Acronyms

µm micrometer or micron, one-millionth of a meter

A Acrit. Unknown probability that an aggressor intends to attack an
asset.
AABC Associated Air Balance Council
ACAMS automatic continuous air monitoring system
ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
ADPI air diffusion performance index
AEL airborne exposure limits
AHU air-handling units
ALARA as low as is reasonably achievable
APRs air-purifying pespirators
ARI Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
ASC allowable stack concentration
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-
Conditioning Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
ASZM-TEDA Copper-silverzinc-molybdenum-triethylenediamine
ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
B benefit of implementing a recommendation
BAS building automation systems
BMS balanced magnetic switches
°C degrees Celsius
CAA Clean Air Act
CAS Chemical Abstracts Service
CBR chemical, biological, or radiological
CCTV Closed circuit television
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEO chief operating officer
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act
CF chemical facilities
CFATS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
CFCs chlorinated fluorocarbons
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
cfm cubic feet per minute
CG phosgene; a choking agent*
Ci curie
CIF chemically impregnated fibers
CI/KR critical infrastructure and key resources
CJD Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
CMA Chemical Materials Agency

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COI chemicals of interest

cpm counts per minute
CWA chemical warfare materiel
Da expected damage level after implementing the recommendation
Db expected damage level before implementing the recommendation
DCV demand-controlled ventilation
DDC direct digital control
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DoD Department of Defense
DoE Department of Energy
DoJ Department of Justice
DoT Department of Transportation
dpm disintegration rate
DSWA Defense Special Weapons Agency
DTIC Defense Technical Information Center
EMS Energy management system
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERC Federal Electric Regulatory Commission
fpm feet per minute
FRC Federal Radiation Council
FRP Facility Response Plan
FSA Facility Security Assessments
FSP Facility Security Plans
ft2 square feet
GB isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate; a nerve agent (sarin)*
GC gas chromatographic
GM Geiger-Muller
GPL general population limits
gsf gross square feet
HAZMAT hazardous materials
HD mustard agent
HEPA high-efficiency particulate air
HMR hazardous materials regulations
HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directives
HVAC heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning
ICRP International Commission on Radiological Protection
IDLH immediately dangerous to life and health
IICT Interagency Intelligence Committee on Terrorism
in inch
IND improvised nuclear device
IRI international risk insurance
IT information technology

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HP horsepower
KeV kiloelectron-volts
KI potassium iodide
km/hr kilometers per hour
kW/h kilowatt/hours
LA likelihood of adversary attack
LAS likelihood of adversary success in causing a catastrophic event
LD5O lethal dose; dose that would cause death in half of the exposed
population
LEA law enforcement agencies
LOTO lockout or tagout
LPS liters/second
m/s meters per second
mCi millicurie
MCRF multi-cell radial flow
M2 square meters
M2/g square meters per gram
M3/min cubic meters per minute
mR/hr milliroentgen per hour
MERV minimum efficiency reporting value
MINICAMS miniature chemical agent monitoring system
mSv milliSeverts = 100 mrem
mm millimeters
mph miles per hour
MPPS most penetrating particle size
MTSA Maritime Transportation Security Act
N95 95% efficient respirator filter for use in a non-oil mist
environment
NAFA National Air Filtration Association
NaI sodium iodide
NBC nuclear, biological, and chemical
NEBB National Environmental Balance Bureau
NERC North American Electric Reliability Council
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NIPP National Infrastructure Protection Plan
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
Nm nanometers, one-billionth of a meter
NORM naturally occurring radioactive materials
NPE negative pressure enclosure
NPV net present value
NRP National Response Plan
NRT near real time
NTP normal temperature and pressure
OC operating costs

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OPT optical microscope

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Pa likelihood of preventing aggressor attempt after
recommendations are implemented
P&A precision and accuracy
Pb likelihood of preventing aggressor attempt before
recommendations are implemented
PCBs polychlorinated biphenyls
PET positron [β+] emission tomography
P&ID piping and instrument diagrams
PHAs process hazard analyses
PLC programmable logic controllers
PM preventative maintenance
ppb parts per billion
PPE personal protective equipment
ppm parts per million
PPS protective physical system
PSE particle size efficiency
PSM process safety management
PVC polyvinyl chloride
R roentgen
rad radiation absorbed dose
RDD radiological dispersal device
rem radiation equivalent in man
RFI request for information
RMP Risk Management Plan
ROE rules of engagement
RTUs remote terminal units
QIP quench indicating parameter
Sa likelihood of preventing aggressor success after
recommendations are implemented
SAFETY ACT Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act
Sb likelihood of preventing aggressor success after
recommendations are implemented
SCADA supervisory control and data acquisition
SEL source emission limit
SEM scanning electron microscope
SIP sheltering in place
SNAP Significant New Alternatives Policy
SPCC spill prevention controls and countermeasures
STEL short-term exposure limits
STQ screening threshold quantities
SV severity value
SVA security vulnerability assessment
TABB Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Bureau

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TEDA triethylene diamine

TIC toxic industrial chemical
TIM toxic industrial material
TDEs transmissible degenerative encephalopathies
TENORM technically enhanced (altered) normally occurring radioactive
materials
TQ threshold quantity
TSEs transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
TSP trisodium phosphate
TWA time-weighted averages
UPs Uninterrupted power service
USAF U.S. Air Force
USCG U.S. Coast Guard
VA Vulnerability Assessment
VAM Vulnerability Assessment Methodology
VAP Vulnerability Assessment Program
VAV variable air volume
VOC volatile compounds
VX nerve agent: phosphonothioic acid,
methyl-S-(2-(bis(1-methylethyl)amino)ethyl)0-ethyl ester
WHO World Health Organization
WPLs worker population limits
XSD Halogen-specific detector
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