Public Health Assessment Public Comment Release
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AL
U.S. EPA Action Level
ATSDR
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
COC
Contaminant of Concern
CREG
Cancer Risk Evaluation Guide
CSF
Cancer Slope Factor
CV
Comparison Value
EMEG
Environmental Media Evaluation Guide
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ESI
Expanded Site Inspection
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
HOD
Health Outcome Data
IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer
IUPAC
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
LOAEL
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level
MCL
Maximum Contaminant Level
mg/kg/day
milligram per kilogram per day
mg/m3
milligram per cubic meter
MRL
Minimal Risk Level
NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NOAEL
No Observed Adverse Effect Level
NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPL
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyl
PHA
Public Health Assessment
ppb
part per billion
ppm
part per million
ppt
part per trillion
R3 RBC
U.S. EPA Region 3 Risk-based Concentration
R9 PRG
U.S. EPA Region 9 Preliminary Remediation Goal
RfD
Reference Dose
RI
Remedial Investigation
RMEG
Reference Media Evaluation Guide
SSL
U.S. EPA Soil Screening Level
TCDD
Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin
TEF
Toxicity Equivalency Factor
TEQ
Toxicity Equivalency Quotient
g/L
microgram per liter
WHO
World Health Organization
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