| µg/dL |
micrograms
per deciliter |
| µg/g |
micrograms
per gram |
| µg/L |
micrograms
per liter |
| 135TNB |
1,3,5-trinitrobenzene |
| 13DNB |
1,3-dinitrobenzene |
| 2,4-D |
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic
acid |
| 246TNT |
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene |
| 24DNT |
2,4-dinitrotoluene |
| 26DNT |
2,6-dinitrotoluene |
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| A |
| ACD |
Air Curtain
Destructor |
| acetone |
a compound
used in propellant manufacture |
| Acid
Wastewater Lagoon |
SWMU
6 |
| ACM |
asbestos-containing
material |
| ACO |
Administrative
Contracting Officer |
| Activated
Carbon Disposal Area |
SWMU
53 |
| Air Curtain
Destructor and Open Burning Ground |
SWMU
17 |
- Alliant Ammunition and Powder
Company, L.L.C.
|
the operation
contractor for RFAAP. Alliant Ammunition and Powder Company,
L.L.C. is a division of Alliant Techsystems (ATK), Inc. |
| AOP |
ammonia
oxidation process |
| Area
A |
Nitrocellulose
Line A-Rainwater Ditch |
| Area
F |
Former
Drum Storage Area |
| Area
O |
Underground
Fuel Oil Spill |
| Area
P |
Battery
Storage Area |
| Area
Q |
CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
| argillaceous |
containing
clay or clay minerals, clayey |
| AST |
aboveground
storage tank |
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| B |
| Battery
Storage Area |
Area
P |
| bgs |
below
ground surface |
| Bio-Plant
Basin |
SWMU
10 |
| Blacksburg,
Virginia |
located
approximately 10 miles east of Radford, Virginia |
| Bottom
Ash Pile |
SWMU
59 |
| BRA |
baseline
risk assessment |
| Braddock
Loam |
one of
four major soil types occurring in all the areas of concern
of the Main Section of RFAAP, it underlies 14 SWMUs located
in the interior region of the Horseshoe Area |
| breccia |
rock
consisting of sharp fragments embedded in a fine-grained matrix |
| BTAG |
Biological
Technical Assistance Group |
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| C |
| CaCO3 |
calcium
carbonate |
| CAMBL |
Continuous
Automated Multi-Base Line |
| CASBL |
Continuous
Automated Single-Base Line |
| CaSO4
Drying Bed |
SWMU
36 |
| CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
- Area Q
|
| CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
SWMU
27 |
| CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
SWMU
35 |
| CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
SWMU
37 |
| CaSO4Treatment/Disposal
Area |
SWMU
38 |
| CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
SWMU
50 |
| CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
SWMU
8 |
| CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
SWMU
9 |
| CaSO4 |
calcium
sulfate |
| CENAB |
U.S.
Corps of Engineers North Atlantic, Baltimore District |
| CERCLA |
Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
| Chromic
Acid Treatment Tanks |
SWMU
68 |
| CIL |
Canadian
Industries, Limited |
| Closed
Sanitary Landfill |
SWMU
28 |
| Closed
Sanitary Landfill |
SWMU
52 |
| cm/sec |
centimeters
per second |
| CMS |
Corrective
Measures Study |
| COC |
chemical
of concern |
| COE |
U.S.
Corps of Engineers |
| cryolite |
potassium
aluminum fluoride |
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| D |
| DCA |
1,1-dichloroethane |
| DERP |
Defense
Environmental Restoration Program |
| di-n-butyl
phthalate |
an inert,
gelatinizing agent used in propellant manufacture to improve
physical and processing characteristics, including decreasing
the propellant ignitability |
| diphenylamine |
a principal
stabilizer for nitrocellulose |
| dolomite |
CaMg(C03)2,
a compact limestone |
| dolostone |
a sedimentary
carbonate rock composed of the mineral dolomite, which differs
from limestone in not reacting as vigorously to hydrochloric
acid |
| DSERTS |
Defense
Site Environmental Restoration Tracking System |
| dye trace
study |
a study
to identify groundwater flow paths |
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| E |
| Elbrook
Formation |
a geologic
formation underlying most of RFAAP, characterized by Cambrian-aged
carbonates and clastic rocks |
| EM |
electromagnetic |
| EP |
- extraction procedure
|
| ethyl
centralite |
stabilizer
for nitrocellulose |
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| F |
| FAL |
Fly Ash
Landfill |
| Finishing
Pond Facility, Chromic |
SWMU
69 |
| Flash
Burn Parts Area |
SWMU
71 |
| Fly Ash
Landfill #1 |
SWMU
26 |
| Fly Ash
Landfill #2 |
SWMU
29 |
| FLFA |
Former
Lead Furnace Area |
| Former
Drum Storage Area |
Area
F |
| FS |
Feasibility
Study |
| ft/day |
feet
per day |
| ft/ft |
feet
per foot |
| ft/yr |
feet
per year |
| FWS |
U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service |
| FY |
Fiscal
Year |
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| G |
| Geoprobe |
trade
name for a truck-mounted drilling unit designed to advance surface
and subsurface soil borings |
| GOCO |
government-owned,
contractor-operated |
| GPR |
ground-penetrating
radar |
| GQA |
groundwater
quality assessment |
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| H |
| HBN |
health-based
number |
| HCOC |
hazardous
constituent of concern |
| HMX |
Her Majesty’s
Explosive, a colorless solid used in various kinds of explosives
and rocket fuels; also known as cyclotetramethylenitetranitramine |
| Horseshoe
Area |
Part
of the Main Manufacturing Area |
| HWMU |
hazardous
waste management unit, any building, structure, or site that
has been used for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous
waste at any time. |
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| I |
| ICF KE |
ICF Kaiser
Engineers, a contractor used by RFAAP |
| IDW |
Investigative-Derived
Waste |
| Inert
Landfill #1 |
SWMU
32 |
| Inert
Landfill #3 |
SWMU
74 |
| IRA |
Interim
Remedial Action |
| IRDMIS |
Installation
Restoration Data Management Information System |
| IRP |
Installation
Restoration Program |
| ISP |
Incinerator
Spray Pond |
| IT |
The IT
Group, a contractor used by RFAAP |
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| K |
| karst |
geology
consisting of sinkholes, caverns, and caves |
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| L |
| Landfill
#3 |
SWMU
45 |
| Landfill
in Nitro Area |
SWMU
40 |
| LAP |
Load,
Assemble and Pack |
| LOEL |
lowest-observed-effect-level |
| LTM |
Long-Term
Monitoring |
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| M |
|
| Max Meadows
Breccia |
a geologic
rock unit abundant in the southeastern region of the Horseshoe
Area |
| MCA |
Military
Construction Army |
| McCrady/Price
Formation |
a geologic
formation underlying the eastern border of RFAAP, characterized
by Mississippian-aged shales and mudstones |
| MCL |
maximum
contaminant level, the maximum permissible level of a contaminant
in water that is delivered to any user of a public water system |
| methyl
centralite |
stabilizer
for nitrocellulose |
| mg/kg |
milligrams
per kilogram |
| mgd |
million
gallons per day |
| MMA |
Main
Manufacturing Area, one of the two installation areas, which
includes the Horseshoe Area |
| Mobile
Waste Oil Tanks |
SWMU
61 |
| msl |
mean
sea level |
| MTBE |
methyl
tert-butyl ether, an oygenate compound blended in gasoline as
an octane enhancer |
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| N |
| NAC |
nitric
acid concentration |
| NC |
Nitrocellulose |
| ND |
not detected |
| NE |
not evaluated |
| New River |
a river
that flows through the MMA of RFAAP and forms the Horseshoe
Area |
| NFA |
No Further
Action |
| NG |
nitroglycerin |
| nitrated
glycols |
an energetic
plasticizer used in propellant manufacture |
| Nitrocellulose
Line A-Rainwater Ditch |
Area
A |
| nitroglycerin |
an energetic
plasticizer used in propellant manufacture |
| N-nitrosodiphenylamine |
a principal
stabilizer for nitrocellulose |
| NPDES |
National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| NQLs |
nominal
quantification limits |
| NROW |
New River
Ordnance Works |
| NRU |
New River
Unit, one of the two installation areas, which is located about
one mile north of Claytor Lake |
| nt |
not tested |
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| O |
| Oakite |
an acidic
rust stripper consisting of phosphoric acid and butyl cellosolve |
| OB |
Open
Burn |
| Oily
Water Burial Area |
SWMU
48 |
| O&M |
operation
and maintenance |
| OSHA |
Occupational
Safety and Health Administration |
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| P |
| PA |
Preliminary
Assessment |
| PAH |
polynuclear
aromatic hydrocarbon |
| PCB |
polychlorinated
biphenyl |
| PFWWTP |
Peppers
Ferry Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| phenanthrene |
a polynuclear
aromatic compound generally associated with petroleum products |
| POL |
Petroleum,
Oil and Lubricants |
| Pond
By Buildings 4931/4932 |
SWMU
57 |
| potassium
aluminum fluoride |
cryolite |
| potassium
nitrate |
an alkali
metal salt used as a flash reducer in propellant manufacture |
| potassium
sulfate |
an alkali
metal salt used as a flash reducer in propellant manufacture |
| ppb |
parts
per billion |
| ppm |
parts
per million |
| PQL |
Practical
Quantitation Limit |
| Propellant
Burial |
SWMU
46 |
| Propellant
Burning Ash Disposal Area |
SWMU
54 |
| psi |
pounds
per square inch |
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| Q |
| QA/QC |
quality
assurance/quality control |
| QC |
quality
control |
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| R |
| RA |
Remedial
Action |
| RA (C) |
Remedial
Action-Construction |
| RA (O) |
Remedial
Action-Operation |
| RAB |
Restoration
Advisory Board |
| Radford,
Virginia |
location
of RFAAP, approximately 10 miles west of Blacksburg, Virginia,
and 47 miles southwest of Roanoke, Virginia |
| RBC |
risk-based
concentration |
| RCRA |
Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act |
| RD |
Remedial
Design |
| RDX |
Royal
Dutch Explosive, a white powder used as an explosive and in
combination with other ingredients in explosives; also known
as cyclonite |
| Red Water
Ash Burial Ground |
SWMU
41 |
| red water |
a waste
product generated during TNT production that includes alpha-,
beta-, and gamma-TNT isomers and TNT sodium disulfates |
| Redwater
Ash Burial #2 |
SWMU
49 |
| REM |
Removal |
| RFAAP |
Radford
Army Ammunition Plant |
| RFA |
RCRA
Facility Assessment |
| RfD |
reference
dose |
| RFI |
RCRA
Facility Investigation |
| RI |
remedial
investigation |
| RIP |
Remedy
In Place |
| ROD |
Record
of Decision |
| ROW |
Radford
Ordnance Works |
| RQD |
rock
quality density |
| RRSE |
Relative
Risk Site Evaluation |
| Rubble
Pile |
SWMU
58 |
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| S |
| SAC |
sulfuric
acid concentration |
| Sanitary
Landfill #2 |
SWMU
43 |
| saprolite |
soft,
disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining
in its original place |
| SAR |
sulfuric
acid regeneration |
| SARA |
Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
| SCS |
Soil
Conservation Service |
| sellite |
sodium
sulfite |
| SO3 |
sulfur
trioxide |
| soda
ash |
sodium
carbonate |
| SOP |
standard
operating procedure |
| SSL |
soil
screening level |
| Stroubles
Creek |
largest
local tributary of the New River, it flows through the southeast
sector of RFAAP |
| SVOC |
semivolatile
organic compound |
| SWMU |
solid
waste management unit, any building, structure, or site that
has been used for the treatment, storage, or disposal of solid
waste at any time. These units include storage tanks,
dumpsters, waste piles, drain fields, waste treatment units,
and surface impoundments. |
| SWMU
10 |
Bio-Plant
Basin |
| SWMU
13 |
Waste
Propellant Burning Ground |
| SWMU
17 |
Air Curtain
Destructor and Open Burning Ground |
| SWMU
26 |
Fly Ash
Landfill #1 |
| SWMU
27 |
CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
| SWMU
28 |
Closed
Sanitary Landfill |
| SWMU
29 |
Fly Ash
Landfill #2 |
| SWMU
32 |
Inert
Landfill #1 |
| SWMU
35 |
CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
| SWMU
36 |
CaSO4
Drying Bed |
| SWMU
37 |
CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
| SWMU
38 |
CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
| SWMU
39 |
Wastewater
Ponds From Propellant Incinerator |
| SWMU
40 |
Landfill
in Nitro Area |
| SWMU
41 |
Red Water
Ash Burial Ground |
| SWMU
43 |
Sanitary
Landfill #2 |
| SWMU
45 |
Landfill
#3 |
| SWMU
46 |
Propellant
Burial |
| SWMU
48 |
Oily
Water Burial Area |
| SWMU
49 |
Redwater
Ash Burial #2 |
| SWMU
50 |
CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
| SWMU
51 |
TNT Waste
Acid Neutralization Pits |
| SWMU
52 |
Closed
Sanitary Landfill |
| SWMU
53 |
Activated
Carbon Disposal Area |
| SWMU
54 |
Propellant
Burning Ash Disposal Area |
| SWMU
57 |
Pond
By Buildings 4931/4932 |
| SWMU
58 |
Rubble
Pile |
| SWMU
59 |
Bottom
Ash Pile |
| SWMU
61 |
Mobile
Waste Oil Tanks |
| SWMU
68 |
Chromic
Acid Treatment Tanks |
| SWMU
69 |
Finishing
Pond Facility, Chromic |
| SWMU
6 |
Acid
Wastewater Lagoon |
| SWMU
71 |
Flash
Burn Parts Area |
| SWMU
74 |
Inert
Landfill #3 |
| SWMU
76 |
Waste
Oil Underground Storage Tanks (South of Oleum Plant) |
| SWMU
8 |
CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
| SWMU
9 |
CaSO4
Treatment/Disposal Area |
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| T |
| TAL |
target
analyte list |
| TCE |
trichloroethylene |
| TCL |
target
compound list |
| TCLP |
Toxicity
Characteristic Leachate Procedure |
| TETRYL |
2,4,6-trinitrophenylmethylnitramine,
an intermediary detonating agent for less sensitive high explosives
and as a booster charge in certain military munitions, its use
was discontinued in the United States in 1979 |
| TIC |
tentatively
identified compound |
| TKN |
total
kjeldahl nitrogen |
| TNT |
trinitrotoluene |
| TNT Waste
Acid Neutralization Pits |
SWMU
51 |
| TOC |
total
organic carbon |
| TOX |
total
organic halogen |
| TPH |
total
petroleum hydrocarbon |
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| U |
| UBK |
uptake
biokinetic |
| Underground
Fuel Oil Spill |
Area
O |
| Unison-Urban
Land Complex |
one of
four major soil types occurring in all the areas of concern
of the Main Section of RFAAP, it underlies most of the Manufacturing
Area |
| USACE |
U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers |
| USACHPPM |
U.S.
Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine |
| USAEC |
U.S.
Army Environmental Center |
| USAEHA |
U.S.
Army Environmental Hygiene Agency (replaced by USACHPPM) |
| USATHAMA |
U.S.
Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency (replaced by USAEC) |
| USCS |
Unified
Soil Classification System |
| USDA |
U.S.
Department of Agriculture |
| USEPA |
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency |
| UST |
underground
storage tank |
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| V |
| Valley
and Ridge Province |
a physiographic
division of the Appalachian Mountain chain, the environmental
location of the RFAAP Main Section and NRU, which is characterized
by a series of long, narrow, flat-topped mountain ridges separated
by valleys of varying widths |
| VDEQ |
Virginia
Department of Environmental Quality |
| VDWM |
Virginia
Department of Waste Management |
| VHWMR |
Virginia
Hazardous Waste Management Regulations |
| VI |
Verification
Investigation |
| VOC |
volatile
organic compound |
| VPDES |
Virginia
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| vug |
a small
cavity in a rock or vein, often lined with crystals |
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| W |
| Waste
Oil Underground Storage Tanks (South of Oleum Plant) |
SWMU
76 |
| Waste
Propellant Burning Ground |
SWMU
13 |
| Wastewater
Ponds From Propellant Incinerator |
SWMU
39 |
| Wheeling
Sandy Loam |
one of
four major soil types occurring in all the areas of concern
of the Main Section of RFAAP, it constitutes about 25 percent
of the upland regions of the Horseshoe Area at RFAAP |
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| X |
| XRF |
X-ray
fluorescence spectrometry |
