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Abbreviations
A Report to Congress
JANUARY 1997
| ABLES | Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance | |
| ACGIH | American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists | |
| AIHA | American Industrial Hygiene Association | |
| APF | assigned protection factor | |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials | |
| BLL | blood lead level | |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| ELPAT | Environmental Lead Proficiency Analytical Testing | |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | |
| FTE | full-time equivalent (employee) | |
| HEPA | high-efficiency air filter | |
| HHE | health hazard evaluation | |
| HUD | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | |
| LBP | lead-based paint | |
| LEV | local exhaust ventilation | |
| MDC | minimum detectable concentration | |
| mg/m3 | milligrams per cubic meter | |
| mg/cm2 | milligrams per square centimeter | |
| MMWR | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | |
| MQC | minimum quantifiable concentration | |
| ND | none detected | |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey | |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health | |
| NLLAP | National Lead Laboratory Analytical Proficiency | |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Service | |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration | |
| PAPR | powered air-purifying respirator | |
| PAT | Proficiency Analytical Testing | |
| Pb | lead (symbol for the element) | |
| PBZ | personal breathing-zone | |
| PEL | Permissible Exposure Limit | |
| PHS | U.S. Public Health Service | |
| ppm | parts per million | |
| REL | Recommended Exposure Limit | |
| SHARP | Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention | |
| SIC | standard industrial classification | |
| TWA | time-weighted average | |
| ug/m3 | micrograms per cubic meter | |
| ug/dL | micrograms per deciliter of (whole) blood | |
| ug/ft2 | micrograms per square foot | |
| ug/g | micrograms per gram | |
| ZPP | zinc protoporphyrin |