Appendix K
Acronyms
LIST OF ACRONYMS
AIHAAmerican Industrial Hygiene Association
AldehydesToxic aldehyde compounds, using filter media
ALOHAAreal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres
APCDAir Pollution Control District
APCOAir Pollution Control Officer
AQMDAir Quality Management District
AQPMAir Quality Program Manager
ARBAir Resources Board
ARSAlternative Release Scenarios
BAAQMDBay Area Air Quality Management District
BAM2.5PM2.5 by beta attenuation monitor
BAM10PM10 beta attenuation monitor
BCBattalion Chief or Black Carbon
BCAMPBenicia Community Air Monitoring Program
BFDBakersfield City Fire Department
BLEVEBoiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
BPBarometric pressure
BTVBenicia Television
CACalifornia
CAAClean Air Act
CACCommunity Advisory Council
CAERCommunity Awareness and Emergency Response
CAHANCalifornia Health Alert Network
CalARPCalifornia Accidental Release Prevention
CalEPACalifornia Environmental Protection Agency
CalOESCalifornia Office of Emergency Services
CAMEOComputer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations
CANCommunity Alert and Notification
CAPCommunity Advisory Panel
CAPCOACalifornia Air Pollution Control Officers Association
CARPACalifornia Air Response Planning Alliance
CATSConsequence Assessment Tool Set
CCCHMP Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Program
CCCHSD Contra Costa County Health Services Department
CCCOESContra Costa County Office of Emergency Services
CDPHCalifornia Department of Public Health
Acronyms (cont’d)
CEDCompliance and Enforcement Division
CEQACalifornia Environmental Quality Act
CERTCommunity Emergency Response Teams
CFDChevron Fire Department
Cl2Chlorine
CMSChip Measurement System
COCarbon monoxide
CRHMROCoastal Region Hazardous Materials Response Organization
Cr6+Toxic chromium, using filter media
CSBChemical Safety Board
CSNChemical Speciation Network
CSTCivil Support Teams
CUPACertified Unified Program Agency
CWS Community Warning System
DRIDesert Research Institute
DTRADefense Threat Reduction Agency
DTSCDepartment of Toxic Substances Control
EASEmergency Alert System
EHSEnvironmental, Health and Safety
ELLAPEnvironmental Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program
EMLAPEnvironmental Microbiology Laboratory Accreditation Program
EMSLEnvironmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
EMSEmergency Medical Service
EOCEmergency Operations Center
ERPEmergency Response Program
ERTEmergency Response Team
ESFDEl Segundo Fire Department
FBIFederal Bureau of Investigation
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FTIRFourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Gas OrganicsSpeciated toxic organic compounds, using sample canisters
GCGas Chromatography
GCMGlobal Community Monitoring
GISGeographic Information System
GLMGround Level Monitors
H&SHealth and Safety
Acronyms (cont’d)
HazMatHazardous Materials
HAZWOPERHazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
HCHydrocarbons
HCNHydrogen Cyanide
HESHealth and Environmental Safety
HFHydrogen Fluoride
HHMDHealth Hazardous Materials Division
Hi-volHigh Volume
HPACHazardous Predictions and Assessment Capabilities
H2SHydrogen Sulfide
HSIPHomeland Security Infrastructure Program
HWSHorizontal Wind Speed
HYSPLITHYbrid Single-Particle Lagrangian
ICIncident Command or Incident Commander
ICCIncident Collaboration Center
ICRInformation Collection Request
ICSIncident Command System
IHIndustrial Hygiene
IHLAPIndustrial Hygiene Laboratory Accreditation Program
IMAACInteragency Modeling and Atmospheric Assessment Center
IMATIncident Management Assist Team
IMTIncident Management Team
INSIncident of National Significance
IRInfrared
ISOIndustrial Safety Ordinance
JEMJoint Effects Model
KCFDKern County Fire Department
KCEHKern County Environmental Health
LALos Angeles
LACoFD-HHMDLos Angeles County Fire Department – Health and Hazardous Materials Division
LAFDLos Angeles Fire Department
LELLower Explosive Limits
LEPCLocal Emergency Planning Committee
METMeteorological instrument package, typically consisting of temperature, wind speed, wind direction and relative humidity measurement device.
MetalsSpeciated metals, using filter media
Acronyms (cont’d)
MMBModeling and Meteorology Branch
MSRCMarine Spill Response Corporation & Stars Contractors
NARACNational Atmospheric Release Advisory Center
NATTSNational Air Toxics Trends Stations
NBCNuclear, Biological, Chemical
NESHAPSNational Emission Standards for hazardous Air Pollutants
Nephelometersmall and portable light scattering devices to detect PM2.5
NFPANational Fire Protection Association
NH3Ammonia
NIMSNational Incident Management System
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NISTNational Institute of Standards and Technology
NMHCNon-Methane Hydrocarbons
NMOCNon-Methane Organic Compounds
NOXOxides of Nitrogen, various
NOyReactive Nitrogen Oxides
NOAANational Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
NRCNational Response Corporation
NVLAPNational Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
NWSNational Weather Service
O3Ozone
OEROffice of Emergency Response
OESOffice of Emergency Service
OTOutdoor temperature
OSCOn Scene Coordinator
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PAHsPolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, speciated organic fractions of PM10
PAMSPhotochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations
PbLead, using filter media
PIDPhotoionization Detector
PIERPublic Information and Emergency Response
PIOPublic Information Officer
PMParticulate matter
PM2.5 (continuous)PM2.5 is a hybrid of direct reading monitors and manual samplers
Acronyms (cont’d)
PM2.5 (filter)PM2.5 is collected on 47 mm PTFE membrane media at a volumetric sample rate of 16.67 lpm.
PM10 (continuous)PM10 is a hybrid of direct reading monitors and manual samplers
PM10 (filter)PM10 is collected on 47 mm PTFE membrane media at a volumetric sample rate of 16.67 lpm.
PM2.5 SpecPM2.5 sampling with ability for chemical speciation
PMAOPetro-chemical Mutual Aid Organization
ppbParts Per Billion
ppmPart Per Million
PUFPoly-Urethane Foam
RANRadio Alert Network
RCAPRodeo Community Advisory Panel
REACTRichmond Emergency Action Community Teams
RHRelative Humidity
RIORefinery Information Officer
RMP Risk Management Plan
SCAQMDSouth Coast Air Quality Management District
SCIHMTSolano County Interagency HazMat Team
SCIMOSouthern California Industrial Mutual Aid Organization
SIPShelter in Place
SJVAPCDSan Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control district
SLAMSState and Local Air Monitoring Stations
SLOSan Luis Obispo
SLOAPCDSan Luis Obispo Air Pollution Control District
SO2Sulfur Dioxide
SOFSolar Occultation Flux
SPMSingle Point Monitor
SRSolar Radiation
SRAState Responsibility Area
TACToxic Air Contaminants
TENSTelephone Emergency Notification System
TEOMTapered Element Oscillating Microbalance, Analytical method
TFDTorrance Fire Department
TICToxic Industrial Chemicals
TIMToxic Industrial Materials
ToxicsSpatial variations in average concentration of air toxics
Acronyms (cont’d)
TSDTechnical Services Division
TSPTotal Suspended Particulates
TSPleadTotal Suspended Particulates, lead speciated
UATMPUrban Air Toxic Monitoring Program
UCUnified command
UCSUnified Command Suite
UFPUltrafine Particle (< 0.1 micrometers diameter)
USUnited States
USEPAUnited States Environmental Protection Agency
UVUltraviolet
UV-DOASUltraviolet Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy
VCAPValero Community Advisory Panel
VOCVolatile Organic Compounds
VOIPVoice over Internet Protocol
WCSWorst-case-scenario
WCESWest Coast Environmental Solutions
WDWind direction
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