulated activated carbon |
| GC |
gas chromatography |
| GC/MS |
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| GIS |
geographical information system |
| GPR |
ground-penetrating radar |
| GPS |
global positioning satellite |
| HAR |
Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules |
| HASP |
Health and Safety Plan |
| Hawaiʻi SCP |
Hawaiʻi State Contingency Plan (HAR Chapter 11-451) |
| HAZWOPER |
hazardous waste operations and emergency response |
| HCIF |
Hawaiʻi Chemical Inventory Form |
| HCl |
hydrochloric acid |
| HDLIR |
Hawaiʻi Department of Labor and Industrial Relations |
| HDLNR |
Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources |
| HDOA |
Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture |
| HDOH, HIDOH |
Hawaiʻi Department of Health |
| HDPE |
high-density polyethylene |
| HDX |
octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine |
| HEER |
HDOH Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office |
| HEPCRA |
Hawaiʻi Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (HRS Chapter 128E) |
| HERL |
Hawaiʻi Environmental Response Law (HRS Chapter 128D) |
| HHRA |
Human Health Risk Assessment |
| HIOSH |
HDLIR Occupational Safety and Health Division |
| HMW |
high molecular weight |
| HMX |
octogen (nitroamine explosive) |
| HNO₃ |
nitric acid |
| HOCC |
Hawaiʻi One Call Center |
| HQ |
hazard quotient |
| HRS |
Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes |
| HSA |
hollow-stem auger |
| HSERC |
Hawaiʻi State Emergency Response Commission |
| HTTD |
high-temperature thermal desorption |
| HVAC |
Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning |
| HVOCs |
halogenated volatile organic compounds |
| ID |
Identity |
| IDW |
investigation-derived waste |
| IEQ |
indoor environmental quality |
| IEUBK |
Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model for Lead in Children |
| in Hg |
inches of mercury (units of pressure) |
| IRIS |
Integrated Risk Information System |
| ISQG |
Interim Sediment Quality Guideline |
| ITRC |
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council |
| K |
Kelvins (units of temperature) |
| kg |
kilogram |
| km |
kilometer |
| Koc |
organic carbon sorption coefficient |
| L |
liter |
| lb |
pounds |
| LCS |
laboratory control sample |
| LCSD |
laboratory control sample duplicate |
| LEL |
lower explosive limit |
| LEPC |
Local Emergency Planning Committees |
| LIF |
laser-induced fluorescence |
| LIMS |
laboratory information management system |
| LMW |
low molecular weight |
| LNAPL |
light non-aqueous phase liquid |
| LOAEL |
lowest observed adverse effect level |
| LOC |
Letter of Completion |
| LTTD |
low-temperature thermal desorption |
| LUCIP |
Land Use Controls Implementation Plan |
| LUCs |
land use controls |
| LVP |
large-volume purge |
| m, m², m³ |
Meter, Square Meter, Cubic Meter |
| m³/mol |
cubic meters per mole |
| MADEP |
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection |
| MC |
munitions contaminants |
| MCS |
Modified California Sampler |
| MDL |
method detection limit |
| MDNR |
Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
| mg/kg |
milligrams per kilogram |
| mg/L |
milligrams per liter |
| mg/m³ |
milligrams per cubic meter |
| MGP |
manufactured gas plants |
| MHI |
Main Hawaiian Islands |
| MI |
Multi Increment™, Registered trademark of Envirostat, Inc. |
| MIBK |
methyl isobutyl ketone |
| MIP |
membrane interface probe |
| MIS |
Multi Increment sampling |
| mL |
milliliter |
| MLE |
maximum likelihood estimation |
| mm |
millimeter |
| mm Hg |
millimeters of mercury (units of pressure) |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPE |
multi-phase extraction |
| MRBCA |
Missouri Risk-Based Corrective Action |
| MS |
mass spectrometer |
| MSD |
matrix spike duplicate |
| MSMA |
monosodium methane arsenate |
| MTBE |
methyl tertiary butyl ether |
| MW |
molecular weight |
| Na₂SO₄ |
sodium bisulfate |
| NAD83 |
North American Datum 1983 |
| NaOH |
sodium hydroxide |
| NAPL |
non-aqueous phase liquid |
| Na₂S₂O₃ |
sodium thiosulfate |
| NAVFAC |
U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command |
| NCEA |
USEPA National Center for Environmental Assessment |
| NCP |
U.S. National Contingency Plan |
| NEIWPCC |
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission |
| NELAC |
National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference |
| NFA |
no further action |
| NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NJDEP |
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
| NMFS |
U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service |
| NOAA |
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOAEL |
no observed adverse effect level |
| NPL |
National Priorities List |
| NRC |
U.S. National Response Center |
| NRCS |
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| NRDA |
natural resource damage assessment |
| NTP |
National Toxicology Program |
| NTU |
nephelometric turbidity units |
| NVOC |
non-volatile organic compounds |
| NWHI |
Northwest Hawaiian Islands |
| NYDOH |
New York Department of Health |
| O&M |
operation and maintenance |
| OC |
organic carbon |
| OEQC |
Hawaiʻi Office of Environmental Quality Control |
| One atmosphere |
760 mm of mercury |
| OPA |
U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990 |
| OSHA |
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OSWER |
USEPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response |
| PAH |
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon |
| PARCC |
precision, accuracy, representativeness, completeness, and comparability |
| PCB |
polychlorinated biphenyl |
| PCDDs/PCDFs |
polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans |
| PCE |
tetrachloroethylene |
| PCP |
pentachlorophenol |
| PDBE |
polybrominated diphenyl ether |
| PDBS |
polyethylene diffusion bag sampler |
| PDS |
polyethylene diffusion bag samplers |
| PDF |
Portable Document Format |
| PID |
photo ionization detector |
| POC |
purgeable organic compounds |
| POCIS |
polar organic chemical integrative samplers |
| POX |
purgeable organic halogens |
| ppb |
parts per billion |
| ppbv |
parts per billion by volume |
| PPE |
personal protective equipment |
| ppm |
parts per million |
| ppmv |
parts per million by volume |
| PQL |
practical quantitation limit |
| PRGs |
preliminary remediation goals |
| PRP |
potentially responsible party |
| PTFE |
polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PUC |
Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission |
| PVC |
polyvinyl chloride |
| QA |
quality assurance |
| QA/QC |
quality assurance and quality control |
| QAPP |
Quality Assurance Project Plan |
| QC |
quality control |
| RAA |
Remedial Alternatives Analysis |
| RAM |
Response Action Memorandum |
| RAR |
Removal Action Report |
| RCRA |
U.S. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| RDX |
hexahydro-1,2,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine |
| redox |
reduction/oxidation |
| RFH |
radio frequency heating |
| RFI |
RCRA Facility Investigation |
| RI |
Remedial Investigation |
| RL |
reporting limit |
| RME |
reasonable maximum exposure |
| ROSTTM |
Rapid Optical Screen Tool |
| RPD |
relative percent difference |
| RPM |
remedial project manager |
| RPPS |
rigid porous polyethylene samplers |
| RSD |
relative standard deviation |
| RSL |
Regional Screening Level |
| RWQCB |
(California) Regional Water Quality Control Board |
| SAP |
sampling and analysis plan |
| SBRC |
Solubility Bioaccessibility Research Consortium |
| SCP |
Hawaiʻi State Contingency Plan |
| SD |
standard deviation |
| SDAR |
HEER Site Discovery, Assessment and Remediation Section |
| SDWA |
U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act |
| SDWB |
HDOH Safe Drinking Water Branch |
| SHWB |
HDOH Solid and Hazardous Waste Branch |
| SIM |
selected ion mode |
| SLERA |
Screening Level Ecological Risk Assessment |
| SOP |
standard operating procedure |
| SOSC |
Hawaiʻi State On-Scene Coordinator |
| SPLP |
synthetic precipitation leaching procedure |
| SPSH |
six-phase soil heating |
| SPT |
standard penetrometer test |
| SQG |
Sediment Quality Guideline |
| SSCS |
Site Specific Calibration Standard(s) |
| SSD |
subslab depressurization |
| SUF |
site use factor |
| SVE |
soil vapor extraction |
| SVOC |
semi-volatile organic compound |
| SW-846 |
USEPA publication SW-846, “Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods” |
| TBC |
to-be-considered |
| TBT |
tributyltin |
| TCA |
trichlorethane |
| TCDD |
tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| TCE |
trichloroethylene |
| TCLP |
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure |
| TCP |
1,2,3-trichloropropane |
| TEF |
Toxicity Equivalence Factor |
| Telone |
1,3-dichloropropene |
| TEQ |
Toxic Equivalency |
| TGM |
HEER Technical Guidance Manual |
| THMs |
trihalomethanes |
| TMK |
tax map key |
| TNT |
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene |
| TOC |
total organic carbon |
| TOX |
total organic halogens |
| TPH |
total petroleum hydrocarbons |
| TPH-D |
total petroleum hydrocarbons-diesel range |
| TPH-G |
total petroleum hydrocarbons-gasoline range |
| TPH-O |
total petroleum hydrocarbons-oil range |
| TRV |
toxicity reference value |
| TSA |
U.S. Transportation Security Administration |
| TSCA |
U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act |
| TSD |
treatment, storage, and disposal |
| TVH |
total volatile hydrocarbons |
| TWG |
Technical Working Group |
| U.S. |
United States of America |
| UCL |
upper confidence level |
| UCL95 |
95% upper confidence limit on the mean concentration |
| UECA |
Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (HRS Chapter 508C) |
| UIPA |
Hawaiʻi Uniform Information Practices Act |
| US Army |
U.S. Department of the Army |
| US Navy |
U.S. Department of the Navy |
| USACE |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| USAFCEE |
U.S. Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence |
| USCS |
Unified Soil Classification System |
| USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USEPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
| USNFESC |
U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center |
| UST |
underground storage tank |
| UTM |
Universal Transverse Mercator |
| UV |
ultraviolet |
| UXO |
unexploded ordnance |
| VOA |
volatile organic analysis |
| VOC |
volatile organic compound |
| VRP |
HEER Voluntary Response Program |
| VSP |
Visual Sample Plan |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WWB |
HDOH Wastewater Branch |
| XRF |
X-ray fluorescence |
| yd³ |
cubic yard |
