Glossary
Here is a list of acronyms and abbreviations and their definitions.
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A2LA - American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
ACGIH - American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
ACR - Assessment, Cleaning and Restoration of HUVAC systems.
AFD - Air Filtration Device
AIHA - American Industrial Hygiene Association
AmIAQ - American Indoor Air Quality Council
ASHRAE - American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers
Bioaerosol - (2002) Airborne particles of biological origin
CCH - Certified Canine Handler
CDC - Center for Disease Control
CIE - Certified Indoor Environmentalist
CFM - Cubic Feet per Minute
CFU - Colony Forming Unit
CIH - Certified Industrial Hygienist
CMDC - Certified Mold Detection Canine
CMR - Certified Mold Remediator
COC - Chain of Custody
CRMI - Certified Residential Mold Inspector (IESO)
EMLAP - Environmental Microbiology Accredited Laboratories
EMPAT - Environmental Microbiology Proficiency Analytical Testing
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
HEPA - High Efficiency Particulate Air
IAQ - Indoor Air Quality
IAQA - Indoor Air Quality Association
IEQ - Indoor Environmental Quality
IESO - Indoor Environmental Standards Organization
IHLAP - Industrial Hygiene Accredited Laboratories
ISO - International Organization for Standardization
ISO17025 - The ISO standard for testing laboratories
Laser Particle Counter - A measuring device for determining the presence and quantity of airborne particulates.
LPM - Liters per Minute
MERV - Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value
NAFA - National Air Filtration Association
NAM - Negative Air Machine
NAPCA - National Air Duct Cleaning Association
NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIOSHC - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PAS - Portable Air Scrubber
PBB - Parts per Billion
PELs - Permissible Exposure Limits - set by the OSHA
Plenum - An air compartment connected to a duct or ducts.
PPE - Personal Protection Equipment
PPM - Parts per Million
ULPA - Ultra Low Penetration Air
Units - m^3 - cubic meters (e.g. 30m^2 means "Thirty cubic meters") cm^2 - square centimeters
VOC - Volatile Organic Compounds