2
|
| |
2,3,7,8-TCDD |
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
| |
2,4-D |
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid |
| |
2,4-DB |
2,4-dichlorophenoxy butyric acid |
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2.4,5-T |
2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid |
| |
2-2,4,5-TPP |
2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) propionic acid |
A |
| |
AAS |
atomic adsorption spectrometry |
| |
ACC |
air concentration criteria |
| |
ADI |
acceptable daily intake |
| |
ADM |
Assistant Deputy Minister |
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AEC |
area of environmental concern |
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AiP |
Approval in Principle |
| |
AL |
agricultural land use |
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AMS |
authorization management system |
| |
AP |
Approved Professional |
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APEC |
area of potential environmental concern |
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APEGBC |
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists - British Columbia |
| |
AS |
environmental health aquatic life sediment exposure |
| |
ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| |
AW |
aquatic life water use |
| |
AW |
environmental health aquatic life water exposure |
B |
| |
BACT |
best available control technology |
| |
BAF |
bioaccumulation factor |
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BCBC |
British Columbia Business Council |
| |
BCE |
British Columbia Environment |
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BCEIA |
British Columbia Environmental Industry Association |
| |
BCF |
bioconcentration factor |
| |
BCIA |
British Columbia Institute of Agrologists |
| |
BCLQAAC |
British Columbia Laboratory Quality Assurance Advisory Committee |
| |
BEDS |
Biological Effects Database - Sediment |
| |
BIEAP |
Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Plan |
| |
BOD |
biochemical oxygen demand |
| |
BTEX |
benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes |
C
|
| |
CABBC |
College of Applied Biologists of British Columbia |
| |
CAPP |
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers |
| |
CAS |
chemical abstract service number |
| |
CATS |
contaminated sites application tracking system |
| |
CBN |
Canadian Brownfields Network |
| |
CCME |
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment |
| |
CCoC |
Conditional Certificate of Compliance |
| |
CSSAF |
Contaminated Sites Services Application Form |
| |
CDC |
Centre for Disease Control |
| |
CEPA |
Canadian Environmental Protection Act |
| |
CFIA |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
| |
CIO |
Client Information Officer |
| |
CL |
commercial land use |
| |
CMCS |
criteria for managing contaminated sites |
| |
CoC |
Certificate of Compliance |
| |
COC |
contaminant of concern |
| |
COORS |
conservation officer on-line reporting system |
| |
COPC |
contaminant of potential concern |
| |
COSEWIC |
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada |
| |
CP |
chlorinated phenol |
| |
CPPI |
Canadian Petroleum Products Institute |
| |
CSAP |
Contaminated Sites Approved Professional |
| |
CSIC |
Contaminated Sites Implementation Committee |
| |
CSP |
Contaminated Sites Program |
| |
CSR |
Contaminated Sites Regulation |
| |
CSRA |
Contaminated Soil Relocation Agreement |
| |
CSST |
Contaminated Sites Soil Task Group |
D |
| |
DBP |
dibutyl phthalate |
| |
DDD |
2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethane |
| |
DDE |
2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethylene |
| |
DDT |
2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane |
| |
DEHP |
di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
| |
DFO |
Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
| |
dl |
detection limit |
| |
DNAPL |
dense non-aqueous phase liquid |
| |
DPPD |
n,n-diphenyl-1,4 benzenediamine |
| |
DRA |
detailed risk assessment |
| |
DSI |
detailed site investigation |
| |
DW |
drinking water use |
E |
| |
EA |
environmental assessment |
| |
ECO SSL |
ecological soil screening level |
| |
ECOTOX |
ecotoxicology database |
| |
ECX |
effects concentration |
| |
EDI |
estimated daily intake |
| |
EERO |
Environmental Emergency Response Officer |
| |
EMA |
Environmental Management Act |
| |
EMB |
Environmental Management Branch |
| |
EMMC |
Environmental Management Management Committee |
| |
EPMC |
Environmental Protection Management Committee |
| |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| |
EPD |
Environmental Protection Division |
| |
EPH |
extractable petroleum hydrocarbon |
| |
EPQ |
Environmenal Pathway Questionnaire |
| |
EPPC |
Environmental Protection and Planning Committee (CCME) |
| |
EPTC |
s-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate |
| |
ERA |
environmental risk assessment |
| |
ERL |
effects range low |
| |
ERH |
effects range high |
| |
ESD |
Environmental Stewardship Division |
| |
ETU |
ethylene thiourea |
F |
| |
FAA |
Financial Administration Act |
| |
f oc |
fraction of organic carbon |
| |
FS |
feasibility study |
| |
FREMP |
Fraser River Estuary Management Plan |
G |
| |
GC/AES |
gas chromatography/atomic emission spectrometry |
| |
GC/ECD |
gas chromatography/electron capture detection |
| |
GC/FID |
gas chromatography/flame ionization detection |
| |
GC/FTIR |
gas chromatography/fourier transform infra-red detection |
| |
GC/MS |
gas chromatography/mass spectrometry |
| |
GC/PID |
gas chromatography/photo ionization detection |
| |
GC/TCD |
gas chromatography/thermal conductivity detection |
| |
GIS |
geographic information system |
| |
GIS |
groundwater interception system |
| |
GOAT |
GIS and Oracle access tool |
| |
GVRD |
Greater Vancouver Regional District |
H |
| |
H2S |
hydrogen sulphide |
| |
HCFC-142b |
1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane |
| |
HCH |
hexachlorocyclohexane |
| |
HCH-gamma |
lindane |
| |
HEPA |
high efficiency particulate air |
| |
HEPH |
heavy extractable petroleum hydrocarbon |
| |
HI |
hazard index |
| |
HMX |
octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine |
| |
HQ |
hazard quotient |
| |
HS |
human health soil exposure |
| |
HV |
human health vapour exposure |
| |
HVAC |
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning |
| |
HW |
human health water exposure |
I |
| |
IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| |
IC |
institutional control |
| |
IL |
industrial land use |
| |
ILMB |
Integrated Land Management Bureau |
| |
IR |
independent remediation |
| |
IRIS |
Integrated Risk Information System |
| |
I-TEF |
NATO international toxicity equivalency factor |
| |
IW |
irrigation water use |
K |
| |
Kd |
dissociation constant |
| |
Koc |
organic carbon partition coefficient |
| |
Kow |
octanol-water partition coefficient |
L |
| |
LC X |
lethal concentration (x%) |
| |
LEPH |
light extractable petroleum hydrocarbon |
| |
LIW |
environmental livestock & irrigation water exposure |
| |
LNAPL |
light non-aqueous phase liquid |
| |
LOAEL |
lowest observed adverse effect level |
| |
LOEL |
lowest observed effect level |
| |
LMHO |
Local Medical Health Officer |
| |
LMHOC |
Local Medical Health Officer Council |
| |
LRS |
Land Remediation Section |
| |
LTO |
land title office |
| |
LUST |
leaking underground storage tank |
| |
LW |
livestock water use |
| |
LW |
environmental health livestock exposure |
M |
| |
MAG |
Ministry of Attorney General |
| |
MAH |
monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
| |
MAL |
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands |
| |
MCPA |
4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy acetic acid |
| |
MEMPR |
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources |
| |
MNA |
monitored natural attenuation |
| |
MoE |
Ministry of Environment |
| |
MoFR |
Ministry of Forests and Range |
| |
MoH |
Ministry of Health |
| |
MRL |
minimum risk level |
| |
MSDS |
materials safety data sheet |
| |
MTBE |
methyl tertiary butyl ether |
N |
| |
NAPL |
non-aqueous phase liquid |
| |
NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| |
NBA |
National Brownfields Association |
| |
NCSRP |
National Contaminated Sites Remediation Program |
| |
NIR |
Notification of Independent Remediation |
| |
NOAEL |
no observed adverse effect level |
| |
NOEL |
no observed effect level |
| |
NOM |
Notification of Offsite Migration |
| |
NS |
no standard |
| |
NTA |
nitrilotriacetic acid |
| |
NUCC |
no upper cap concentration |
O |
| |
OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| |
OGC |
Oil and Gas Commission |
| |
OIC |
order-in-council |
| |
ORNL |
Oak Ridge National Library |
| |
ORO |
Oak Ridge Operations |
P |
| |
PAH |
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
| |
PBB |
polybrominated biphenyl |
| |
PCB |
polychlorinated biphenyl |
| |
PCDD |
polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin |
| |
PCDF |
polychlorinated dibenzofuran |
| |
PCE |
tetrachloroethylene |
| |
PCOC |
potential contaminant of concern |
| |
PCP |
pentachlorophenol |
| |
PCT |
polychlorinated terphenyl |
| |
PEC |
probable effect concentration |
| |
PEL |
probable effect limit |
| |
PEP |
Provincial Emergency Program |
| |
PERC |
tetrachloroethylene |
| |
PMHO |
Provincial Medical Health Officer |
| |
PID |
land title parcel identifier |
| |
PIN |
Crown land parcel identification number |
| |
PL |
urban park land use |
| |
PPRTV |
provisional peer-reviewed toxicity value |
| |
PQL |
practical quantification limit |
| |
PQRA |
Guidance on Human Health Preliminary Quantitative Risk Assessment |
| |
PRA |
probabilistic risk assessment |
| |
PRG |
preliminary remedial goal |
| |
PSI |
preliminary site investigation |
| |
PSQS HH |
preliminary soil quality standard human health |
| |
PSQS EH |
preliminary soil quality standard ecological health |
| |
PTAC |
Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada |
Q |
| |
QA |
quality assurance |
| |
QC |
quality control |
R |
| |
RA |
risk assessment |
| |
RAGS |
Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund |
| |
RAIS |
Risk Assessment Information System |
| |
RAP |
remedial action plan |
| |
RAR |
Riparian Area Regulation |
| |
RfC |
reference concentration |
| |
RfD |
reference dose |
| |
RL |
residential land use |
| |
RLUST |
residential leaking underground storage tank |
| |
RM |
risk management |
| |
RP |
responsible person |
| |
RSC |
Roster Steering Committee |
S |
| |
SABCS |
Science Advisory Board for Contaminated Sites in B.C. |
| |
SAD |
strong acid dissociable |
| |
SALM |
strong acid leachable metals |
| |
SARA |
Species at Risk Act |
| |
SedQC SCS |
sensitive sediment use |
| |
SedQC TCS |
typical sediment use |
| |
SETAC |
Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
| |
SFi |
slope factor - inhalation |
| |
SFo |
slope factor - oral |
| |
SHW |
suspect hazardous waste |
| |
SIR |
site information request |
| |
SLRA |
Screening Level Risk Assessment |
| |
SOP |
standard operating procedure |
| |
SoSC |
summary of site condition |
| |
SPLP |
synthetic precipitation leaching procedure |
| |
SQG |
soil quality guideline |
| |
SQSHH |
soil quality standard human health |
| |
SQSEH |
soil quality standard ecological health |
| |
SRA |
stochastic risk assessment |
| |
SRCR |
Site Risk Classification Report |
| |
SSD |
species sensitivity distribution |
| |
SSL |
soil screening level |
| |
SSO |
site specific objective |
| |
SSS |
site specific standards |
| |
SWR |
Special Waste Regulation |
| |
SWIS |
Special Waste Information System |
T |
| |
TBTO |
tributylin oxide |
| |
TCE |
trichloroethylene |
| |
TCLP |
toxicity characteristic leaching procedure |
| |
TC 05 |
tumorigenic concentration - 5% incidence |
| |
TD 05 |
tumorigenic dose - 5% incidence |
| |
TDI |
tolerable daily intake |
| |
TEC |
threshold effect concentration |
| |
TEF |
toxicity equivalency factor |
| |
TEL |
threshold effect level |
| |
TEQ |
toxic equivalent |
| |
TLV |
threshold limit value |
| |
TMAN |
trimellitic anhydride |
| |
TRC |
tissue residue criteria |
| |
TRG |
tissue residue guideline |
| |
TRV |
toxicity reference value |
| |
TS |
environmental health terrestrial soil exposure |
U |
| |
UCC |
upper cap concentration |
| |
UN |
United Nations |
| |
URi |
cancer unit risk - inhalation |
| |
URo |
cancer unit risk - oral |
| |
USEPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| |
UST |
underground storage tank |
V |
| |
VES |
vapour extraction system |
| |
VMS |
vapour management system |
| |
VOC |
volatile organic compounds |
| |
VPH |
volatile petroleum hydrocarbons |
| |
VRA |
Voluntary Remediation Agreement |
W |
| |
WAD |
weak acid dissociable |
| |
WARP |
wide area remediation plan |
| |
WAS |
wide area site |
| |
WCB |
Workers' Compensation Board |
| |
WDR |
Waste Discharge Regulation |
| |
WERL |
Water Engineering Research Laboratory |
| |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
| |
WMA |
Waste Management Act |
| |
WQG |
water quality guideline |
