Acronyms
°C - degrees Celsius
°F - degrees Fahrenheit
µg/kg - microgram(s) per kilogram
µg/L - microgram(s) per lite
µg/m3 - microgram(s) per cubic meter
2,4-D - 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
AB - Assembly Bill
AMM - Avoidance and minimization measure
APAP - Aquatic Pesticide Application Plan
APEs - alkylphenol ethoxylates
ATCM - Airborne Toxics Control Measure
ATSB - Attractive Toxic Sugar Bait
ATV - all-terrain vehicle
BAAQMD - Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Basin Plan - Water Quality Control Plan
BASMAA - Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association
BCDC - San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
BDCP - Bay Delta Conservation Plan
BMP - best management practice
BP - boiling point
Bs - Bacillus sphaericus
BTEX - benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes
Bti - Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis
CAA - Clean Air Act of 1970
CAAQS - California Ambient Air Quality Standards
CAL FIRE - California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Cal-EPA - California Environmental Protection Agency
CARB - California Air Resources Board
CCD - colony collapse disorder
CCR - California Code of Regulations
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDFA - California Department of Food and Agriculture
CDFW - California Department of Fish and Wildlife (formerly Fish and Game [CDFG])
CDPH - California Department of Public Health (formerly Health Services [CDHS])
CDPR - California Department of Pesticide Regulation
CDR - Chemical Date Reporting
CEC - California Energy Commission
CEDEN - California Environmental Data Exchange Network
CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act
CESA - California Endangered Species Act
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
CH4 - methane
CNDDB - California Natural Diversity Database
CNEL - Community Noise Equivalent Level
CO - carbon monoxide
CO2 - carbon dioxide
CO2e - carbon dioxide equivalent(s)
CTS - California tiger salamander
CWA - Clean Water Act
dB - decibel(s)
dBA - A-weighted sound level/decibel(s)
Delta - Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
District/NCMAD - Napa County Mosquito Abatement District
DPM - diesel particulate matter
DPS - Distinct Population Segment
ESA - Endangered Species Act
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
FHSZ - Fire Hazard Severity Zone
FIFRA - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
GHG - greenhouse gas
GPS - global positioning system
GWP - global warming potential
HCP - Habitat Conservation Plan
HPS - Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
IGR - Insect growth regulator
IMVMP - Integrated Mosquito and Vector Management Program
Program/IMVMP - Integrated Mosquito and Vector Management Program
IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPM - Integrated Pest Management
IVM - Integrated Vector Management
IVMP - Integrated Vector Management Program
LC50 - 50 percent lethal concentration
LCAQMD - Lake County Air Quality Management District
LD50 - 50 percent lethal dose
Ldn - day/night average sound level
Leq - energy-equivalent sound/noise descriptor
LOAEL - lowest observed adverse effect level
LS - less than significant
MBTA - Migratory Bird Treaty Act
MCLs - Maximum Contaminant Levels
MEI - Maximally Exposed Individual
mg/kg - milligram(s) per kilogram
mg/L - milligram(s) per liter
MMT - million metric tonne(s)
MSDS - material safety data sheet
MT - metric tonne(s)
N - no impact
N2O - nitrous oxide
NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NCMAD - Napa County Mosquito Abatement District
NCPP - Natural Community Conservation Plan
ng/L - nanogram(s) per liter
NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service
NO - nitric oxide
NO2 - nitrogen dioxide
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAEL - no observed adverse effect level
NOP - Notice of Preparation
NOX - nitrogen oxides
NPCD - Napa County Planning Division
NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NSCAPCD - Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District
NWR - National Wildlife Refuge
O3 - ozone
OP - organophosphate
PAHs - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PAP - Pesticide Application Plan (NPDES)
Pb - lead
PBO - piperonyl butoxide
PCBs - polychlorinated biphenyls
PEIR - Programmatic Environmental Impact Report
PERP - Portable Equipment Registration Program
PHG - Public Health Goal
PM10 - respirable particulate matter
PM2.5 - fine particulate matter
POD - pelagic organism decline
POM - particulate organic matter
ppb - part(s) per billion
ppm - part(s) per million
ppmv - part(s) per million by volume
ppt - part(s) per trillion
RHA - Rivers and Harbors Act
ROC - reactive organic compound
ROG - reactive organic gas
RWQCB - Regional Water Quality Control Board
SB - Senate Bill
SCP - Scientific Collecting Permit
SCWA - Solano County Water Agency
SF6 - sulfur hexafluoride
SFBAAB - San Francisco Bay Area Air Basin
SIP - State Implementation Plan
SLE - Saint Louis encephalitis
SM - potentially significant but mitigable
SO2 - sulfur dioxide
SU - significant and unavoidable
SVOC - semivolatile organic compound
SWRCB - California State Water Resources Control Board
TMDL - total maximum daily load
ULV - ultralow volume
USACE - US Army Corps of Engineers
USC - United States Code
USEPA - US Environmental Protection Agency
USFS - US Forest Service
USFWS - US Fish and Wildlife Service
VCAPCD - Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
VOC - volatile organic compound
VVOC - very volatile organic compound
WEE - western equine encephalomyelitis
WNV - West Nile virus
YNHP - Yolo Natural Heritage Program
YSAQMD - Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District