Abbreviations and Acronyms
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| ABS | acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| AGA | American Gas Association |
| ALA | American Lung Association |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| APHA | American Public Health Association |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASSE | American Society of Structural Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing Materials |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| AWG | American Wire Gauge |
| AWWA | American Waters Works Association |
| BTU | British thermal unit |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CGA | Canadian Gas Association |
| CO | carbon monoxide |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CPSC | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| CSIA | Chimney Safety Institute of America |
| DDT | dichlorodiphenyltrichlorethane |
| DE | diatomaceous earth |
| DPD | N,N-diethyl-p-phenylene diamine |
| DWV | drain, waste, and vent |
| EIFS | exterior insulation and finish system |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPDM | ethylene propylene dieneterpolymer |
| ETS | environmental tobacco smoke |
| FHA | Federal Housing Authority |
| FM | Factory Mutual |
| GFCI | ground fault circuit interrupter |
| HEPA | high-efficiency particulate air |
| HHS | Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of |
| HSC | Home Safety Council |
| HUD | Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of |
| HVAC | heating, ventilating and air conditioning |
| IAPMO | International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials |
| ICC | International Code Council |
| IPM | integrated pest management |
| ISO | International Standard Organization |
| kg | kilogram |
| LPP | low-pressure pipe |
| MPMH | Military Pest Management Handbook |
| MSS | Mechanical Standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting Industry |
| NCEH | National Center for Environmental Health |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NIA | National Institute on Aging |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NTU | nephelometric turbidity unit |
| ODTS | organic dust toxic syndrome |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PEX | cross-formulated polyethylene |
| POTW | publicly owned treatment works |
| ppm | parts per million |
| psi | pound per square inch |
| PVC | polyvinyl chloride |
| PW | potable water |
| RIFA | red imported fire ant |
| SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act |
| SEER | seasonal energy efficiency ratio |
| T&P | temperature-pressure |
| TSP | trisodium phosphate |
| UF | urea-formaldehyde |
| UL | Underwriters Laboratories |
| USCB | U.S. Census Bureau |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USFA | U.S. Fire Administration |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey |
| USHA | United States Housing Authority |
| VA | Veteran’s Administration |
| VOC | volatile organic compound |
| XRF | X-ray fluorescence |
Page last reviewed: October 1, 2009
Content source: National Center for Environmental Health