| Abbreviation |
Abbreviation Meaning |
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ACGIH®
|
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
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AOEC
|
Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
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BEI
|
Biological Exposure Index
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BLS
|
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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BoC
|
Bureau of the Census
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CDC
|
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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CFR
|
Code of Federal Regulations
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CI
|
Confidence interval
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CIC
|
Census Industry Code
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cm
|
centimeter
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COC
|
Census Occupation Code
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COPD
|
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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CWP
|
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis
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CWXSP
|
Coal Workers' X-ray Surveillance Program
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CWHSP
|
Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program
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CXR
|
Chest x-ray
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DFR
|
Doctor's First Report
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DHHS
|
Department of Health and Human Services
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DOL
|
Department of Labor
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DRDS
|
Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
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ECWHSP
|
Enhanced Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program
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f/cc
|
fibers per cubic centimeter
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FIPS
|
Federal Information Processing Standards
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FEV1
|
Forced expiratory volume in one second
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GM
|
Geometric mean
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HCFA
|
Health Care Financing Administration
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ICD
|
International Classification of Diseases
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ID
|
Identification number
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ILO
|
International Labor Office
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IMIS
|
Integrated Management Information System
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LCL
|
Lower confidence limit
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LIMS
|
Laboratory Information Management System
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MQC
|
Minimum quantifiable concentration
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µm
|
micrometer
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µg/m3
|
micrograms per cubic meter
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mg/m3
|
milligrams per cubic meter
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MMWR
|
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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MNMD
|
Metal/nonmetal mine data
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mppcf
|
millions of particles per cubic foot
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MRE
|
Mining Research Establishment
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MSHA
|
Mine Safety and Health Administration
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NAICS
|
North American Industry Classification
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NCHS
|
National Center for Health Statistics
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n.e.c.
|
not elsewhere classified
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NHANES
|
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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NHDS
|
National Hospital Discharge Survey
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NHIS
|
National Health Interview Survey
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NIOSH
|
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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NORA
|
National Occupational Research Agenda
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NORMS
|
National Occupational Respiratory Mortality System
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n.o.s.
|
not otherwise specified
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OA
|
Occupational asthma
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OSHA
|
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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PEFR
|
Peak expiratory flow rate
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PEL
|
Permissible exposure limit
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PHS
|
Public Health Service
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PMF
|
Progressive massive fibrosis
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PMR
|
Proportionate mortality ratio
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PVC
|
Polyvinyl chloride
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REL
|
Recommended exposure limit (NIOSH)
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RADS
|
Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome
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SIC
|
Standard Industrial Classification
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SSA
|
Social Security Administration
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SENSOR
|
Sentinel Event Notification Systems for Occupational Risks
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SLCTC
|
Salt Lake City Technical Center
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SOP
|
Standard operating procedure
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TLV®
|
Threshold Limit Value
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TWA
|
Time-weighted average
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UCL
|
Upper confidence limit
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WOHL
|
Wisconsin Occupational Health Laboratory
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eWoRLD
|
Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System
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WoRLD
|
Work-Related Lung Disease
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WRA
|
Work-related asthma
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YPLL
|
Years of potential life lost
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