Brownfields & Land Revitalization Glossary and Terms
This glossary of commonly used brownfields and land revitalization terms was prepared by the CALED BLRC Education/Communication Subcommittee.
Complete Glossary of Acronyms and Terms
Acronyms
ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials
AAI – All Appropriate Inquiry
BEPA – Building Energy Performance Assessment
BF – Brownfields
BTEX – Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylene
BRAG – Brownfields Revitalization Advisory Group
CA – Corrective Actions
CAA – Clean Air Act
CEI – U.S. EPA’s Community Engagement Initiative
CEQA – California Environmental Quality Act
CERCLA – Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CLRRA – California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act
COC – Constituent of Concern
CRA – California Redevelopment Association
CWA – Clean Water Act
DTSC – Department of Toxic Substances Control
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
ICs – Institutional Controls
MOU – Memorandum of Understanding
NCP – National Contingency Plan
NFA – No Further Action Letter
NPL – National Priorities List
PCB – Polychlorinated Biphenyls
PNAs or PAHs – Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
POLANCO – The Polanco Redevelopment Act. See Health & Safety Code Section 33459 et seq.
PPB – Parts Per Billion
PPM – Parts Per Million
PRP – Potentially Responsible Party
OEHHA – Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
RAP – Remedial Action Plan
RAW – Remedial Action Workplan
RCRA – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RFP – Request for Proposal
RP – Responsible Party
RQ – Reportable Quantity
RWQCB – Regional Water Quality Control Boards
SVE – Soil Vapor Extraction
SWRCB – (California) State Water Resources Control Board
TSCA – Toxic Substances Control Act
UST – Underground Storage Tank
ug/l – Micrograms per liter
VCA – Voluntary Cleanup Agreement
VCP – Voluntary Cleanup Program
VE – Vapor Encroachment
VEC – Vapor Encroachment Condition
VI – Vapor Intrusion
VOC – Volatile Organic Compound