Acronyms & Symbols for Callan/Thomas Environmental Economics and Management, 6e
A
ABT
Averaging, banking, and trading
ACC
American Chemistry Council
ADWR
Aircraft Drinking Water Rule
AEM
Averting Expenditure Method
AQCR
Air Quality Control Region
AQI
Air Quality Index
ARB
California Air Resources Board
ARP
Acid Rain Program
B
BACT
Best available control technology
BADCT
Best available demonstrated control technology
BART
Best available retrofit technology
BAT
Best available technology (drinking water)
BAT
Best available technology economically achievable (existing point
sources)
BCM
Bromochloromethane
BCT
Best conventional control technology
BEA
Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEACH
Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act
BFR
Brominated flame retardant
BMP
Best Management Practices
BOD
Biological oxygen demand
BSR
Business for Social Responsibility
Btu
British thermal unit
C
CAAA
Clean Air Act Amendments
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CAFE
Corporate Average-Fuel Economy
CAIR
Clean Air Interstate Rule
CAIROS
CAIR Ozone Season
CARS
Car Allowance Rebate System
CB EMT
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Markets Team
CBOT
Chicago Board of Trade
CCL
Construction Completions List
CCRI
Climate Change Research Initiative
CCSP
Climate Change Science Program
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDM
Clean Development Mechanism
CEC
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation
CEITs
Countries with Economies in Transition
CEPA
Canadian Environmental Protection Act
CER
Certified Emission Reduction
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
CERCLIS
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Information System
C2F6
Perfluoroethane
C6H6
Benzene
CF4
Tetrofluoromethane
CFC-11
Chlorofluorocarbon-11
CFC-12
Chlorofluorocarbon-12
CFCs
Chlorofluorocarbons
CFRP
Carbon fiber reinforced polymers
CH4
Methane
CCRI
Climate Change Research Initiative
CCSP
Climate Change Science Program
CO
Carbon monoxide
CO2
Carbon dioxide
COP
Conference of the Parties
CPI
Consumer Price Index
CSAPR
Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
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CTE
Committee on Trade and Environment
CVM
Contingent Valuation Method
CWA
Clean Water Act
CWSRF
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
CWSs
Community Water Systems
CZARA
Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments
D
DDT
Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane
DFD
Design for Disassembly
DfE
Design for the Environment
DOI
Department of the Interior
DSD
Duales System Deutschland AG
DWS
Drinking Water Strategy
DWSRF
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
E
EA
Economic Analysis
EAP
Environmental Accounting Project
EDB
Ethylene dibromide
EEE
Electrical and electronics equipment
E85
Fuel with 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline
EHS
Environmental Health and Safety
EIS
Economic Impact Statement
EKC
Environmental Kuznets Curve
EMS
Environmental Management System
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPR
Extended Product Responsibility
ERP
Equipment replacement provision
ERU
Emissions reduction unit
ESD
Ecologically Sustainable Development
E10
Fuel with 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gasoline
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EU
European Union
EU ETS
European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
F
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FFDCA
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
FFV
Flexible fuel vehicle
FIFRA
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
FLC
Federal Leadership Committee
FQPA
Food Quality Protection Act
FV
Future value
FWPCA
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
FWS
Fish and Wildlife Service
G
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDP
Gross domestic product
GHG
Greenhouse gas
GNP
Gross national product
gplg
Grams per leaded gallon
gpm
Grams per mile
GWP
Global warming potential
H
HBFCs
Hydrobromofluorocarbons
HCFCs
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons
HFCs
Hydrofluorocarbons
Hg
Mercury
HPM
Hedonic Price Method
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HRS
Hazard Ranking System
I
IBEP
Integrated Border Environmental Plan
ICCA
International Council of Chemical Associations
ICI
Integrated Cleanup Initiative
IIS
Inflation Impact Statement
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPM
Integrated Pest Management
IPPC
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
IRIS
Integrated Risk Information System
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
IFSD
institutional framework for sustainable development (IFSD)
L
LAER
Lowest achievable emission rate
LCA
Life Cycle Assessment
LCM
Life Cycle Management
LDC
London Dumping Convention
LEV
Low-emission vehicle
M
MAC
Marginal abatement cost
MACEX
Marginal abatement cost for an existing stationary source
MACmkt
Market-level MAC
MACN
Marginal abatement cost for a new stationary source
MACT
Maximum achievable control technology
MB
Marginal benefit
MC
Marginal cost
MCE
Marginal cost of enforcement
MCL
Maximum contaminant level
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MCLG
Maximum contaminant level goal
MEB
Marginal external benefit
MEC
Marginal external cost
MEF
Marginal effluent fee
MFL
Million fibers per liter
g/m3

Micrograms per cubic meter
mg/l
Milligrams per liter
mg/m3
Milligrams per cubic meter
mmBtu
Million British thermal units
MPB
Marginal private benefit
MPC
Marginal private cost
mpg
Miles per gallon
mrem/yr
Millirems per year
MSB
Marginal social benefit
MSBNON
Marginal social benefit of abatement in a nonattainment area
MSBPSD
Marginal social benefit of abatement in a PSD area
MSC
Marginal social cost
MSCNON
Marginal social cost of abatement in a nonattainment area
MSCPSD
Marginal social cost of abatement in a PSD area
MSW
Municipal solid waste
MT
Marginal tax
MTBE
Methyl tertiary-butyl ether
M
Marginal profit
N
N2O
Nitrous oxide
NAAQS
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
NAPAP
National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NBP
NOX Budget Trading Program
NCOD
National Contaminant Occurrence Database
NCP
National Contingency Plan
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NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NEPIS
National Environmental Publications Information System
NESHAP
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NHTSA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NIMBY
“Not in my backyard”
NMHC
Non-methane hydrocarbons
NO2
Nitrogen dioxide
NOx
Nitrogen oxides
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPDWRs
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
NPL
National Priorities List
NRC
National Research Council
NRC
National Response Center
NSCEP
National Service Center for Environmental Publications
NSDWRs
National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations
NSPS
New Source Performance Standards
NSR
New Source Review
O
O2
Oxygen
O3
Ozone
ODP
Ozone depletion potential
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OPA
Oil Pollution Act of 1990
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OTC
Ozone Transport Commission
P
P2
Pollution prevention
PAYT
Pay-as-you-throw
Pb
Lead
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PCBs
Polychlorinated biphenyls
pCi/L
Picocuries per liter
PEMA
Pollutant Emission Management Area
PER
Perchloroethylene
PESP
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program
PFCs
Perfluorocarbons
PHEV
Plug-in hybrid vehicle
PM
Particulate matter
PM-10
Particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in diameter
PM-2.5
Particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter
PMN
Premanufacture notice
POTWs
Publicly owned treatment works
ppb
Parts per billion
ppm
Parts per million
ppm/l
Parts per million per liter
PREPA
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
PRIA 1
Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003
PRIA 2
Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act
PRO EUROPE
Packaging Recovery Organisation Europe
PRP
Potentially responsible party
PSD
Prevention of significant deterioration
PV
Present value
PVB
Present value of benefits
PVC
Present value of costs
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
PVNB
Present value of net benefits
PWS
Public water system
PZEV
partial zero-emission vehicle
Q
QOL
Quality of life
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R
RACT
Reasonably available control technology
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
REC
Renewable Energy Certificate
RECLAIM
Regional Clean Air Incentives Market
RED
Reregistration Eligibility Decision
RfD
Reference dose
RGGI
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
RIA
Regulatory Impact Analysis
RMU
Removal Unit
RTC
RECLAIM trading credits
S
SAB
Science Advisory Board
SARA
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SCAQMD
South Coast Air Quality Management District
SDWA
Safe Drinking Water Act
SF6
Sulfur hexafluoride
SIP
State Implementation Plan
SMCL
Secondary maximum contaminant level
SNA
System of National Accounts
SNAP
Significant New Alternative Policy
SO2
Sulfur dioxide
SOx
Sulfur oxides
SWDA
Solid Waste Disposal Act
T
TAC
Total abatement cost
TC
Total costs
TCDD
Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
TCE
Trichloroethylene
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TCI
Transportation and Climate Initiative
TCM
Travel Cost Method
TCP
Trichlorophenol
TD
Total damages
TMDLs
Total maximum daily loads
TR
Total revenue
TRI
Toxics Release Inventory
TSB
Total social benefits
TSC
Total social costs
TSCA
Toxic Substances Control Act
TSDFs
Treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
TT
Treatment technique
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
U
UNCED
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNCSD
United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNFCCC
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change
USCAR
U.S. Council for Automobile Research
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USFWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
V
VAVR
Voluntary Accelerated Vehicle Retirement
VOC
Volatile organic compound
W
WCI
Western Climate Initiative
WSSD
World Summit on Sustainable Development
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WTO
World Trade Organization
WTP
Willingness to pay
Z
ZEV
Zero-emission vehicle
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