Appendix H: Acronyms

1,1,1-TCA

 

1,1,1-trichloroethane

ANOVA

 

Analysis of variance

AO

 

Acridine orange

ATCG

 

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

atzB gene

 

Hydroxyatrazine ethylaminohydrolase

bp, kbp, Mbp

 

Base pairs, kilobase pairs, megabase pairs

bssA gene

 

benzylsuccinate synthase

BTEX

 

Benzene, Toluene, Ethelbenzene, Xylene

bvcA gene

 

Reductive dehalogenase implicated in the vinyl chloride to ethene reductive dechlorination

C

 

Carbon

CARD

 

Catalysed reported deposition

CARD-FISH

 

Catalyzed reported deposition fluorescence in situ hybridization

cDNA

 

Complementary DNA

CERCLA

 

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

CFR

 

Code of Federal Regulations

cis-1,2-DCE or cis-DCE

 

cis-1,2-dichloroethylene

Cl

 

Chlorine

cld gene

 

Chlorite dismutase gene

CO

 

Carbon monoxide

CO2

 

Carbon dioxide

CSIA

 

Compound Specific Isotope Analysis

CSM

 

Conceptual site model

Cu

 

Copper

DAPI

 

4.6-diamindino-phenylindole

DC

 

Dissimilarity Coefficient

DCA

 

Dichloroethane

DGGE

 

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Dhc

 

Dehalococcoides mccarti

DIC

 

Dissolved inorganic carbon

DNA

 

Deoxyribonucleic acid

DNAPL

 

Dense non-aqueous phase liquid

EAPs

 

Enzyme activity probes

EDB

 

1,2-dibromoethane

EE/CA

 

Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis

EMD

 

Environmental molecular diagnostics

ENA

 

Enhanced natural attenuation

EPA

 

Environmental Protection Agency

ESTCP

 

Environmental Security Technology Certification Program

FAMEs

 

Fatty acid methyl esters

FAQ

 

Frequently asked questions

Fe

 

Iron

FISH

 

Fluorescence in situ hybridization

FMGP

 

Former manufactured gas plant

FS

 

Feasibility study

g

 

Gram

GAC

 

Granular activated carbon

GC

 

Gas Chromatograph

GC/ECD

 

Gas chromatograph/electron capture detector

GC/MS

 

Gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer

H

 

Hydrogen

HNOPS

 

Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Potassium, Sulfur

ICP-MS

 

Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry

IRMS

 

Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer

ISCO

 

In Situ Chemical Oxidation

ITRC

 

Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council

L

 

Liter

L108

 

Aquincola tertiaricarbonis L108

LNAPL

 

Light non-aqueous phase liquid

LTM

 

Long Term Management

LTMO

 

Long-Term Monitoring Optimization

LUST

 

Leaking underground storage tank

MAR-FISH

 

Microautoradiography Fluorescence in situ hybridization

MCL

 

Maximum Contaminant Level

MDA

 

Multiple displacement amplification

mg

 

Milligrams

MIP

 

Membrane Interface Probe

MIQE

 

Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments

mL

 

Milliliter

MNA

 

Monitored Natural Attenuation

Mo

 

Molybdenum

MPN

 

Most probable number

mRNA

 

Messenger RNA

MS

 

Mass Spectrometry

MTBE

 

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether

MW

 

Monitoring Well

N

 

Nitrogen

NAH

 

Naphthalene dioxygenase

NanoSIMS-FISH

 

Nanoscale secondary-ion mass spectrometry - Fluorescence in situ hybridization

NAPL

 

Nonaqueous phase liquid

NAS

 

Naval Air Station

NAVFAC

 

Naval Facilities Engineering Command

NELAC

 

National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference

NPL

 

National Priority List

NTC

 

No Template Controls

O

 

Oxygen

ORP

 

Oxidation-reduction potential

PAH

 

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

Pb

 

Lead

PCBs

 

Polychlorinated biphenyls

PCE

 

Perchloroethylene

pceA gene

 

tetrachloroethene reductive dehalogenase

PCR

 

Polymerase chain reaction

PHE

 

Phenol hydroxylase

PLFA

 

Phospholipid fatty acid

PM1

 

Methylibium petroleiphilum

PQL

 

Practical Quantitation Limit

QA/QC

 

Quality assurance/quality control

qPCR

 

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction

RCRA

 

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

RDase

 

Reductive dehalogenase

RDX

 

Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine

RFU

 

Relative fluorescence units

RI

 

Remedial investigation

RMDs

 

Retrievable media devices

RMO

 

Ring-hydroxylating toluene monooxygenase

RNA

 

Ribonucleic acid

ROD

 

Record of Decision

rRNA

 

Ribosomal ribonucleic acid (ribosomal RNA)

RT-qPCR

 

Reverse transcriptase qPCR

S

 

Sulfur

SERDP

 

Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program

SETAC

 

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

SIM

 

Single Ion Monitoring

SIMS

 

Secondary-ion mass spectrometry

SIP

 

Stable isotope probing

sMMO

 

Soluble methane monoooxygenase

SNR

 

Signal to noise ratio

SOP

 

Standard Operating Procedure

SRB

 

Sulfate-reducing bacteria

T

 

Time

TAN

 

Test Area North site at the Idaho National Laboratory

TBA

 

Tert-Butyl Alcohol

TCA

 

Trichloroethane

tceA gene

 

trichloroethene reductive dehalogenase

TCE

 

Trichloroethene

TCFE

 

Trichlorofluoroethylene

TEL

 

Tetra-ethyl Lead

TMO

 

Toluene monooxygenase

TNT

 

2,4,6-trinitrotoluene

TOC

 

Total Organic Carbon

TOD

 

Toluene 2,3-dixoygenase

TPH

 

Total petroleum hydrocarbons

T-RFLP

 

Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism

U(IV)

 

Uranium, +4 oxidation state

U(VI)

 

Uranium, +6 oxidation state

ug

 

Micrograms

UST

 

Underground storage tank

VC

 

Vinyl Chloride

vcrA

 

Vinyl chloride reductase (varietal A), a reductive dehalogenase gene

VFAs

 

Volatile Fatty Acids

VOC

 

Volatile organic compound

Zn

 

Zinc


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