| µBq |
microbecquerel |
| µm |
micrometer |
| AA, AAS |
atomic absorption, atomic absorption spectrometry |
| Ag |
silver |
| Al |
aluminum |
| Am |
americium |
| As |
arsenic |
| Ba |
barium |
| Be |
beryllium |
| Bq |
Becquerel |
| C |
centigrade |
| Ca |
calcium |
| Cd |
cadmium |
| Ce |
cerium |
| CEMRC |
Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center |
| CEMRP |
Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Program |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| cm |
centimeter |
| Cm |
curium |
| Co |
cobalt |
| Cr |
chromium |
| Cs |
cesium |
| Cu |
copper |
| CV |
coefficient of variation |
| DL |
detection limit |
| DOE |
U.S. Department of Energy |
| DRI |
Desert Research Institute |
| Dy |
dysprosium |
| EM |
Environmental Monitoring |
| EML |
Environmental Monitoring Laboratory |
| EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Er |
erbium |
| Eu |
europium |
| Fe |
iron |
| FY |
fiscal year |
| g |
gram |
| Gd |
gadolinium |
| Ge |
germanium |
| GPS |
global positioning satellite |
| HCl |
hydrochloric acid |
| Hcl04 |
perchloric acid |
| HF |
hydrofluoric acid |
| Hg |
mercury |
| HNO3 |
nitric acid |
| hr |
hour |
| IC |
ion chromotography |
| ICP-MS |
inductively coupled pasma mass spectrometry |
| K |
potassium |
| km |
kilometer |
| L |
liter |
| La |
lanthanum |
| LaF3 |
lanthanum fluoride |
| LDBC |
"Lie Down and Be Counted" |
| Li |
lithium |
| m |
meter |
| mb |
millibar |
| MBL |
mobile bioassay laboratory |
| mBq |
millibecquerel |
| MDC |
minimum detectable concentration |
| Mg |
magnesium |
| min |
minute |
| MJ |
megajoule |
| mL |
milliliter |
| mm |
millimeter |
| Mn |
manganese |
| Mo |
molybdenum |
| Na |
sodium |
| NaOH |
sodium hydroxide |
| Nd |
neodymium |
| Ni |
nickel |
| NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NMSU |
New Mexico State University |
| Np |
neptunium |
| ORNL |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Pb |
lead |
| pH |
scale indicating acidity or alkalinity of a substance |
| PM10 |
particulate matter smaller than 10 micrometers in diameter |
| PM2.5 |
particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter |
| Pr |
praseodymium |
| PRB |
Program Review Board |
| Pu |
plutonium |
| QA |
quality assurance |
| QAP |
quality assurance program |
| QC |
quality control |
| RIP |
Radiochemistry Intercomparison Program |
| Ru |
ruthenium |
| SAB |
Science Advisory Board |
| Sb |
antimony |
| Sc |
scandium |
| SD |
standard deviation |
| Se |
selenium |
| SE |
standard error |
| sec |
second
|
| Sm |
samarium |
| Sn |
tin |
| Sr |
strontium |
| T1/2 |
half-life |
| Th |
thorium |
| Ti |
titanium |
| TIMS |
thermal ionization mass spectrometry |
| Tl |
thallium |
| TSP |
total suspended particulate |
| U |
uranium |
| UVB |
Ultra-Violet B |
| V |
vanadium |
| W |
watt |
| WERC |
Waste-management Education & Research Consortium |
| WIPP |
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant |
