LIST of ABBREVIATIONS

AEC Atomic Energy Commission
ANL-W Argonne National Laboratory - West
CFA Central Facilities Area
CMS Community Monitoring Stations
DCG Derived Concentration Guide
DOE Department of Energy
DOE-ID Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office
EAL Environmental Assessment Laboratory
EFS Experimental Field Station
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ERAMS Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System
ESER Environmental Surveillance, Education, and Research
INEL Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
INEEL Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
INTEC Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center
ISU Idaho State University
MDC minimum detectable concentration
M&O Management and Operating
NRTS National Reactor Testing Station
PM particulate matter
PM10  particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in diameter
SI Systeme International d'Unites  
TLDs thermoluminescent dosimeters
TRA     Test Reactor Area
UI   University of Idaho
WSU       Washington State University  
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LIST of UNITS

Bq becquerel
Ci curie
g gram
L liter
µCi    microcurie
mL milliliter
mR miliroentgens
mrem millirem (rem = unit of dose equivalent [roentgen-equivalent-man])
mSv millisieverts
pCi picocurie
R Roentgen
µSv  microseiverts
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