| ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| CAEAL |
Canadian Association of Environmental Analytical Laboratories |
| CCME |
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment |
| COPC |
Chemical of potential concern |
| ESA |
Environmental site assessment |
| FCSAAP |
Federal Contaminated Sites Accelerated Action Plan |
| IRIS |
Integrated Risk Information System |
| MOEE |
Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy |
| PAHs |
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PCBs |
Polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PCE |
Tetrachloroethylene = perchloroethylene |
| PHCs |
Petroleum hydrocarbons |
| PQRA |
Preliminary quantitative risk assessment |
| PRGs |
Preliminary remediation goals |
| RAIS |
Risk Assessment Information System |
| SSRA |
Site-specific risk assessment |
| TCE |
Trichloroethylene |
| TRV |
Toxicological reference value |
| U.S. EPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| VOCs |
Volatile organic chemicals |
