PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
U.S. ARMY UMATILLA DEPOT ACTIVITY
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON
APPENDIX A
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| ADA | Ammunition Demolition Area |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| BRAC | Base Realignment and Closure |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. Public Health Service) |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 |
| DNB | 1,3-Dinitrobenzene |
| DNT | 2,4- and 2,6- Dinitrotoluene |
| DOD | (U.S.) Department of Defense |
| EPA | (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency |
| HHS | (U.S. Department of) Health and Human Services |
| HMX | High melting explosive (cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine) |
| mg | milligram |
| mg/day | milligram per day |
| mg/kg/day | milligram per kilogram per day |
| NCEH | National Centers for Environmental Health (CDC) |
| NPL | National Priorities List |
| ODEQ | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality |
| OUs | Operable Units |
| PAHs | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PCBs | Polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PHA(s) | Public health assessments |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| ppm | parts per million |
| RDX | Royal demolition explosive (hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,4-triazine) |
| RfD | (oral) reference dose |
| RI | Remedial Investigation |
| ROD | Record of Decision |
| SARA | 1986 Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
| TNB | 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene |
| TNT | 2,4,6-trinotrotoluene |
| UMCD | Umatilla Chemical Depot |
| UMCD | Umatilla Depot Activity |
| USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| USATHAMA | U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency |
| U.S.C. | United States Code |
| UXO | unexploded ordnance |
