At Great American we understand environmental liability and its industry terminology can be highly complex. Let us help you better understand these complexities with our interactive Environmental Glossary & Acronyms List. Simply click the letters
below to discover a variety of industry terms!
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H
| I | L | M | N | O | P | R | S
| T | U | V | W
A
- AAI
- All Appropriate Inquiry
- ABC
- Association of Building Contractors
- ACM
- Asbestos-Containing Material
- ACEC
- Area of Critical Environmental Concern
- ACO
- Administrative Consent Order
- ADE
- Average Daily Exposure
- ADJ
- Adjacent Site
- ADR
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- A/E
- Architect Engineer
- AGC
- Association of General Contractors
- AHERA
- Asbestos Hazards Emergency Response Act
- AIU
- American International Underwriters
- AOC
- Area of Concern
- AP
- Additional Premium
- APN
- Assessor’s Parcel Number
- ASHRAE
- American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers
- AST
- Aboveground Storage Tank
- ASTM
- American Society for Testing and Materials
- ATC
- Allowable Threshold Concentration
- AUL
- Activity and Use Limitation
B
- BN
- Base Neutrals
- BECB
- Bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields (DEP)
- BER
- Business Environmental Risk
- BGS
- Below Ground Surface
- BII
- Business Interruption
- BOR
- Broker of Record
- BS&W
- Basic Sediment & Water
- BTEX
- Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylene
C
- CAA
- Clean Air Act
- CAT
- Catastrophic (loss exposure)
- CCC
- Cleanup Cost Cap
- CCIP
- Contractor Controlled Insurance Program
- CEA
- Classification Expectation Area
- CERCLA
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
- CERCLIS
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System
- CESQGs
- Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity
- CERC
- Controlled Recognized Environmental Condition
- CPL
- Contractors Pollution Liability
- CSP
- Certified Safety Professional
- CEP
- Critical Exposure Pathways
- CEA
- Cost and Economic Assessment
- COC
- Contaminant of Concern
- CWA
- Clean Water Act
D
- DCE
- Dichloroethylene
- DJ
- Declaratory Judgement
- DTSC
- Department of Toxic Substance Control (California)
E
- EA
- Environmental Assessment
- EAP
- Emergency Action Plan
- EC
- Engineering Controls
- EDR
- Environmental Data Resources, Inc.
- EG
- Emergency Generators
- EHS
- Environmental Health & Safety
- EIL
- Environmental Impairment Liability
- EP
- Environmental Professional
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency
- ESA
- Environmental Site Assessment
- ESL
- Environmental Screening Levels
- ERIS
- Environmental Risk Information Services
- ERNS
- Emergency Response Notification System
F
- FCT
- Field Constructed Tanks
- FFA
- Federal Facilities Agreement
- FINDS
- Facility Index System/ Facility Registry System
- FKB
- Forms Knowledge Base
- FNI
- First Name Insured
- FNOL
- First Notice of Loss (Claims)
- FOIAR
- Freedom of Information Act Request
G
- GC
- Gas Chromatography
- GPR
- Ground-Penetrating Radar
- GSA
- General Services Administration
- GWQS
- Groundwater Quality Standards
- GW
- Ground Water
- GWP
- Global Warming Potentials
H
- HACCP
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
- HAP
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
- HIS
- Hazardous and Solid Waste Incinerators
- HREC
- Historical Recognize Environmental Condition
- HRS
- Hazard Ranking System
- HASP
- Health and Safety Plan
- HSCA
- Hazardous Substances Control Act
- HUD
- Department of Housing & Urban Development- Federal Agency
- HVAC
- Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
- HWS
- Hazardous Waste Site
I
- IC
- Institutional Controls
L
- LBP
- Lead-Based Paint
- LDR
- Land Disposal Restrictions
- LRA
- Limited Removal Action
- LUST
- Leaking Underground Storage Tank
- LSRP
- Licensed Site Remediation Professional
M
- MCL
- Maximum Contaminant Level
- MTBE
- Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
N
- ND
- None Detected
- NFA
- No Further Action
- NFRAP
- No Further Remedial Action Planned
- NLR
- No Longer Reporting
- NODS
- Non-Owned Disposal Sites
- NOV
- Notice of Violation
- NPL
- National Priority List
O
- OCP
- Oil Control Program
- OEC
- Other Environmental Considerations
- O&M
- Operations and Maintenance
- OSHA
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
P
- PCA
- Principal Component Analysis
- PCB
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls
- PERC
- Perchloroethylene
- Phase 1
- Site assessment prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities
- PLL
- Pollution Legal Liability
- PRP
- Potentially Responsible Party
R
- RAP
- Remedial Action Plan
- RAO
- Response Action Outcome
- RCRA
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- REC
- Recognized Environmental Condition
- RP
- Responsible Party
- RAR
- Relevant and Appropriate Requirement
S
- SDS
- Safety Data Sheet
- SEMS
- Superfund Enterprise Management System
- SF
- Square Footage/Square Feet
- SFO
- Servicing Finance Office
- SIR
- Self-Insured Retention
- SP
- Subject Property
- SPDES
- State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- SQG
- Small Quantity Generator
- STIP
- Steel Tank Internal Protection
- STR
- Suspicious Transaction Report
- SVE
- Soil Vapor Extraction
- SVOC
- Semi-Volatile Organic Compound
- SWIF
- Solid Waste Landfill
- SWMUs
- Solid Waste Management Units
- SWPPP
- Storm Water Pollution Protection Program
T
- TC
- Tier Classification
- TCE
- Trichloroethylene
- TPH
- Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons
- TPHd
- Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (diesel range)
- TPHg
- Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (gasoline range)
- TPHo
- Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (oil range)
- TRPH
- Total Recoverable Petroleum Hydrocarbons
- TRIA
- Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
- TSDF
- Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility
U
- UAS
- Underwriting Audit System (self-audit)
- UCL
- Upper Concentration Limit
- UEPR
- Unearned Premium Reserve
- UIC
- Underground Injection Control
- UL
- Umbrella Liability
- UNEP
- United Nations Environment Program
- USDA
- United States Department of Agriculture
- USGS
- United States Geological Survey
- UST
- Underground Storage Tank
V
- VAT
- Vinyl Asbestos Tile
- VCP
- Voluntary Cleanup Program
- VI
- Vapor Intrusion
- VEC
- Vapor Encroachment Condition
- VOC
- Volatile Organic Compound
W
- WAL
- Weighted Average Life
- WC
- Workers Compensation
- WIMP
- Water Intrusion Mold Plan
- WWTP
- Waste Water Treatment Plant