GAMA Glossary
The USGS Water Science School has an web page that provides a wealth of information about terms used throughout the GAMA-PBP reports and web page.
The abbreviations and definitions listed below are used in this web site and in most GAMA products.
Abbreviations
TERMS USED IN GAMA-PBP
- 1,2,3-TCP
- 1,2,3-Trichloropropane
- AL-US
- EPA Action Level
- µg/L
- microgram per liter
- Cr(VI)
- Hexavalent chromium
- DLR
- Detection Level for Reporting
- DS
- Domestic Supply
- DWP
- Domestic Well Project
- HAL-US
- EPA Lifetime Health Advisory Level
- HBB
- Health Based Benchmark
- HBSL
- Health-Based Screening Level (USGS)
- LRL
- Laboratory Reporting Level
- LT-MDL
- Long-Term Method Detection Limit
- MCL
- Maximum Contaminant Level
- MCL-CA
- California Maximum Contaminant Level
- MCL-US
- EPA Maximum Contaminant Level
- MDL
- Method Detection Limit
- NESJV
- Northeast San Joaquin Valley
- NL-CA
- California Notification Level
- PAC
- Public Advisory Committee
- PFAS
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
- PSW
- Public-Supply Well
- RC
- Relative Concentrations
- RL-CA
- California Response Level
- SESJV
- Southeast San Joaquin Valley
- SMCL
- Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level
- SMCL-CA
- California Secondary Maximum Contaminant Level
- SRL
- Study Reporting Level
- SSJV
- Southern San Joaquin Valley
- VOC
- Volatile organic compounds
- WESJV
- Western San Joaquin Valley
AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS
- CDWR
- California Department Of Water Resources
- CV-Salts
- Central Valley Salinity Alternatives For Long-Term Sustainability
- DDW
- Division Of Drinking Water (SWRCB)
- GAMA
- Groundwater Ambient Monitoring And Assessment Program
- LLNL
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- NAWQA
- National Water-Quality Assessment Program (USGS)