| ABS |
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| AGA |
American Gas Association |
| ALA |
American Lung Association |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| APHA |
American Public Health Association |
| ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASSE |
American Society of Structural Engineers |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing Materials |
| ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| AWG |
American Wire Gauge |
| AWWA |
American Waters Works Association |
| BTU |
British thermal unit |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CGA |
Canadian Gas Association |
| CO |
carbon monoxide |
| CPR |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CPSC |
Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| CSIA |
Chimney Safety Institute of America |
| DDT |
dichlorodiphenyltrichlorethane |
| DE |
diatomaceous earth |
| DPD |
N,N-diethyl-p-phenylene diamine |
| DWV |
drain, waste, and vent |
| EIFS |
exterior insulation and finish system |
| EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPDM |
ethylene propylene dieneterpolymer |
| ETS |
environmental tobacco smoke |
| FHA |
Federal Housing Authority |
| FM |
Factory Mutual |
| GFCI |
ground fault circuit interrupter |
| HEPA |
high-efficiency particulate air |
| HHS |
Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of |
| HSC |
Home Safety Council |
| HUD |
Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of |
| HVAC |
heating, ventilating and air conditioning |
| IAPMO |
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials |
| ICC |
International Code Council |
| IPM |
integrated pest management |
| ISO |
International Standard Organization |
| kg |
kilogram |
| LPP |
low-pressure pipe |
| MPMH |
Military Pest Management Handbook |
| MSS |
Mechanical Standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting Industry |
| NCEH |
National Center for Environmental Health |
| NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
| NIA |
National Institute on Aging |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
| NTU |
nephelometric turbidity unit |
| ODTS |
organic dust toxic syndrome |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PEX |
cross-formulated polyethylene |
| POTW |
publicly owned treatment works |
| ppm |
parts per million |
| psi |
pound per square inch |
| PVC |
polyvinyl chloride |
| PW |
potable water |
| RIFA |
red imported fire ant |
| SDWA |
Safe Drinking Water Act |
| SEER |
seasonal energy efficiency ratio |
| T&P |
temperature-pressure |
| TSP |
trisodium phosphate |
| UF |
urea-formaldehyde |
| UL |
Underwriters Laboratories |
| USCB |
U.S. Census Bureau |
| USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USFA |
U.S. Fire Administration |
| USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
| USHA |
United States Housing Authority |
| VA |
Veteran’s Administration |
| VOC |
volatile organic compound |
| XRF |
X-ray fluorescence |
