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 1/12)
Character Range: 302571–306472

9                   Shortened forms
ABC         ambient background concentration
ACL         added contaminant limit
ACM         asbestos-containing-material
ADI         acceptable daily intake
ADWG        Australian Drinking Water Guidelines
AF          asbestos fines
AM          arithmetic mean
AS          Australian Standard
As          Arsenic
AWQG        Australian Water Quality Guidelines 2000
B(a)P       benzo(a)pyrene
Bonded ACM  bonded asbestos-containing-material
BTEX        benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes
CCME        Canadian Council of the Ministers of the Environment
CEC         cation exchange capacity
CRC CARE    Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment
CSIRO       Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Cr III      Chromium
CSM         Conceptual Site Model
Cu          Copper
CWS PHC     Canada Wide Standard for Petroleum Hydrocarbons (PHCs) in Soil
DDT         dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DQO         data quality objective
DSI         detailed site investigation
EC30        effective concentration 30%
EIL         ecological investigation level
ESL         ecological screening level
FA          fibrous asbestos
GC-MS       gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GIL         groundwater investigation level
GM          geometric mean
GMRRW       Guidelines for Managing Risk in Recreational Water
HIL         health investigation level
HSL         health screening level
IEUBK       integrated exposure uptake biokinetic model (for lead)
ISQG        Interim Sediment Quality Guideline
LNAPL       light non-aqueous phase liquid
LOEC        lowest observed effect concentration
MTBE        Methyl tert-butyl ether
N/A         not applicable
NATA        National Association of Testing Authorities
Ni          Nickel
NL          not limiting
OCP         organochlorine pesticide
PAH         polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
Pb          Lead
PCB         polychlorinated biphenyl
PCE         perchloroethene
PSI         preliminary site investigation
RfD         reference dose
SAQP        Sampling and Analysis Quality Plan
SD          standard deviation
SSD         species sensitivity distribution
TCE         tetrachlorethene
TDI         tolerable daily intake
TDS         total dissolved solids
TEF         toxicity equivalence factor
TEQ         toxicity equivalent quotient
TPH         total petroleum hydrocarbons
TRH         total recoverable hydrocarbons
UCL         upper confidence limit
US EPA      United States Environmental Protection Agency
VOCC        volatile organic chlorinated compound
WA DoH      Western Australian Department of Health
WHO         World Health Organization
WHS         work health and safety
Zn          Zinc

[1] The following rounding rules are applicable to the EILs
Nos  < 1 to nearest 0.1
 1 - <10 to nearest integer
 10 - < 100 to nearest 5
 100 - <1000 to nearest 10
 ≥1000 to nearest 100

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 Environment Protection Council (Tasmania) Act 1995 (Tas), the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 (ACT) and the National Environment Protection Council (Northern Territory) Act 1994 (NT)

Compilation start date:  16 May 2013

                      Includes amendments up to: National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Amendment Measure