Glossary of Abbreviations

ORGANIZATIONS

ASTHO—Association of State and Territorial Health Officers

ATSDR—Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

CDC—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

NCEH—National Center for Environmental Health

NCID—National Center for Infectious Diseases

NCPS—National Center for Prevention Services

NIOSH—National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

DOD—U.S. Department of Defense

EPA—U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

OGWDW—Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water

OW—Office of Water

OST—Office of Science and Technology

FDA—Food and Drug Administration

HHS—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HRSA—Health Resources and Services Administration

IHS—Indian Health Service

NIH—National Institutes of Health

NCI—National Cancer Institute

NIEHS—National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

NLM—National Library of Medicine

PHS—Public Health Service

USDA—U.S. Department of Agriculture

USGS—U.S. Geological Survey

OTHER TERMS

CERCLA—Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

EHPC—HHS Environmental Health Policy Committee

HSDB—Hazardous Substances Data Bank

MCL—maximum contaminant level

MCLG—maximum contaminant level goals

NAWQA—National Water Quality Assessment

QA/QC—quality assurance/quality control

SDWA—Safe Drinking Water Act

TEHIP—Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program