Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Units of Measure
| µg/L | microgram(s) per liter |
| µg/m3 | microgram(s) per cubic meter |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry |
| bls | below land surface |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| CDI | chronic daily intakes |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Remediation, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |
| cm2 | square centimeter(s) |
| COPCs | constituents of potential concern |
| CTE | central tendency exposure |
| DDD | dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane |
| DDE | dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene |
| DDT | dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| DoA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPC | exposure point concentration |
| g/day | gram(s) per day |
| g/L | gram(s) per liter |
| HEAST | Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables |
| HI | Hazard Index |
| HQ | Hazard Quotient |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ILCR | increased lifetime cancer risk |
| IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System |
| kg/year | kilograms per year |
| L | liter(s) |
| L/day | liter(s) per day |
| lb/year | pound(s) per year |
| LOAEL | lowest observed adverse effect level |
| m2 | square meter(s) |
| m3 | cubic meter(s) |
| m3/day | cubic meter(s) per day |
| m3/hr | cubic meter(s) per hour |
| mg | milligram(s) |
| mg/cm2 | milligram(s) per square centimeter |
| mg/kg | milligram(s) per kilogram |
| mrem/year | millirem per year |
| NCEA | National Center for Environmental Assessment |
| NJDEP | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
| NOAEL | no observed adverse effect level |
| NYCRR | New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations |
| NYSDEC | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
| NYSDOH | New York State Department of Health |
| OU V | Operable Unit V |
| OSWER | Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response |
| PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
| PCB | polychlorinated biphenyl |
| pCi/g | picoCurie(s) per gram |
| ppm | parts per million |
| PRG | Preliminary Remediation Goals |
| QA/QC | quality assurance/quality control |
| RAGS | Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund |
| RESRAD | RESidual RADiation, a computer modeling code |
| RfC | Reference Concentration |
| RfD | Reference Dose |
| RI | Remedial Investigation |
| RME | reasonable maximum exposure |
| SCDHS | Suffolk County Department of Health Services |
| SF | slope factor |
| STP | Sewage Treatment Plant |
| TCE | trichloroethene |
| TEDE | Total Effective Dose Equivalent |
| UCL | upper confidence level |
| VOCs | volatile organic compounds |