WAC 173-303-030. Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in this regulation.

APTI - Association for Preservation Technology International

ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials

APHA - American Public Health Association

CAMU - corrective action management unit

CDC - Center for Disease Control

C.F.R. - Code of Federal Regulations

DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration

DOT - Department of Transportation

°C - degrees Celsius

DRE - destruction and removal efficiency

DW - dangerous waste

DWS - drinking water standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act

EHW - extremely hazardous waste

EP - extraction procedure

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

FDA - Food and Drug Administration

°F - degrees Fahrenheit

g - gram

IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer

IFC - International Fire Code

kg - kilogram (one thousand grams)

L - liter

lb - pound

LC 50 - median lethal concentration

LD 50 - median lethal dose

MACT - maximum achievable control technology

M - molar (gram molecular weights per liter of solution)

mg - milligram (one thousandth of a gram)

MTCA – Model Toxics Control Act

NFPA - National Fire Protection Association

NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

pH - negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration

PODC - principal organic dangerous constituent

POTW - publicly owned treatment works

ppm - parts per million (weight/weight)

QEL - Quantity Exclusion Limit

RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

RCW - Revised Code of Washington

TEQ - toxicity equivalence

TMC – total mass concentrate

TOM – total organic mass

TSD facility (or TSDF) - treatment, storage, or disposal facility

TU - temporary unit

UBC - Uniform Building Code

UFC - Uniform Fire Code

USCG - United States Coast Guard

USGS - United States Geological Survey

WAC - Washington Administrative Code

% - percent

# - number