Appendix F. Acronyms
ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
AChE acetylcholinesterase
AM additive manufacturing
ARB antibiotic-resistant bacteria
ASTM ASTM International
ATP adenosine triphosphate
ATR attenuated total reflectance
BASMAA Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association
BCF bioconcentration factor
BDD boron-doped diamond
BMP best management practice
BPA bisphenol A
BTU British thermal unit
CDPH California Department of Public Health
DI deionized
DQO data quality objectives
DTSC Department of Toxic Substances Control
DWTP drinking water treatment plant
EFSA European Food Safety Authority
EJ environmental justice
EO electrochemical oxidation
EPS expanded polystyrene
ERA ecological risk assessment
EU European Union
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FTIR Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
GC/MS gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
GRSP Green Ribbon Science Panel
HDPE high-density polyethylene
HEPA high-efficiency particulate air
HHRA human health risk assessment
HVAC heating, ventilation, air-conditioning
ICCA International Council of Chemical Associations
IR infrared
ISCO in situ chemical oxidation
ISM incremental sampling methodology
ITRC Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council
LCA life cycle assessment
LDH layered double hydroxide
LDIR laser direct infrared microscopy
LDPE low-density polyethylene
LOI loss on ignition
MALDI matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
MBR membrane bioreactor
mg milligram
MJ/kg megajoule per kilogram
mL milliliter
MMT million metric tons
MP microplastic or microplastics
MSW municipal solid waste
MW molecular weight
ng nanogram
NOEC no observed effects concentration
NP nanoplastic or nanoplastics
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
OPC Ocean Protection Council
P polyester
PA polyamide (nylon)
PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PBT polybutylene terephthalate
PC polycarbonate
PCB polychlorinated biphenyls
PE polyethylene
PEEK polyetheretherketone
PET polyethylene terephthalate
PFAS per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
PFTE polytetrafluoroethylene
PLA polylactic acid (bioplastic)
PMMA acrylic (polymethyl methacrylate)
POM acetal (polyoxymethylene)
POP persistent organic pollutants
PP polypropylene
PPE personal protective equipment
PPTA poly(p-phenylene-terphthalate)
PS polystyrene
PSU polysulfone
PU polyurethane
PUR polyurethane
PVC polyvinyl chloride
QA/QC quality assurance/quality control
QCL quantum cascade laser
REACH Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals
RO reverse osmosis
SAN styrene acrylonitrile
SAPEA Science Advice for Policy by European Academies
SB Senate Bill
SCCWRP Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
SCP Safer Consumer Products program
SEM scanning electron microscopy
SERI Sustainable Electronics Recycling International
SFEI San Francisco Bay Estuary Institute
SSD species sensitivity distribution
SWMP stormwater management program
SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board
TD thermal desorption
TD/GC/MS thermal desorption gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
TDS total dissolved solids
TOC total organic carbon
TRWP tire and road wear particles
TWP tire wear particles
µg microgram
µL microliter
UN United Nations
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
USD United States dollars
USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
UV ultraviolet
VC vinyl chloride
WHO World Health Organization
WWTP wastewater treatment plant
