ANHE —Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
ANRC — Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
APHA — American Public Health Association
API — American Petroleum Institute
ATV — all-terrain vehicle
BMP — best management practices
BLM — Bureau of Land Management
BTEX — benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, xylene
CBI — confidential business information
CBPR — community-based participatory research
CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
COGCC — Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
DOT — Department of Transportation
EIA — Environmental Impact Assessment
EPA — Environmental Protection Agency
FERC — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
HAP — hazardous air pollutants
HIA — health impact assessment
HRQOL — health-related quality of life
IOGCC — Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
IPIECA – International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association
MSDS — material safety data sheet
NGO — non-governmental organization
NIH — National Institutes of Health
NIEHS — National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIOSH — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NISA – National Industrial Sand Association
NORM — naturally occurring radioactive materials
NTSB — National Transportation Safety Board
OGP – International Association of Oil and Gas Producers
OPS — Office of Pipeline Safety
OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PEL — permissible exposure limit
PHMSA — Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PIPA – Pipelines and Informed Planning Alliance
RFF — Resources for the Future
SDWA — Safe Drinking Water Act
SWPA-EHP – Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project
TDS — Total Dissolved Solids
TENORM — technologically enhanced, naturally occurring radioactive material
TRB – Transportation Research Board
UIC — Underground Injection Control
USDW — underground sources of drinking water
USFWS — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS — U.S. Geological Survey
UTSA — University of Texas — San Antonio
VOCs — volatile organic compounds
WHO — World Health Organization
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