Acronyms
ADEC
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
BTEX
benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene
DoD
Department of Defense
DRO
diesel-range organic
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FSH
fraction specific hydrocarbon
FUD
formerly used defense site
GC
gas chromatography
GDD
growing degree-days
GRO
gasoline-range organics
HRGC/FID
high-resolution gas chromatography flame ionizing detection
HRGC/MS
high-resolution gas chromatography mass spectrometry
MNR
Monitored natural remediation
MPN
most probable number
NARL
Naval Arctic Research Laboratory
NOAA
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
PAHs
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PCBs
polychlorinated biphenyls
PCE
perchloroethylene
POLs
RTDF
Remediation Technologies Development Forum
TCE
trichloroethylene
TPH
total petroleum hydrocarbon
TPHCWG
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons Criteria Working Group
UIC
Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation
VOCs
volatile organic compounds
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