individual programs to control the release of air pollutants such as asbestos,
PCBs, ground- .... Selective Catalytic Reduction (air pollution control Equipment).
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Acronyms Relating to Air Quality and Air Pollution Under the federal Clean Air Act, New Hampshire's air quality program involves a variety of individual programs to control the release of air pollutants such as asbestos, PCBs, ground-level ozone precursors, and pollutants which contribute to acid rain. The following acronyms are frequently used for terms associated with these programs. AAL ACF ACGIH ACM AFS AFV AGS AIRS AMC AO AP-42 APTI AQS ARC ARD ASTM ATV B20 BACT BMP BTU C&I CAA CAAA CAFE CALEV CAM CARB CARP CAS CEC CEMS
Ambient Air Limit Actual Cubic Foot American Conference of Industrial Hygienists Asbestos Containing Material Airs Facility Substation Alternative Fuel Vehicle Above Ground Surface Aerometric Information and Retrieval System Appalachian Mountain Club Administrative Order Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors Air Pollution Training Institute Air Quality Substation Air Resources Council Air Resources Division American Society for Testing and Materials Advanced Technology Vehicle Biodiesel Blend Naming Convention-B20=20% Biodiesel/80% Diesel Best Available Control Technology Best Management Practices British Thermal Unit Commercial and Industrial Clean Air Act Clean Air Act Amendments (1990) Corporate Average Fuel Economy California Low Emission Vehicle Compliance Assurance Monitoring California Air Resources Board Compliance Assurance Response Policy Chemical Abstract Service Commission for Environmental Cooperation Continuous Emission Monitoring System
CEQ CERCLA CFC CFF CFR CLEANS CMAQ CMS CNG CO CO2e CPM CTG DER DERA DES (or NHDES) DOE DOT EA ECOS ECS EERS EGR EIIP EIP EIS Env-A EPA EPAct ERC ESCO EV EVR FACA FCE FCEV FERC FESOP FGR FHWA FR FTA FT FT3 GAL G&C GHG GIS GPS HAP HC HCFC
Council for Environmental Quality Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act
Chlorofluorocarbon Clean Fuel Fleet Code of Federal Regulations Clinical Laboratory for Evaluation & Assessment of Toxic Substances Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Compliance Monitoring Strategy Compressed Natural Gas Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide Equivalent Certified Public Managers Control Technique Guidelines Discrete Emission Reduction Diesel Emission Reduction Act New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services U.S. Department of Energy Department of Transportation Environmental Assessment Environmental Council of States Emission Control System Energy Efficiency Resource Standard Exhaust Gas Recirculation Emission Inventory Improvement Project Economic Incentive Program Environmental Impact Statement New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules-Air Resources Division
Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) Energy Policy Act Emissions Reduction Credit Energy Service Company Electric Vehicle Enhanced Vapor Recovery Federal Advisory Committee Act Full Compliance Evaluation Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit Flue Gas Recirculation Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Federal Transit Administration Foot or Feet Cubic Feet Gallon Governor & Council Greenhouse Gas Graphic Information Services Geographic Positioning System Hazardous Air Pollutant Hydrocarbon Hydrochlorofluorocarbon
HEV HFC Hg HON HOV HP HPV HR I/M ILEV ISO ISTEA kW LAER LB LEV LIAP LNB LNG LOD LPG LPG MACT MATS MDN Me-Hg MM MMbtu MOCA MOU MPG MPO MSA MSDS MTBE MW NAAQS NACAA NADP NAFTA NAMS NATA NCORE NEG/ECP NEPA NESCAUM NESHAPS NG NET NHDES NHOEP
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Hydrofluorocarbon Mercury Hazardous Organic NESHAP High Occupancy Vehicle Horsepower High Priority Violation Hour Inspection and Maintenance (auto emissions testing) Inherently Low Emission Vehicle International Standards Organization Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act Kilowatt Lowest Achievable Emission Rate Pound Low Emission Vehicle (LEV II/LEV III=second and third generation programs) Local Impact Assessment Program Low NOx Burner Liquefied Natural Gas Letter of Deficiency Liquefied Petroleum Gas Liquefied Propane Gas Maximum Achievable Control Technology Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Mercury Deposition Network Methyl Murcury Million One Million British Thermal Units (a measure of energy) Modeling Ozone Cooperative Memorandum of Understanding Miles per gallon Metropolitan Planning Organization Metropolitan Planning Organization Material Safety Data Sheet Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Megawatt National Ambient Air Quality Standards National Association of Clean Air Agencies National Acid Deposition Network North American Free Trade Agreement National Air Monitoring Station National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment National Core (air monitoring network) New England Governors/Eastern Canadian Premiers National Environmental Protection Act Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Natural Gas National Emissions Trends New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning
NH OBD and Safety Testing National Low Emissions Vehicle Non-Methane Hydrocarbons Nitrogen Dioxide (a criteria pollutant) Oxides of Nitrogen Nuclear Regulatory Commission New Source Performance Standards New Source Review Ozone (a chemically reactive air pollutant) Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (USEPA) On-Board Diagnostics (also seen as OBD II for second generation program)
Ozone Depleting Chemical Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery Ozone Transport Assessment Group Ozone Transport Commission Ozone Transport Region Outdoor Wood Boiler (hydronic heater) Pollution Prevention Powdered Activated Carbon Injection System Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Station Lead (a criteria pollutant) Polychlorinated Biphenyl Personal Data RAM 1500 (portable particulate monitor) Potential Emissions Permitting and Environmental Health Bureau A measure of acidity based on a logarithmic measure of free hydrogen atoms
Plug-in Electric Vehicle Particulate Matter Particulate Matter < 10 micron diameter Particulate Matter < 2.5 micron diameter Performance Partnership Agreement Parts per billion Parts per million dry volume Parts per million Prevention of Significant Deterioration Pounds per square inch Pounds per square in gauge Public Service of New Hampshire (an electric service provider now called Eversource)
Potential to Emit Public Utilities Commission Photovoltaic Quality Assurance Quality Assurance Program Plan Quality Control Reasonably Available Control Measures Reasonably Available Control Technology Relative Accuracy Test Audit Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Reformulated Gasoline Reasonable Further Progress Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regional Oxidant Model
RPA RSA RTAP SB SBTAP SCF SCOOT SCR SDA SEC SEP SIC SIP SLAMS SNCR SO2 SOPs SOV SOx STIP SULEV SUV TAP TCM TIP TLEV TQM TRI TRS TSCA TSP TSU TPY TV µg/m3 UAM ULEV ULSD USEPA USG UV VE VMT VOCs ZEV
Regional Planning Agency Revised Statues Annotated Regulated Toxic Air Pollutant Small Business Small Business Technical Assistance Program Standard Cubic Foot State Collaborative on Ozone Transport Selective Catalytic Reduction (air pollution control Equipment) Spray Dryer Absorber Site Evaluation Committee Supplemental Environmental Project Standard Industrial Code State Implementation Plan State and Local Air Monitoring Station Selective Non-catalytic Reduction Sulfur Dioxide Standard Operating Procedures or Statement of Principles Single Occupancy Vehicle Sulfur Oxides of Multiple Oxidation Levels (used as a measure of emissions)
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle Sport Utility Vehicle Toxic Air Pollutant Transportation Control Measure Transportation Improvement Program Transitional Low Emission Vehicle Total Quality Management Toxics Release Inventory Total Reduced Sulfur Toxic Substances Control Act Total Suspended Particulates Temporary Stationary Unit (functional trailer for temporary air pollution monitoring)
Tons per consecutive 12-month period Title V (of the Clean Air Act) Micrograms per cubic meter (a measure of concentration) Urban Airshed Model Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (15 ppm) United States Environmental Protection Agency Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Ultraviolet (radiation), a type of light from the sun Visible Emissions Determination, or Method 9 Vehicle Miles Traveled Volatile Organic Compound Zero Emission Vehicle For more information, please contact the: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Air Resources Division (603) 271-1370 www.des.nh.gov
