SAM Abbreviations and Acronyms
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ACS | American Chemical Society | |
amp-ELISA | Amplified-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay | |
APCI | Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization | |
APHA | American Public Health Association | |
APHL | Association of Public Health Laboratories | |
AOAC | AOAC International (formerly the Association of Official Analytical Chemists) | |
API | Atmospheric pressure ionization | |
ASM | American Society for Microbiology | |
ASR | Analytical Services Request | |
ASTM | ASTM International (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials) | |
AWWA | American Water Works Association | |
B |
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BAM | Bacteriological Analytical Manual | |
BGMK | Buffalo green monkey kidney | |
BHT | Butylated hydroxytoluene | |
BMBL | Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories | |
BSL | Biosafety level | |
BZ | Quinuclidinyl benzilate | |
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°C | Degree Celsius | |
CAS RN | Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number | |
CBR | Chemical, biological, and/or radiological | |
CCID | Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases | |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations | |
CFSAN | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition | |
CIEIA | Competitive inhibition enzyme immunoassay | |
CLLE | Continuous liquid-liquid extraction | |
CLP | Contract Laboratory Program | |
CPE | Cytopathic effect | |
cps | Counts per second | |
CT | Cycle threshold | |
CVAA | Cold vapor atomic absorption | |
2-CVAA | 2-Chlorovinylarsonous acid | |
CVAFS | Cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry | |
CWA | Chemical warfare agent | |
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2,4-D | 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid | |
DAPI | 4'6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole | |
DAS | Diacetoxyscirpenol | |
DAS-HG-HSA | Diacetoxyscirpenol hemiglutarate human serum albumin | |
DAS-HS-HRP | Diacetoxyscirpenol hemisuccinate horseradish peroxidase conjugate | |
DB-1 | 100% Dimethylpolysiloxane | |
DBPR | Division of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response | |
DHS | U.S. Department of Homeland Security | |
DIC | Differential interference contrast | |
DIG-ELISA | Digoxigenin labeled enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay | |
DIMP | Diisopropyl methylphosphonate | |
DL | Detection limit | |
DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid | |
2,4-DNPH | 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine | |
DoD | U.S. Department of Defense | |
DOE | U.S. Department of Energy | |
DOT | U.S. Department of Transportation | |
DPD | N, N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine | |
DQO | Data quality objective | |
DTPA | Diethylenetriamine-pentaacetate | |
DVL | Detection verification level | |
E |
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EA2192 | S-2-(Diisopropylamino)ethyl methylphosphonothioic acid | |
ECD | Electron capture detector | |
e-CFR | Electronic Code of Federal Regulations | |
ECL | Electrochemiluminescence | |
ED | Ethyldichloroarsine | |
EDC | 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride | |
EDEA | N-Ethyldiethanolamine | |
EDL | Estimated detection limit | |
EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid | |
EDXA | Energy dispersive X-ray analysis | |
EIA | Enzyme immunoassay | |
ELISA | Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay | |
EMC | Emission Measurement Center | |
EML | Environmental Measurements Laboratory | |
EMMI | Environmental Monitoring Methods Index | |
EMPA | Ethyl methylphosphonic acid | |
EMSL | Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory | |
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | |
EQL | Estimated quantitation limit | |
ERLN | Emergency Response Laboratory Network | |
ESI | Electrospray ionization | |
ETV | Environmental Technology Verification | |
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FA | Fluorescence assay | |
FBI | U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration | |
FEMS | Federation of European Microbiological Societies | |
FGC-ECD | Fast gas chromatography with electron capture detection | |
FGI | Fluorescein derivative of Conus geographus α-conotoxin | |
FID | Flame ionization detector | |
FL | Fluorescence detector | |
FPD | Flame photometric detector | |
FRET | Fluorescence resonance energy transfer | |
FRhK-4 | Fetal rhesus monkey kidney | |
FRMAC | Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center | |
FSIS | Food Safety and Inspection Service | |
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GA | Tabun | |
GB | Sarin | |
GC | Gas chromatograph or Gas chromatography | |
GC-ECD | Gas chromatography - electron capture detector | |
GC-FID | Gas chromatography - flame ionization detector | |
GC-FPD | Gas chromatography - flame photometric detector | |
GC-MS | Gas chromatography - mass spectrometry | |
GC-NPD | Gas chromatography - nitrogen-phosphorus detector | |
GD | Soman | |
GE | 1-Methylethyl ester ethylphosphonofluoridic acid | |
Ge | Germanium | |
Ge(Li) | Germanium (Lithium) | |
GESTIS | A German database (Gefahrstoffdatenbanken) containing data and information on hazardous substances and products | |
GF | Cyclohexyl sarin | |
GFAA | Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometer or Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
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HASL | Health and Safety Laboratory, currently known as Environmental Measurements Laboratory (EML) | |
HAV | Hepatitis A Virus | |
HCoV | Human Coronavirus | |
HEV | Hepatitis E Virus | |
HD | Sulfur mustard / mustard gas; bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide | |
HFBA | Heptafluorobutyric anhydride | |
HFBI | Heptafluorobutyrylimidazole | |
HHS | U.S. Health and Human Services | |
HLB | Hydrophilic-lipophilic-balanced | |
HMTD | Hexamethylenetriperoxidediamine | |
HMX | Octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine | |
HN-1 | Nitrogen mustard 1; bis(2-chloroethyl)ethylamine | |
HN-2 | Nitrogen mustard 2; 2,2'-dichloro-N-methyldiethylamine N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)methylamine | |
HN-3 | Nitrogen mustard 3; tris(2-chloroethyl)amine | |
HP(Ge) | High purity germanium | |
HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography | |
HPLC-FL | High performance liquid chromatography - fluorescence | |
HPLC-MS | High performance liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry | |
HPLC-MS-MS | High performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry | |
HPLC-PDA | High performance liquid chromatography - photodiode array detector | |
HPLC-TSP-MS | High performance liquid chromatography - thermospray - mass spectrometry | |
HPLC-UV | High performance liquid chromatography - ultraviolet | |
HPLC-vis | High performance liquid chromatography - visible | |
HRP | Horseradish peroxidase | |
HTO | Tritiated water | |
HV | High volume | |
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IBRD | Interagency Biological Restoration Demonstration | |
IC | Ion chromatograph or Ion chromatography | |
IC 20 | Inhibitory concentration - Concentration to inhibit 20% | |
IC 50 | Inhibitory concentration - Concentration to inhibit 50% | |
ICLN | Integrated Consortium of Laboratory Networks | |
ICP | Intestinal contents preparation (pathogens), Inductively coupled plasma (chemistry) | |
ICP-AES | Inductively coupled plasma - atomic emission spectrometry | |
ICP-MS | Inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry | |
ICR | Information Collection Requirements Rule | |
IDL | Instrument detection limit | |
IFA | Immunofluorescence | |
ILM | Inorganic Laboratory Method | |
IMPA | Isopropyl methylphosphonic acid | |
IMS | Immunomagnetic separation | |
INCHEM | INCHEM Exit is a means of rapid access to internationally peer reviewed information on chemicals commonly used throughout the world, which may also occur as contaminants in the environment and food. It consolidates information from a number of intergovernmental organizations whose goal it is to assist in the sound management of chemicals. | |
IO | Inorganic | |
i.p. | Intraperitoneally | |
IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System (EPA) | |
ISE | Ion specific electrode | |
ISG | Impregnated silica gel | |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization | |
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KHP | Potassium hydrogen phthalate | |
L |
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L-1 | Lewisite 1; 2-Chlorovinyldichloroarsine | |
L-2 | Lewisite 2; bis(2-Chlorovinyl)chloroarsine | |
L-3 | Lewisite 3; tris(2-Chlorovinyl)arsine | |
LC | Liquid chromatograph or Liquid chromatography | |
LC/APCI-MS | Liquid chromatography / atmospheric pressure chemical ionization - mass spectrometry | |
LC/ESI-MS | Liquid chromatography / electrospray ionization - mass spectrometry | |
LCMRL | Lowest common minimum reporting level | |
LC-MS | Liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry | |
LC-MS-MS | Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry | |
LC-TSP | Liquid chromatography - thermospray | |
LFD | Lateral flow device | |
LLD | Lower limit of detection | |
LOD | Limit of detection | |
LOQ | Limit of quantitation | |
LRN | Laboratory Response Network | |
LSC | Liquid scintillation counter | |
LSE | Liquid-solid extraction | |
Ltd. | A private company limited by shares | |
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M | Molar | |
mAbs | Monoclonal antibodies | |
MAE | Microwave-assisted extraction | |
MALDI | Matrix-assisted laser-desorption ionization | |
MARLAP | Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols (EPA/402/B-04/001A, B, C) | |
MDEA | N-methyldiethanolamine | |
MDL | Method detection limit | |
MFA | Monofluoroacetate | |
MIC | Methyl isocyanate | |
MLD | Minimum lethal dose | |
MPA | Methylphosphonic acid | |
MRM | Multiple reaction monitoring | |
mRNA | Messenger ribonucleic acid | |
MS | Mass spectrometer or Mass spectrometry or Matrix Spike | |
MS-MS | Tandem mass spectrometry | |
MS/MSD | Matrix spike/Matrix spike duplicate | |
MSE | Microscale solvent exraction | |
MTBE | Methyl tert-butyl ether | |
MW | Molecular weight | |
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NA | Not applicable | |
NaI(Tl) | Thallium-activated sodium iodide | |
NAREL | National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory | |
NBD chloride | 7-Chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazol | |
NBD-F | 7-Fluoro-4-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole | |
NCPDCID | National Center for the Prevention, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases | |
NCRP | National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements | |
NEMI | National Environmental Methods Index | |
NERL | National Exposure Research Laboratory (EPA) | |
NHSRC | National Homeland Security Research Center (EPA) | |
NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health | |
NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology | |
nM | Nanomolar | |
NMAM | NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods | |
NNSA | National Nuclear Security Administration | |
NPD | Nitrogen-phosphorus detector | |
NRC | U.S. National Research Council | |
NRMRL | National Risk Management Research Laboratory (EPA) | |
nS | Nano siemens | |
NTIS | National Technical Information Service | |
NTU | Nephelometric turbidity units | |
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OAQPS | Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (EPA) | |
OAR | Office of Air and Radiation (EPA) | |
ORAU | Oak Ridge Associated Universities | |
ORD | Office of Research and Development (EPA) | |
ORIA | Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (EPA) | |
ORISE | Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education | |
OSWER | Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (EPA) | |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration | |
OVS | OSHA versatile sampler | |
OW | Office of Water (EPA) | |
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PBS | Phosphate buffered saline | |
PCDDs | Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins | |
PCDFs | Polychlorinated dibenzofurans | |
PCR | Polymerase chain reaction | |
PDA | Photodiode array detector | |
PEL | Permissible exposure limit | |
PETN | Pentaerythritol tetranitrate | |
PFBHA | O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)-hydroxylamine | |
PFE | Pressurized fluid extraction | |
PMPA | Pinacolyl methyl phosphonic acid | |
1,2-PP | 1-(2-Pyridyl)piperazine | |
ppbv | Parts per billion by volume | |
pptv | Parts per trillion by volume | |
PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene | |
PubMED | PubMED is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine | |
PUF | Polyurethane foam | |
PVC | Polyvinyl chloride | |
PVDF | Polyvinylidine fluoride | |
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QA | Quality assurance | |
QAP | Quality assessment program | |
QC | Quality control | |
R |
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® | Register trademark | |
R 33 | Methylphosphonothioic acid, S-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl] O-2-methylproyl ester (VR) | |
RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act | |
RDX | Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine | |
RESL | Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory | |
RLAB | Regional laboratory | |
RNA | Ribonucleic acid | |
RTECS | Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances | |
RV-PCR | Rapid Viability-Polymerase Chain Reaction | |
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SAED | Select area electron Diffraction | |
SAM | Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery | |
SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome | |
SEA | Staphylococcal enterotoxin type A | |
SEB | Staphylococcal enterotoxin type B | |
SEC | Staphylococcal enterotoxin type C | |
SIM | Selective ion monitoring | |
SM | Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater | |
sMac | sorbitol-MacConkeys | |
SPE | Solid-phase extraction | |
SRC | Syracuse Research Corporation | |
SRM | Single reaction monitoring | |
SRS | Savannah River National Laboratory, Savannah River Site | |
STEC | Shiga-toxigenic E. coli | |
STEL | Short term exposure limit | |
STX | Saxitoxin | |
Stx-1 | Shiga toxin Type 1 | |
Stx-2 | Shiga toxin Type 2 | |
SW | Solid Waste | |
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TBD | To be determined | |
TCLP | Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure | |
TDG | Thiodiglycol | |
TEA | Triethanolamine | |
TEM | Transmission electron microscope or Transmission electron microscopy | |
TEPP | Tetraethylpyrophosphate | |
TETS | Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine or tetramine | |
TFA | Trifluoroacetic acid | |
THF | Tetrahydrofuran | |
TM | Unregistered trademark | |
1,3,5-TNB | 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene | |
2,4,6-TNT | 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene | |
T2O | Tritium oxide | |
TO | Toxic Organic | |
TOF | Time-of-flight | |
TOXNET | Toxicology Data Network | |
TRU | Transuranic | |
TSP | Thermospray | |
TTN | Technical Transfer Network | |
TTX | Tetrodotoxin | |
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U.S. | United States | |
USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture | |
USGS | U.S. Geological Survey | |
UV | Ultraviolet | |
V |
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VBNC | Viable but non-culturable | |
VCSB | Voluntary Consensus Standard Body | |
VE | Phosphonothioic acid, ethyl-, S-(2-(diethylamino)ethyl) O-ethyl ester | |
VG | Phosphonothioic acid, S-(2-(diethylamino)ethyl) O,O-diethyl ester | |
vis | Visible detector | |
VM | Phosphonothioic acid, methyl-,S-(diethylamino)ethyl) O-ethyl ester | |
VOC | Volatile organic compound | |
VR | Methylphosphonothioic acid, S-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl] O-2-methylpropyl ester (R 33) | |
VX | O-Ethyl-S-(2-diisopropylaminoethyl)methylphosphonothiolate | |
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WCIT | Water Contaminant Information Tool | |
WEF | Water Environment Federation | |
WLA | Water Laboratory Alliance | |
WHO | World Health Organization | |
WSD | Water Security Division (EPA Office of Water) |