Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-303 - Dangerous waste regulations
Section 173-303-030 - Abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in this regulation.
APTI - Association for Preservation Technology International
ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials
APHA - American Public Health Association
CAMU - corrective action management unit
CDC - Center for Disease Control
C.F.R. - Code of Federal Regulations
DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
DOT - Department of Transportation
°C - degrees Celsius
DRE - destruction and removal efficiency
DW - dangerous waste
DWS - drinking water standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act
EHW - extremely hazardous waste
EP - extraction procedure
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
°F - degrees Fahrenheit
g - gram
IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer
IFC - International Fire Code
kg - kilogram (one thousand grams)
L - liter
lb - pound
LC50 - median lethal concentration
LD50 - median lethal dose
MACT - maximum achievable control technology
M - molar (gram molecular weights per liter of solution)
mg - milligram (one thousandth of a gram)
MTCA - Model Toxics Control Act
NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
pH - negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration
PODC - principal organic dangerous constituent
POTW - publicly owned treatment works
ppm - parts per million (weight/weight)
QEL - Quantity Exclusion Limit
RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RCW - Revised Code of Washington
TEQ - toxicity equivalence
TMC - total mass concentrate
TOM - total organic mass
TSD facility (or TSDF) - treatment, storage, or disposal facility
TU - temporary unit
UBC - Uniform Building Code
UFC - Uniform Fire Code
USCG - United States Coast Guard
USGS - United States Geological Survey
WAC - Washington Administrative Code
% - percent
# - number
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 09-14-105 (Order 07-12), § 173-303-030, filed 6/30/09, effective 7/31/09. Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105, 70.105D, and 15.54 RCW and RCW 70.105.007. 04-24-065 (Order 03-10), § 173-303-030, filed 11/30/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.105 and 70.105D RCW. 95-22-008 (Order 94-30), § 173-303-030, filed 10/19/95, effective 11/19/95. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW. 84-09-088 (Order DE 83-36), § 173-303-030, filed 4/18/84. Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.105 RCW and RCW 70.95.260. 82-05-023 (Order DE 81-33), § 173-303-030, filed 2/10/82. Formerly WAC 173-302-030.
