Texas Superfund: Glossary Index
This glossary provides definitions of terms as used in the context of Superfund. These terms may have other meanings when used in other contexts.
A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

A
administrative order (AO)
agreed administrative order (AAO)

B
backfill
baseline risk assessment
biodegradation
bioremediation
borrow pit

C
cap
carbon adsorption
category
cell
chlorinated hydrocarbons
closure
comment period
community relations plan (CRP)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System (CERCLIS)
cone penetrometer technology (CPT)
contract laboratory program (CLP)
creosotes

D
data usability summary
deleted facility
dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPL)
dewater

E
ecological services
enforcement screening committee (ESC)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
epidemiological
estuary
evaluation under way
evaporation pond
expanded site investigation

F
feasibility study
final administrative order (FAO)

G
geographic information systems (GIS)
global positioning system (GPS)
good faith offer
groundwater

H
House Bill 3030
hazard ranking system (HRS)
Hazardous & Solid Waste Remediation Fee Account
hazardous waste
health assessment
heavy metals
hot line
hydrocarbons

I
immediate removal (IR)
impoundment
information repository
injury to natural resource
inorganic chemicals/compounds
in-situ biodegradation
integrated assessment (IA)
invitation for bids

L
lagoon
landfarm
landfill
library
listed facility

M
migration

N
national contingency plan (NCP)
national priorities list (NPL)
Natural Resource Trustee Program (NRTP)
no further action (NFA)
no further remedial action planned (NFRAP)
non-residential property

O
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA)
Oil Spill Prevention & Response Act of 1991 (OSPRA)
operable unit
operation and maintenance (O&M)
organic chemicals/compounds
overpack drums
oversight costs

P
petrochemicals
plume
pollution report (POLREP)
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
potentially responsible party (PRP)
pre-CERCLIS inspection (PCI)
preliminary assessment/site investigation (PA/SI)
presumptive remedy
probable point of entry (PPE)
proposed facility
proposed remedial action document (PRAD)

Q
quality assurance project plan (QAPP)
quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)

R
records repositories
registry
remedial action (RA)
remedial design (RD)
remedial investigation (RI)
Remediation Division
removal action
repository
request for proposals (RFP)
residential property
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)
responsiveness summary
restoration
risk assessment
risk factor
runoff

S
scope of work (SOW)
screening site inspection (SSI)
sediment
site inspection prioritization (SIP)
site investigation (SI)
sludge
slurry wall
Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA)
stabilization
stakeholder
status
Superfund
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)
Superfund chemical data matrix
Superfund Site Discovery & Assessment Program (SSDAP)
Superfund site land use
surface water

T
target distance limit (TDL)
technical assistance team (TAT)
Texas Air Control Board (TACB)
Texas Building and Procurement Commission (TBPC)
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
Texas Department of Health (TDH)
Texas Department of Water Resources (TDWR)
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC)
toll-free telephone number
Texas Water Commission (TWC)
Texas Water Quality Board (TWQB)

U
unilateral administrative order (UAO)

V
vadose zone
volatile organic compounds(VOCs)
Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP)

W
wetland

X
X-ray fluorescence (XRF)


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