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Suggested Citation:"Abbreviations." National Academy of Engineering. 1993. Keeping Pace with Science and Engineering: Case Studies in Environmental Regulation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2127.
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Suggested Citation:"Abbreviations." National Academy of Engineering. 1993. Keeping Pace with Science and Engineering: Case Studies in Environmental Regulation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2127.
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Suggested Citation:"Abbreviations." National Academy of Engineering. 1993. Keeping Pace with Science and Engineering: Case Studies in Environmental Regulation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/2127.
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Abbreviations BACT BAT BDT BMP BOD CAA CARD CMSA CPSC CWA DBPs DPX EKMA EPA ESP FGD PIP FTP GCP HCHO I/M ISR Best available control technology Best available technology Best demonstrated technology Best management practice Biological oxygen demand Clean Air Act California Air Resources Board Consolidated metropolitan statistical area Consumer Product Safety Commission Clean Water Act Disinfection by-products Delivered dose Empirical kinetic modeling approach, in reference to ambient air quality Environmental Protection Agency Electrostatic precipitator Flue gas desulfurization Federal implementation plan Federal test procedure Good combustion practices Formaldehyde (chemical symbol) Inspection and maintenance, in reference to motor . . . . ve nlcle emissions Indirect source review 270

ABBREVIATIONS 271 LAER Lowest achievable emission rate LEV Low emission. vehicle LOAEL Lowest observable adverse effects levels MCL Maximum contamination level MWC Municipal waste combustion NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NAPAP National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program NOAEL No observed adverse effect level NOM Natural organic material NSF National Science Foundation NSPS New source performance standard NSR New source review OSHA Occupational Health and Safety Administration OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy OTA Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress PSD Prevention of significant deterioration, in reference to ambient air quality RACT Reasonably available control technology RAF Reactivity adjustment factor RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act REP Reasonable further progress RR Resource recovery SAV Submerged aquatic vegetation SIP State implementation plan SNCR Selective noncatylic reduction STP Sewage treatment plant TOM Transportation control measure, in reference to ambient air quality THMs Trihalomethanes TLEV Transitional low emission vehicles TOX Total organic halide, in reference to disinfection by products in drinking water TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act UAM Urban Airshed Model UFFI Urea-formaldehyde foam insulation VOC Volatile organic compound WTE Waste to energy, in reference to combustion of solid munlclpal wastes

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The technical basis of environmental regulation is always at the edge of scientific and engineering understanding. As knowledge improves, questions will inevitably arise about past decisions. Understanding how the regulatory system accommodates changing scientific and engineering knowledge is vital for achieving environmental values.

In this new volume, seven case studies shed light on the interplay between environmental regulation and scientific and engineering understanding, with practical conclusions on how science and engineering should be used for more sound and timely regulatory decision making. The book provides helpful timelines of scientific and regulatory developments for the cases, which include:

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