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... 96 AFFF Aqueous film-forming foam ANAB ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board APEC Area of potential environmental concern APFO Ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate ARFF Aircraft rescue and firefighting ASTM ASTM International BOD Biochemical oxygen demand C6 Carbon chain consisting of six carbons C8 carbon chain consisting of eight carbons Ca2+ Calcium ion CALA Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation Inc. CARs Canadian Aviation Regulations CASRN Chemical Abstract Services Registry Number CEPA Canadian Environmental Protection Act CFR Code of Federal Regulations COD Chemical oxygen demand CSM Conceptual site model °C Degrees Celsius DEPA Danish Ministry of the Environment DoD United States Department of Defense EC50 Half maximal effective concentration (EC50)
From page 97...
... Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms, and Symbols 97 ISE Ion-selective electrode ISO International Organization for Standardization kg Kilogram L Liter L-A-B Laboratory Accreditation Bureau LC-MS/MS Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry LC-QTOF-MS/MS Liquid chromatography/quadrupole time of flight/tandem mass spectrometry LC50 Lethal concentration at 50 percent. LC50 is the lethal concentration required to kill 50 percent of the population (longer-term exposure)
From page 98...
... 98 Use and Potential Impacts of AFFF Containing PFASs at Airports RfD Reference dose RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Netherlands) RO Reverse osmosis SCC Standards Council of Canada SDS Safety data sheet SDWA Safe Drinking Water Act SNUR Significant New Use Rule TDS Technical data sheet TGD Technical Guidance Document TOP Total oxidizable precursor TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act UCMR 3 Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule µg microgram UK United Kingdom UL Underwriters Laboratory Inc.

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