Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013C00288:reg:9:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013C00288
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 3056302–3060159

9                   Shortened forms
ABS       Australian Bureau of Statistics
ADI       acceptable daily intake
ADWG      Australian Drinking Water Guidelines
AM        arithmetic mean
BaP       benzo(a)pyrene
BMD       benchmark dose
CCME      Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
CF        concentration factor
CRC CARE  Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment
CSF       cancer slope factor
CSIRO     Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CSM       conceptual site model
DAF       dermal absorption factor
DDT       dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DEFRA     Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK)
DL        indoor dust loading factor
DNA       deoxyribose nucleic acid
DQO       data quality objective
EA        Environment Agency (England and Wales)
EHC       Environmental Health Criteria
GAF       gastrointestinal absorption factor
HEC       human equivalent concentration
HED       human equivalent dose
HI        hazard index
HILs      health investigation levels
HQ        hazard quotient
HRA       health risk assessment
HSL       health screening level
IARC      International Agency for Research on Cancer
IEUBK     US EPA integrated exposure uptake biokinetic model
ILCR      increased lifetime cancer risk
LOAEL     lowest observable adverse effect level
LOEL      lowest observable effect level
MF        modifying factor
MfE       Ministry for Environment (NZ)
MoA       mode (or mechanism) of action
MRL       Minimal risk level
NAPL      non-aqueous phase liquid
NEPC      National Environment Protection Council
NEPM      National Environment Protection Measure (1999)
NHMRC     National Health and Medical Research Council
NOAEL     no observable adverse effect level
NOEL      no observable effect level
PAHs      polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PBDE      polybrominated diphenyl ether
PCBs      polychlorinated biphenyls
PCDD      polychlorinated debenzo-p-dioxin
PCDF      polychlorinated debenzofuran
PCE       perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethene)
PEF       particulate emission factor
PM        particulate matter
POP       persistent organic pollutant
PTDI      provisional tolerable daily intake
PTDI      provisional tolerable monthly intake
PTWI      provisional tolerable weekly intake
REL       reference exposure level
RfC       reference concentration
RfD       reference dose
RI        risk index
RQ        risk quotient
SD        standard deviation
SF        slope factor
TC        tolerable concentration
TCE       trichloroethene
TDI       tolerable daily intake
TEF       toxicity equivalence factor
TEQ       toxicity equivalence quotient
TF        indoor dust transport factor
TPH       total petroleum hydrocarbons
TPHCWG    Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Criteria Working Group
TRV       toxicity reference value
UCL       upper confidence limit
UF        uncertainty factor
UR        unit risk
US EPA    United States Environmental Protection Agency
VOC       volatile organic compound
VOCC      volatile organic chlorinated compound
WAD       weak acid dissociable cyanide (method)
WHO       World Health Organization

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National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure 1999

as amended
made under section 14(1) of the

National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 (Cwlth), the National Environment Protection Council (New South Wales) Act 1995 (NSW), the National Environment Protection Council (Victoria) Act 1995 (Vic), the National Environment Protection Council (Queensland) Act 1994 (Qld), the National Environment Protection Council (Western Australia) Act 1996 (WA), the National Environment Protection Council (South Australia) Act 1995 (SA), the National