| Acronym |
Meaning |
|
acfm |
actual cubic feet per minute |
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| ACM |
Asbestos-containing material |
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| AP-42 |
US EPA publication of emission factors |
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| AQI |
Air Quality Index |
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| BACM |
Best Available Control Measures |
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| BACT |
Best Available Control Technology |
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| BAR |
Bureau of Air and Radiation |
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| Btu |
British thermal unit |
|
| CAA |
Federal Clean Air Act |
|
| CAAA |
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 |
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| CAS |
Chemical Abstract Service |
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| CDE |
Control Device Efficiency |
|
| CEM |
Continuous Emission Monitor |
|
| CFC |
Chlorofluorocarbon |
|
| cfm |
cubic feet per minute |
|
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
|
| CMS |
Continuous Monitoring System |
|
| CO |
Carbon Monoxide |
|
| CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
|
| COM |
Continuous Opacity Monitor |
|
| CTG |
Control Techniques Guideline |
|
| dscf |
dry standard cubic feet |
|
| dscm |
dry standard cubic meters |
|
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
|
| EU |
Emission Unit |
|
| FGR |
Flue Gas Recirculation |
|
| g |
gram |
|
| GHG |
Greenhouse gas |
|
| GOP |
General Operating Permit |
|
| gph |
gallons per hour |
|
| gpm |
gallons per minute |
|
| gr |
grains |
|
| GWP |
Global Warming Potential |
|
| HAP |
Hazardous Air Pollutant |
|
| HC |
Hydrocarbon |
|
| HON |
Hazardous Organic NESHAP |
|
| hp |
horsepower |
|
| IA |
Insignificant Activity |
|
| JCED |
Johnson County Environmental Department |
|
| K.A.R. |
Kansas Administrative Regulation |
|
| KDHE |
Kansas Department of Health and Environment |
|
| K.S.A. |
Kansas Statutes Annotated |
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| KW |
Kilo-watt |
|
| LAER |
Lowest Achievable Emission Rate |
|
| MACT |
Maximum Achievable Control Technology |
|
| MARC |
Mid-America Regional Council |
|
| Mbtu |
Thousand British thermal unit |
|
| Mg |
Megagrams |
|
| MMBtu |
Million British thermal unit |
|
| MON |
Miscellaneous Organic NESHAP |
|
| MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet |
|
| MWC |
Municipal Waste Combustor |
|
| MWI |
Medical Waste Incinerator |
|
| NAAQS |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
|
| NEHA |
National Environmental Health Association |
|
| NESHAP |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants |
|
| NMOC |
Non-Methane Organic Compound |
|
| NOx |
Nitrogen Oxides |
|
| NRPP |
National Radon Proficiency Program |
|
| NRSB |
National Radon Safety Board |
|
| NSPS |
New Source Performance Standard |
|
| NSR |
New Source Review |
|
| NWDO |
Northwest District Office |
|
| OAQPS |
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards |
|
| O3 |
Ozone |
|
| P2 |
Pollution Prevention |
|
| PAL |
Plant-wide Applicability Limitation |
|
| Pb |
Lead |
|
| PM |
Particulate Matter |
|
| PM10 |
PM with an aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to 10 microns |
|
| PM2.5 |
PM with an aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to 2.5 microns |
|
| PCD |
Pollution Control Device |
|
| pCi/L |
picoCuries per liter of air |
|
| ppm |
parts per million |
|
| ppmv |
parts per million, volumetric basis |
|
| ppmw |
parts per million, weight basis |
|
| PSD |
Prevention of Significant Deterioration |
|
| psi |
pounds per square inch |
|
| psia |
pounds per square inch, absolute |
|
| psig |
pounds per square inch, gage |
|
| PTE |
Potential-to-Emit |
|
| QA/QC |
Quality Assurance/Quality Control |
|
| RACT |
Reasonable Available Control Technology |
|
| RACM |
Regulated Asbestos-containing material |
|
| RMP |
Risk Management Plan |
|
| SIC |
Standard Industrial Classification |
|
| SIP |
State Implementation Plan |
|
| SOx |
Oxides of Sulfur |
|
| SOCMI |
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry |
|
| TOC |
Total Organic Carbon |
|
| tph |
tons per hour |
|
| tpy |
tons per year |
|
| TRI |
Toxic Release Inventory |
|
| TRS |
Total Reduced Sulfur |
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| TSP |
Total Suspended Particulates |
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| VOC |
Volatile Organic Compound |
