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APPENDIX C: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Pages 279-282

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From page 279...
... DIVER Data Integration Visualization Exploration and Reporting DOR dispersant-to-oil ratio DOSS dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate DS model proposed by Delvigne & Sweeney or DeepSpill DSD droplet size distribution DWH Deepwater Horizon 279
From page 280...
... Food and Drug Administration FEV forced expiratory volume FVC forced vital capacity GC gas chromatography GC-FID gas chromatography and flame ionization detection GC-MS gas chromatography and mass spectrometry GDS Global Dispersant Stockpile GNOME General NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Operational Modeling Environment GoMRI Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative GOR gas-to-oil ratio GRIIDC Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information & Data Cooperative HC5 hazard concentration 5% HEWAF high-energy water-accommodated fraction HYCOM Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model IDLH Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health IFT interfacial tension IOGP International Association of Oil & Gas Producers IRB Institutional Review Board ISB in situ burning IVOC intermediate-volatility organic compound LC50 median lethal concentration LEWAF low energy water-accommodated fraction LISST Laser In Situ Scattering and Transmissiometry LL50 lethal loading 50 LN log-normal LOC level of concern LT50 lethal time 50 MAH monoaromatic hydrocarbon MD microdroplet concentration MEWAF medium-energy water-accommodated fraction MEXUS Mexico–United States MOS marine oil snow MOSSFA Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation
From page 281...
... APPENDIX C 281 MPa megapascal MS mass spectrometry NAPL non-aqueous-phase liquid NEBA Net Environmental Benefit Analysis NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council NRDA Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRT National Response Team OMA oil-mineral aggregate OPA oil-particle aggregate ORMS oil-related marine snow OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon PDMS polydimethylsiloxane PLC50 median phototoxic lethal concentration PPE personal protective equipment PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder RANS Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes RfD reference dose RL risk level ROC resource of concern SABGOM South Atlantic Bight -- Gulf of Mexico SilCam silhouette camera SIMA Spill Impact Mitigation Assessment SOA secondary organic aerosol SOO spill of opportunity SPME solid-phase microextraction SSD Species Sensitivity Distribution SSDI subsea dispersant injection SVOC semi-volatile organic compound SwRI Southwest Research Institute TAMOC Texas A&M Oilspill Calculator THC total hydrocarbon concentration TLM target lipid model TPAH total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon TPH total petroleum hydrocarbon TROPICS Tropical Oil Pollution Investigations in Coastal Systems TU toxic unit TUHH Hamburg University of Technology
From page 282...
... 282 THE USE OF DISPERSANTS IN MARINE OIL SPILL RESPONSE UI uncertainty interval UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea USCG U.S. Coast Guard UV ultraviolet VEC valued ecosystem component VOC volatile organic compound WAF water-accommodated fraction


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