Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program

MicroSAP and Companion Abbreviations and Acronyms

B
BGM	Buffalo green monkey [kidney cells]
BSL	Biological safety level
C
CDC	U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDN	Content delivery network
cDNA	Complementary DNA
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CFU	Colony forming unit
CMS	Content management system
COC	Chain of custody
CPR	Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CST	Civil Support Team
Ct	Cycle threshold
D
dPCR	Digital PCR
DL	Detection limit
DOT	U.S. Department of Transportation
DMP	Data management plan
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DQA	Data quality attribute
DQI	Data quality indicator
DQO	Data quality objective
E
EIC	External inhibition control
EPA	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ERLN	Environmental Response Laboratory Network
ERT	Environmental Response Team
EU	Environmental Unit Leader
F
FAQ	Frequently asked question
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
FEM	Forum on Environmental Measurement
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
FFA	Focus forming assay
FFU	Focus forming unit
FN	False negative
FP	False positive
G
GC	Genomic copies
GPS	Global Positioning System
H
HASP	Health and safety plan
HAZWOPER	Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
HEPA	High efficiency particulate air
HHS	U.S. Health and Human Services
HMR	Hazardous Material Regulations
HSEEP	Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
HVAC	Heating ventilation and air conditioning
I
IAC	Internal amplification control
IATA	International Air Transport Association
IC	Incident Commander
ICS	Incident Command System
ICLN	Integrated Consortium of Laboratory Networks
IFA	Immunofluorescent assay
IMS	Immunomagnetic separation
L
LAN	Local area network
LOD	Limit of detection
LOQ	Lower limit of quantitation
LPM	Liters per minute
LRN	Laboratory Response Network
M
MCM	Medical countermeasures
MicroSAP	Microbiological sampling and analysis plan
MCE	Mixed cellulose filters
MDL	Method detection limit
MG	Megabyte
MOA	Memorandum of agreement
MPN	Most probable number
MQO	Measurement quality objective
MS	Matrix spike
MSD	Matrix spike duplicate
N
NHSRC	National Homeland Security Research Center
NIMS	National Incident Management System
NRF	National Response Framework
O
OD	Optical density
ORD	Office of Research and Development
OSC	On-Scene Coordinator
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration
P
PAPR	Powered air-purifying respirator
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
PDA	Personal data assistant
PDF	Portable document format
PFU	Plaque forming unit
PHP	Hypertext preprocessor
PNNL	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
POC	Point of contact
PPE	Personal protective equipment
Q
QA	Quality assurance
QAPP	Quality assurance project plan
QC	Quality control
qPCR	Quantitative PCR
R
RE	Recovery efficiency
RPD	Relative percent difference
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
RSD	Relative standard deviation
RT-PCR	Reverse transcription-PCR
RV-PCR	Rapid viability-PCR
S
SAM	Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery
SAP	Sampling and analysis plan
SCID	Sample collection information docume
SOP	Standard operating procedure
SQL	Structured query language
T
TCVA	Total culturable virus assay
TN	True negative
TP	True positive
U
UC	Unified command
URL	Uniform resource locator
V
VBNC	viable but non-culturable
VSP	visual sampling plan
W
WAM	Web access management
WebEDR	Web electronic data review
WMD	Weapons of mass destruction
WMP	Waste management plan

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