Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
AACS – Alabama Association of Convenience Stores
AEM – Advanced Environmental Management, Inc.
AOA – Alabama Oilmen’s Association
ASTM –
BOD – Biological Oxygen Demand
BTEX – Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylene
CAP – Corrective Action Plan
CERCLA – Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CME-45 –
COD – Chemical Oxygen Demand
CSR – Compliance Status Reports
EISOPQAM – Environmental Investigations Standard Operating Procedures and Qualtiy Assurance Manual
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
EPD – Environmental Protection Division (Georgia see also GEPD)
FID –
GACS – Georgia Association of Convenience Stores
GCOC – Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
GEPD – Georgia Environmental Protection Division
GTEC – Georgia Tank and Equipment Contractor’s Association
HAZWOPPER –
HSI – Hazardous Site Inventory
HSRA –
ISC – Initial Site Characterization
LMOP – Landfill Monitoring Outreach Program
MSWL – Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
NPDES –
NREP – National Registry of Environmental Professionals
NRCS – Natural Resources Conservation Service
NWWA –
OVA – Organic Vapor Analyzer
OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Agency
P.G. – Principal Geologist
P.E. – Principal Engineer
PID – Photo Ionization Detector
POTW –
RCRA –
REM – Registered Environmental Manager
RFP – Request for Proposal
SOP – Standard Operating Procedure(s)
SPCC – Spill Prevention Countermeasure & Control (plan)
SVE –
SWANA – Solid Waste Association of North America
TDS – Total Dissolved Solids
TPH – Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons
USGS – United States Geological Survey
UST – Underground Storage Tank
VOC’s – Volatile Organic Concentrations
