List of Terms Commonly Used in Relation to General Environmental Remediation Efforts
| AAL | Applied Action Level |
| AO | Administrative Order |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing & Materials |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances &Disease Registry |
| AOC | Area of Concern |
| AOC | Administrative Order on Consent |
| CAO | Cleanup and Abatement Order |
| CAP | Corrective Action Plan |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (U.S. Superfund) |
| COC | Chemicals/Contaminants of Concern |
| DTSC | Department of Toxic Substances Control |
| DISC OPS | Discontinued Operations |
| EESH | Energy, Environment, Safety & Health |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESH?? | Environment, Safety & Health |
| FONSI | Finding of No Significant Impact |
| FS? | Feasibility Study |
| GAC | Granular Acitvated Carbon |
| GW | Ground Water |
| HHRH | Human Health Risk Assessment |
| IRAP | Interim Remedial Action Plan |
| IRM | Interim Remedial Method |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MW | Monitoring Well |
| NFA | No Further Action |
| NOD | Notice of Determination |
| NRD?? | Natural Resource Damages |
| O&M | Operations & Maintenance |
| OM&M? | Operations, Monitoring & Maintenance |
| OU | Operating Unit |
| PAH | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
| PCE | Perchloroethylene |
| PHA | Public Health Assessment |
| PCBs | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PTF | Post Treatment Filtration |
| RA | Remedial Action |
| RAP | Remedial Action Plan |
| RCRA? | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| PPB | Parts Per Billion |
| RI | Remedial Investigation |
| RP | Responsible Party |
| ROD? |
Record of Decision |
| ROM | Rough Order of Magnitude |
| SMP? | Strategic Management Plan |
| SOW | Statement of Work |
| SW | Surface Water |
| T&FR | Technical and Functional Requirements |
| TIC | Tentatively Identified Compounds |
| VI | Vapor Instrusion |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compound |