Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Acronym List
Greek Characters
µg/m3 micrograms per cubic meter
A
AARST American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists
AER air exchange rate
AHU air handling unit
ALM asphalt latex membrane
ANSI American National Standards Institute
APU air purifying unit
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
ASTSWMO Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials
ATD analytical thermal desorption
ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
ATU air treatment unit
AVMB aerobic vapor migration barrier
B
BWD block wall depressurization
C
CAPEX capital expense
CM composite membrane
CMU concrete masonry unit
CO carbon monoxide
COC contaminant (or constituent or chemical) of concern
CQA construction quality assurance
CSM conceptual site model
CSP concrete surface profile
CSV crawlspace ventilation
D
DOD United States Department of Defense
DNAPL dense non-aqueous phase liquids
DTD drain tile depressurization
DTSC California Department of Toxic Substances Control
E
EC engineering control
EFC epoxy floor coating
EPDM ethylene propylene diene monomer
ESTCP Environmental Security Technology Certification Program
EVOH ethylene vinyl alcohol
F
FDA United States Food and Drug Administration
FID flame ionization detector
G
GAC granulated activated carbon
H
HDPE high-density polyethylene
HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
I
IC institutional control
IDEM Indiana Department of Environmental Management
ITRC Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
L
LLDPE linear low-density polyethylene
LNAPL light non-aqueous phase liquid
LUC land use control
M
MADEP Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
MLE multiple lines of evidence
MPCA Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
MPE multiphase extraction
N
NAPL non-aqueous phase liquid
NJDEP New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NO2 nitrogen dioxide
NREL National Renewable Energy Lab
NYDOH New York Department of Health
O
O2 oxygen
OM&M operation, maintenance, and monitoring
OSWER USEPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
P
PADEP Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PCB polychlorinated biphenyls
PCE perchloroethylene or perchloroethene
PFAS per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
PFE pressure field extension
PID photoionization detector
PVC polyvinyl chloride
PVI petroleum vapor intrusion
Q
QA/QC quality assurance/quality control
R
ROI radius of influence
S
scfm square cubic feet per minute
SDR standard dimensional ratio
SMD sub-membrane depressurization
SSD sub-slab depressurization
SSV sub-slab ventilation
SVE soil vapor extraction
T
TCE trichloroethylene or trichloroethene
TPH total petroleum hydrocarbons
TM thermoplastic membrane
U
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USDOE United States Department of Energy
USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
V
VAV variable air volume
VG vented garage
VI vapor intrusion
VIMS vapor intrusion mitigation system
VOC volatile organic compound
W
WDNR Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources