List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Available Control Technology |
Architectural and Industrial Maintenance |
| Air Quality Management District |
Best Available Retrofit Control Technology |
| Clean Air Act Amendments (US-1990) |
| Criteria Air Contaminant |
| California Air Resources Board |
| Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment |
Canadian Environmental Protection Act |
| Canadian Paint and Coatings Association |
| Control Techniques Guideline |
| Canada-wide Standard |
| Environmental Protection Agency (US) |
| European Union |
| Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act |
| grams per litre |
| Greater Vancouver Regional District |
| hazardous air pollutant |
| kilogram |
| litre |
| Maximum Achievable Control Technology |
| Maryland (State of) |
| megagrams |
| Montreal Metro Community |
| Memoranda of Understanding |
| National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| National Emission Inventory (USEPA) |
| National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants |
| Notice of Intent |
| Nitrogen oxides |
| National Pollutant Release Inventory |
| New Source Performance Standards |
| Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| organic hazardous air pollutant |
| Ozone Transport Commission |
| Ozone Transport Region |
| parts per billion, where billion = 1 x 109 |
Pest Control Products Act |
| Pollution Emission Management Area |
| perchloroethylene |
| particulate matter |
| Pest Management Regulatory Agency |
| Reasonably Available Control Technology |
| South Coast Air Quality Management District (California) |
| Suggested Control Measure |
| State Implementation Plan |
| trichloroethylene |
| total organic compound |
| United States |
| United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| volatile organic compounds |
| volatile organic hazardous air pollutant |
| microgram |
| micrometre |
