WAC 173-303-030   Abbreviations.  The following abbreviations are used in this regulation.


     ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials

     APHA - American Public Health Association

     CDC - Center for Disease Control

     CFR - Code of Federal Regulations

     DOT - Department of Transportation

     °C - degrees Celsius

     DW - dangerous waste

     DWS - drinking water standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act

     EHW - extremely hazardous waste

     EP - extraction procedure

     EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

     °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

     M - molar (gram molecular weights per liter of solution)

     mg - milligram (one thousandth of a gram)

     NFPA - National Fire Protection Association

     NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

     pH - negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration

     POTW - publicly owned treatment works

     ppm - parts per million (weight/weight)

     RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

     RCW - Revised Code of Washington

     TSD facility - treatment, storage, or disposal facility

     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, 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.]