Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013C00288:reg:14:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013C00288
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 14 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 874099–878659

14             Shortened forms
ABC          ambient background concentration
ACL          added contaminant limits
ADWG         Australian drinking water guidelines
AM           arithmetic mean
ANCE         excess acid neutralizing capacity
APHA         American Public Health Association
AS           Australian Standard
ASE©         accelerated solvent extractor
ASLP         Australian standard leaching procedure
ASTM         American Society for Testing & Materials
AWQG         Australian and New Zealand guidelines for fresh and marine water quality
BTEX         benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes
CEC          cation exchange capacity
CI           confidence interval
CL           confidence limit
CRC CARE     Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment
CRM          certified reference material
CSIRO        Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CVS          calibration verification standard
CWS PHC      Canada Wide Standard for Petroleum Hydrocarbons (PHCs) in Soil
DQO          data quality objective
EIL          ecological investigation level
ESL          ecological screening level
FA           fibrous asbestos
FID          flame ionisation detector
GC           gas chromatography
GC/ECD       GC/electron capture detector
GC/ELCD      GC/ electrolytic conductivity detector
GC/FID       GC/flame-ionisation detector
GC/FPD       GC/flame photometric detector
GC/MCD       GC/microcoulometric detector
GC/MS        GC/mass spectrometry
GC/NPD       GC/nitrogen-phosphorus (thermionic) detector
GC/PID       GC/photo-ionisation detector
GIL          groundwater investigation level
GM           geometric mean
GMRRW        Guidelines for managing risk in recreational water
HEM          n-Hexane extractable material
HIL          health investigation level
HPLC         high-performance liquid chromatography
HPLC/ECD     HPLC/electrochemical detector
HPLC/F       HPLC/fluorescence detector
HPLC/MS      HPLC/mass spectrometry
HPLC/UV      HPLC/ ultraviolet detector
HRGC/HRMS    high-resolution gas chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry
HRGC/LRMS    high-resolution gas chromatography/low-resolution mass spectrometry
HSL          health screening level
ICV          independent calibration verification
IEUBK        Integrated exposure uptake biokinetic model (for lead)
ISO          International Standards Organisation
ISQG         Interim sediment quality guideline
KD           Kuderna-Danish evaporator
LCS          Laboratory Control Sample
LNAPL        light non-aqueous phase liquid
LOD          limit of detection
LOEC         lowest observed effect concentration
LOR          limit of reporting
MAH          monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
MDL          method detection limit
MS           mass spectrometry
MSW          municipal solid waste
MU           Uncertainty of Measurement
NATA         National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
NL           non limiting
NMI          National Measurement Institute
NMR          nuclear magnetic resonance
OCP          organochlorine pesticides
OPP          organophosphorus pesticides
(P)          preferred method
PAHs         polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PCBs         polychlorinated biphenyl compounds
PFE          pressurised fluid extraction
pHox         peroxide pH
PID          photo ionisation detector
PQL          practical quantification limit
PTA          Proficiency Testing Australia
PTFE         polytetrafluoroethylene
QA           quality assurance
QC           quality control
RPD          relative percent difference
RRT          relative retention time
RSD          relative standard deviation
RT           retention time
SD           standard deviation
SFE          supercritical fluid extraction
SGT-HEM      silica gel treated n-hexane extractable material
SPC          solid phase cartridge
SRM          standard reference material
SVOC         semi-volatile organic compounds
TAA          titratable actual acidity
TCLP         toxicity characteristic leaching procedure
TDS          total dissolved solids
TEF          toxicity equivalence factor
TEQ          toxicity equivalent quotient
TOC          total organic carbon
TPA          titratable peroxide acidity
TPH          total petroleum hydrocarbons
TRH          total recoverable hydrocarbons
TRH-silica   total recoverable hydrocarbons - silica gel clean-up employed
UCL          upper confidence limit
US EPA       United States Environmental Protection Agency
VHC          volatile hydrocarbons