ENVIRONMENTAL

ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS

 ACQRAir Quality Control Region
 ACSAAmerica's Climate Security Act of 2007

 A/FAir:Fuel Ratio

 AFIPAlternative Fuel Incentive Program (ARB)

 AFRAir:Fuel Ratio

 ALAPOAssociation of Local Air Pollution Control Offices

 ANPRAdvance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

 APCAir Pollution Control

 APCAAir Pollution Control Association

 APCDAir Pollution Control District

 APCOAir Pollution Control Officer

 APCSAir Pollution Control System

 APIAir Pollution Index

 AQAir Quality
 AQCPAir Quality Control Program
 AQCRAir Quality Control Region

 AQIAir Quality Index

 AQMDAir Quality Management District

 AQMPAir Quality Management Plan

 AQMPAir Quality Maintenance Plan

 AQSAir Quality System

 ARBAir Resources Board

 ARMAir Resources Management

 ATCMAir Toxic Control Measure

 ATCMAirborne Toxic Control Measures

 BAAQMDBay Area Air Quality Management District

 BACMBest Available Control Measures

 BACTBest Available Control Technology

 BADTBest Available Demonstrated Technology
 BARCTBest Available Retrofit Control Technology
 BARTBest Available Retrofit Technology
 BATBest Available Technique
 BATNEECBest Available Technology Not Entailing
Excessive Cost
 BCPCTBest Conventional Pollutant Control Technology
 BCTBest Control Technology
 BDCTBest Demonstrated Control Technology
 BDTBest Demonstrated Technology
 BEJBest Engineering Judgment
 BEJBest Expert Judgment
 BMPBest Management Practices
 BPTBest Practicable Technology
 BTUBritish Thermal Unit
 BUGBack-up Generator
 CAAClean Air Act
 CAAAClean Air Act Amendments
 CAAPClean Air Action Plan
 CAFClean Air Funds
 CAFECorporate Average Fuel Economy
 CAIRClean Air Interstate Rule
 CAMPContinuous Air Monitoring Program
 CAMRClean Air Mercury Rule
 CAPCorrective Action Plan
 CAPCriteria Air Pollutant
 CAPCOACalifornia Air Pollution Control Officers Assoc.
 CARBCalifornia Air Resources Board
 CARECommunity Action for a Renewal Environment
 CATClimate Action Team
 CATFClean Air Task Force
 CCAACalifornia Clean Air Act
 CCAPCenter for Clean Air Policy
 CCEAConventional Combustion Environmental Assessment
 CCMCatalyzed Catalyst/Muffler
 CCRTCatalyzed Continuously Regenerating Technology
 CCSCO2 Capture and Sequestration
 CCSCarbon Capture and Storage
 CCTClean Coal Technology
 CCTPClean Coal Technology Program
 CCVClosed Crankcase Ventilation
 CDPFCatalyzed Diesel Particulate Filter
 CEMContinuous Emissions Monitor
 CEMSContinuous Emissions Monitoring Systems
 CEQCouncil on Environmental Quality
 CEQACalifornia Environmental Quality Act
 CERCertified Emissions Reductions
 CFFClean-Fuel Fleet
 CFFPEPA Clean-Fuel Fleet Program
 CFRCode of Federal Regulations
 CICompression Ignition (Diesel)
 CI ICECompression Ignition Internal Combustion Engine
 CMAQCongestion Mitigation & Air Quality (Improvement
Program)
 CNGCompressed Natural Gas
 COCarbon Monoxide
 CO2Carbon Dioxide
 COPAControl of Pollution Act (1974)
 CPOCatalytic Particulate Oxidizer
 CR-DPFContinuously Regenerating Diesel Particulate Filter
 CRSCenter for Resource Solutions
 CRTContinuously Regenerating Trap
 CRTContinuous Regenerating Technology
 DARDivision of Air Resources
 DECDepartment of Environmental Conservation
 DECsDiesel Emissions Control Systems
 DEEPDiesel Emissions Evaluation Program
 DEERDiesel Engine-Efficiency & Emissions Research
 DEFDiesel Exhaust Fluid
 DEPDepartment of Environmental Protection
 DEQDepartment of Environmental Quality
 DFDeterioration Factor
 DFDual-Fuel (Vehicle)
 DGDistributed Generation
 DIDirect Injection
 DICEDiesel Internal Combustion Engine
 DLNDry Low Nox
 DNTDiesel NOx Trap
 DOCDiesel Oxidation Catalyst
 DOCDiesel Oxidation Catalyst
 DOCMDiesel Oxidation Catalyst Muffler
 DOEU.S. Department of Energy
 DOTDepartment of Transportation
 DPFDiesel Particulate Filter
 DPFSDiesel Particulate Filter System
 DPMDiesel Particulate Matter
 DRPDemand Response Program
 DRRPDiesel Risk Reduction Plan
 EAEnvironmental Agency
 EAEnvironmental Assessment
 ECDEmission Control Device
 ECTsEmission Control Technologies
 EDGEmergency Diesel Generator
 EFEmissions Factor
 EGRExhaust Gas Recirculation
 EIAEnvironmental Impact Assessment
 EIREnvironmental Impact Report
 EISEnvironmental Impact Statement
 EMSEnvironmental Management System
 EPAUS Environmental Protection Agency
 EQIPEnvironmental Quality Incentives Program (CA)
 ERCEmission Reduction Credit
 ERIGEmissions Reductions Incentive Grant
 ESEmission Source
 E/SEmergency Standby (Generator)
 FBCFuel Borne Catalyst
 FCAAFederal Clean Air Act
 FEFuel Economy
 FELFederal Emission Limit
 FELsFamily Emission Limits
 FFFlex-Fuel (Vehicle)
 FTFFlow Through Filter
 GHGGreen House Gas
 g/bhp-hrGrams per brake horsepower-hour
 g/bk kW-hrGrams per brake kilowatt-hour

 g/hp-hrGrams per horsepower-hour

 g/hrGrams per hour

 GJGigaJoule, (10 to the ninth power) Joules of Energy

 g/kmGrams per kilometer

 g/kW-hrGrams per kilowatt-hour

 g/miGrams per milegpmGrams per mile

 GWPGlobal-Warming Potential

 HAPSHazardous Air Pollutants

 HCHydrocarbons

 HCHOFormaldehyde

 HC-SCRHydrocarbon Selective Catalytic Reduction

 HDDHeavy Duty Diesel

 HDDTHeavy Duty Diesel Truck
 HDEHeavy-Duty Engine
 HDVHeavy-Duty Vehicle
 HHDDEHeavy Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine
 HHDEHeavy Heavy-Duty Engine
 HLDTHeavy Light-Duty Truck
 IAPCSIntegrated Air Pollution Control System
 IAQIndoor Air Quality
 IAQRInterstate Air Quality Rules
 ICInternal Combustion
 ICATInnovative Clean Air Technologies (ARB)
 ICEInternal Combustion Engine
 IGCCIntegrated Gasification Combined Cycle (technology)
 ILEVInherently Low-Emission Vehicle
 IPCCIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
 kmKilometer

 kNKilonewtonkWKilowatt

 kWhKilowatt-Hours

 LAERLowest Achievable Emission Rate

 LCFSLow Carbon Fuel Standard

 LCPLarge Combustion Plant

 LCVLight Commercial Vehicles

 LDDVLight Duty Diesel Vehicle

 LDTLight Duty Truck

 LDVLight Duty Vehicles

 LELow Emission

 LECLow Emissions Certificate

 LEVLow Emissions Vehicle

 LEZLow Emission Zone
 LHDDELight Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine
 LHDELight Heavy-Duty Engine
 LLDTLight Light-Duty Truck
 LNTLean NOx Trap
 LSDLow Sulfur Diesel Fuel (500 ppm)
 LSILarge Spark-Ignition (Engine)
 LTSCALow Temperature Selective Catalytic & Adsorptive
Reactor
 MACTMaximum Achievable Control Technology
 MATESMultiple Air Toxics Exposure Study (CA)
 MCRMaximum Continuous Rating
 MDVMedium Duty Vehicles
 MHDDEMedium Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine
 MPIMulti-Pollutant Index
 MRLMaximum Risk Level
 MSATsMobile Source Air Toxics
 MWMegawatt
 MWeMegawatts of Electricity
 MW-hrsMegawatt-hours
 NAANon-Attainment Area
 NAAQSNational Ambient Air Quality Standards
 NACNOx Absorber Catalyst
 NACAANational Association of Clean Air Agencies
 NATANational Air Toxics Assessment
 NBPNOx Budget Trading Program (EPA)
 NCDCNational Clean Diesel Campaign
 NEPANational Environmental Policy Act
 NESNational Energy Strategy
 NESCAUMNorth Eastern States for Co-ordinated Air Use
Management
 NESHAPNational Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants
 NIOSHNational Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health
 NISTNational Institute of Standards and Technology
 NMHCNon-methane Hydrocarbons
 NMOGNon-methane Organic Gases
 NNSRNon-Attainment New Source Review
 NONitric Oxide
 NO2Nitrogen Dioxide
 NOxNitrogen Oxides (oxides of nitrogen)
 NRDNon-Road Diesel
 NSCRNon-Selective Catalytic Reduction
 NSPSNew Source Performance Standards
 NSRNew Source Review
 NSRCNOx Storage and Reduction Catalyst
 NTCNOx Trap Catalyst
 NTENot-to-Exceed limits (ARB)
 O2Oxygen
 O3Ozone
 OALOffice of Administrative Law (California)
 ODPOzone Depletion Potential
 ODSOzone Depleting Substance
 OE(M)Original Equipment (Manufacturer)
 OEHHAOffice of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
 OEMFACOverall Emission Factor
 ORIAGOff-Road Implementation Advisory Group
 PMParticulate Matter
 PM 0.1Particulate Matter less than or equal to 0.1 micron in
diameter
 PM 1Particulate Matter less than or equal to 1 micron in diameter
 PM 2.5Particulate Matter less than or equal to 2.5 microns in
diameter
 PM 10Particulate Matter less than or equal to 10 microns in
diameter
 PSDPrevention of Significant Deterioration
 PTEPotential to Emit
 QAQuality Assurance
 RACMReasonably Available Control Measure
 RACTReasonably Available Control Technology
 RESRenewable Energy Standard
 RGGIRegional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
 RIARegulatory Impact Analysis
 RICE Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine
 MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology
 ROCReactive Organic Compounds
 SCAQMDSouth Coast Air Quality Management District
(California)
 SCRSelective Catalytic Reduction
 SEPAState Environmental Protection Administration
 SETSupplemental Emission Test
 SGIPSelf-Generation Incentive Program
 SISpark Ignition

 SILSignificant Impact Level

 SIPState Implementation Plan

 SNCRSelective Non-Catalytic Reduction

 SO2Sulfur Dioxide

 SOFSolid Organic Fraction

 SOxSulfur Oxides

 SPMSuspended Particulate Matter

 SSECStationary Source Emissions Control

 SVOCsSemi-volatile Organic Compounds

 TACToxic Air Contaminant

 T-BACTToxics - Best Available Control Technology

 TCEQTexas Commission on Environmental Quality

 TERPTexas Emissions Reduction Program

 THCTotal Hydrocarbons
 THCETotal Hydrocarbon Equivalent

 TPDTons Per Day

 TPMTotal Particulate Matter

 TPYTons Per Year

 TRSTotal Reduced Sulfur

 TSPTotal Suspended Particulates

 TSPMTotal Suspended Particulate Matter

 TWCThree-Way Catalyst

 ULEVUltra Low-Emissions Vehicle (CARB standard)

 ULSDUltra Low Sulfur Diesel

 VDECSVerified Diesel Emission Control Systems

 VEMSVisible Emissions Monitoring System

 VOCsVolatile Organic Compounds