Glossary of Terms
Agencies
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) from 1991 to 2019.
Agency
NYSDEC from 2019 to presentAOC
Administrative Order on ConsentATSDR
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryCAMU
Corrective Action Management UnitCAO
Corrective Action ObjectiveCAP
Middleport Community Advisory PanelCDC
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCFR
Code of Federal RegulationsCMA
Corrective Measures AlternativeCMI
Corrective Measures ImplementationCMS
Corrective Measures StudyCOI
constituent of interestCOPEC
constituent of potential ecological concernCSF
cancer slope factorCMS
conceptual site modelDER
Division of Environmental RemediationDSOB
Draft Statement of BasisEC
engineering controlEPC
exposure point concentrationESI
Eastern Surface ImpoundmentFEMA
Federal Emergency Management AgencyFMC
FMC CorporationFWRIA
Fish and Wildlife Resource Impact AnalysisHHRA
Human Health Risk AssessmentHQ
Hazard QuotientHVA
Home Value Assurance ProgramIC
institutional controlICM
Interim Corrective MeasureIRM
Interim Remedial MeasureLOAEL
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect LevelMCIG
Middleport Community Input Groupmg/kg
milligrams per kilogramNOAEL
No Observed Adverse Effect LevelNPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination SystemNWP
Nationwide PermitNYCRR
Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of New YorkNYSDEC
New York State Department of Environmental ConservationNYSDOH
New York State Department of HealthOU
Operable UnitRCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery ActRfC
reference concentrationRFI
RCRA Facility InvestigationRME
Reasonable Maximum ExposureSCO
Soil Cleanup ObjectiveSPDES
State Pollutant Discharge Elimination SystemSWPPP
Storm Water Pollution Prevention PlanTCEQ
Texas Commission of Environmental QualityURF
unit risk factorUSACE
United States Army Corps of EngineersUSEPA
United States Environmental Protection AgencyWSI
Western Surface ImpoundmentWTP
water treatment plantWWTP
waste water treatment plant
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