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Acronyms and Abbreviations
IUR
inhalation unit risk
LLC
Limited Liability Company
LP
Limited Partnership
Ltd.
Limited
MassDEP
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
MEK
methyl ethyl ketone
MEP
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
MERA
Mercury Education Reduction Act
MF
mobility factor
MININW
Marine Industries Northwest Incorporated
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
NA
not available
NEC
Northern Engraving Corporation
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NJ DEP
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NJME
New Jersey Program for Manufacturing Excellence
NJTAP
New Jersey Technical Assistance Program
NOEC
No observed effect concentration
NOX
nitrogen oxide
NPI
National Pollutant Inventory
NPO
nonproduct output
NPRI
National Pollutant Release Inventory
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OEHHA
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
OIA
Office of Innovation and Assistance
OPP
Office of Pollution Prevention
OPPTD
Office of Pollution Prevention and Technology and Development
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OTA
Office of Technical Assistance
P2
pollution prevention
PAH
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PBDE
polybrominated diphenyl ether
PBT
persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic
PCB
polychlorinated biphenyl
PCT
polychlorinated terphenyl
PE
professional engineer
PF
persistence factor
PFOS
perfluorooctane sulfonate
PhD
doctor of philosophy
POTW
publicly owned treatment works
PPA
Pollution Prevention Act
PPI
Progressive Policy Institute
PPIS
Pollution Prevention Incentives for States
ppm
part per million
Prop 65
California Proposition 65