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D

d
nail size (penny)
DA
dental abstracts
DAC
Disaster Assistance Center
DAE
disaster assistance employee
daltons
unit of mass
DANA
Drug and Alcohol Nursing Association

DAT
dangerous articles tariff
db.
decibel
DBIA
Design Build Institute of America
dBZ
non-dimensional unit of radar reflectivity
DC
direct current
DCA
Department of Civil Aviation
DCO
defense coordinating officer
Dbl.
double
DDI
dilution-dependent inhibition
DDM
Doctor of Dental Medicine
DDNA
Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association
DDP
delivered duty paid
DDT
dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane
DDU
delivered duty unpaid
D.F.
dead freight
DEFRA
Department for the Environment - Food and Rural Affairs
deg.
degree
DEIS
draft environmental impact statement

Demo.
demolition
DEMOL
demolish
DEMs
digital elevation models
Dept.
department
DER
Department of Environmental Resources
DFA
direct fluorescent antibody
DFO
Disaster Field Office
DG
dichloran glycerol
DGN
Mexican National Organization for Standards
DGR
dangerous good requirement
dia.
diameter
DH
double hung
DHHS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
DHS
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Diag.
diagonal
Diam.
diameter
DIC
disseminated intravascular coagulation
DII
Dilution-independent inhibition
DIN
German National Institute for Normalization
DISCIS
District and Municipal Court Information System
DJIA
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DLWC
Department of Land and Water Conservation
dm
decimeter
DMFC
Disaster Mitigation Facility for the Caribbean
DMM
digital multi-meters
DMSO
dimethyl sulfoxide
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
DNAPL
dense non-aqueous phase liquid

DNN
Disaster News Network
DNS
domain name system
DO
dissolved oxygen
DOC
Department of Commerce
D.O.D.
US Department of Defense
DODSBIR
Department of Defense Small Business Innovating Research
D.O.E.
US Department of Energy
DOHA
Dutch Occupational Hygiene Association
DOHMH
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
D.O.I.
US Department of Interior
D.O.L.
US Department of Labor
D.O.S.
US Department of State
DOT
US Department of Transportation
doz.
dozen
DP
dew point
Dp.
depth
DQOs
data quality objectives
DRE
destruction and removal efficiency
DRCF
Disaster Relief Communications Foundation
DRI
Defense Research Institute
DRII
DRI International, Disaster Recovery Institute
DRRP
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project
D/S
double sided
DSL
digital subscriber lines
DST
double stack train
DTD
document type definition
DTMF

desktop management task force
DTR
diural temperature range
DU
Dobson Unit
d.w.
deadweight
d.w.c.
deadweight cargo
DWD
driving while distracted
DWV
drain waste vent

E


E

east, equipment
Ea.
each
EAC
economist intelligence unit
E.A.O.N.
except as otherwise noted
EAP
Employee Assistance Program
EAS
emergency alert system
EBS
Emergency Broadcast System
EC
European Commission, evaporative cooler
ECAO
Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office
ECB
European Central Bank
ECC
emergency control center,
Executive Committee for Change
ECDC
European Center for Disease Prevention and Control
ECHO
European Community Humanitarian Office
ECMWF
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast
EC&M
electrical construction and maintenance
ECS
electrochemical series
Econ.
economy
E-coli

Escherichia coli
EDB
ethylene dibromide
EDD
enforcement decision document

EDI
electronic data interchange
EDIFACT
Electronic Data Interchange for Administration Commerce and Transport
EDMs
electronic distance meters
EDRA
envelope drying rates analysis
EDT
Eastern Daylight Time
EEBA
Energy Efficient Builders Association
EFF
Environmental Education Foundation
EEI
Edison Electric Institute
EEO
Equal Employment Opportunity
EERI
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
EF
emission factor
eff.
efficiency
e.g.
example
E&G
engineering and construction
EGBE
ethylone glycol mono-butyl ether
EHF
extremely high frequency
EHI
energy helicity index
EHP
environmental health professional
EHS
environmental health & safety
EIA
Electronics Industries Association
EIAS
enzyme immunoassays
E /I /C
emergency(ies), event(s), incident(s) or crises(es)
EIC
Engineering Institute of Canada
EICC
Emergency Information and Coordination Center
EIFS
exterior insulation and finish systems
EISA
enhanced industry-standard architecture
EGA
executive general adjuster
EL
equilibrium level
Elec.
electric
ELECTRA
Electrical Electronic and Communication Trade Association
ELISA
enzyme-linked immunosorbant essay
EL/QWL
employee involvement/quality of work
e mail
electronic mail
EMA
Energy Management Association
EMAC
Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee
EMAP
Emergency Management Accreditation Program
EMC
equilibrium moisture content
EMD
Environmental Microbiology Department
EMF
emergency management function, electromotive force
EMLAP
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Accreditation Program
EMLRC
Emergency Medicine Learning and Research Center

EMM
Europe Media Monitor
EMP
electromagnetic pulse protection
EMPAT
environmental microbiology proficiency testing
EMS
electromotive series,
environmental management system, emergency medical services
EMT
electrical metallic tubing
EMU
European Monetary Union
ENSO
El Niño-Southern Oscillation
EPCRA
Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
EWIN
Emergency Manager's Weather Information Center
ENDEX
Environmental Data Index
eng.
engine
engg.
engineering
engr.
engineer
ENR
Engineering News Record
ENSO
El Nino-Southern oscillation
ENT
electrical non-metallic tubing
EOC
emergency operations center
E&O
errors and omissions
EOP
emergency operations plan
EP
exceedance probability
EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency|
EPCRA
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act
EPO
Emergency Planning Officer
EPRI
Electrical Power Research Institute
EPSA
Electrical Power Supply Association
EP Toxic
extraction procedure

eq.
equation
Equip.
equipment
ERH
equilibrium relative humidity
ERRI
Emergency Response & Research Institute
ERT-A
advanced element of emergency response team
ERU
Emergency Response Unit
ESA
Endangered Species Act, Economics and Statistics Act, European Space Agency
ESAA
Energy Supply Association of Australia
ESF
emergency support function
ESP
electrostatic precipitation
ESRL
Earth System Research Laboratory
EST
environmental tobacco smoke, estimate, emergency support team
esu.
electrostatic unit
ET
environmental technician
et al, et. al.
and others, et alii
ETF
Exchange-Traded Funds, effluent-treatment facility
Etc., etc.
et cetra and so forth
ETL
ETL Testing Laboratories
ETS
environmental tobacco smoke
ETTK
Emerging Technologies Toolkit

EU
European Union, endotoxin unit
EVA
ethylene vinyl acetate
Ex. B.L.
exchange bill of lading
Ext.
exterior
EXW
Ex works
EZ
exclusion zone
 

F

f
fiber stress
F
fahrenheit, fluorine
F0
wind damage (weak)
F1
wind damage (weak)
F2
wind damage (strong)
F3
wind damage (strong)
F4
wind damage (violent)
F5
wind damage (violent)
FA
fluorescent assay
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration, Foreign Assistance Act, Fair Air Act
FAAS
FEMA Automated Acquisition System
FAAT
FEMA Acronyms, Abbreviations, & Terms, Fully Analytical Aerial Triangulation
FAB
FEMA Advisory Board
FAC
Family Assistance Center, Financial Attack Center, Foreign Air Carrier
FACA
Federal Advisory Committee Act
FACNET
Federal Acquisition Network
FACT
Focus Area Core Team, fair access to clinical trial, Field Assessment and Coordination Team
FAIH
Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households
FAK
Freight All Kinds
FAS
free alongside ship
FAST
field assessment team
FAX
facsimile transmission
FBCI
Faith-Based Community Initiative
FBIC
Fellow Business Continuity Institute
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
fbm
foot board measures
FCA
Flood Control Act,
Finishing Contractors Association, Formal Concept Analysis
FCC
Federal Communication Commission
FCDA
Federal Civil Defense Administration
FCHIE
Florida Coalition on Healthy Indoor Environment
FCITS
Floor Covering Institute of Technical Services
F.C.L.
full container load, full car load
FCM
First-Class Mail
FCO
facilities service office
F.c.s.:
Free of capture and seizure
FCs
fluorocarbons
f.c.s.r.c.c.:
free of capture seizure riots and civil commotions
FCT
Forward Coordinating Team
F.C.& S.
free of capture and seizure
FCSI
Fellow of the Construction Specification Institute
FCT
Floor Care Technician (hard surface)
F.&.D.:
freight and demurrage
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Commission
FDPA
Flood Disaster Protection Act
FDWA
Federal Drinking Water Act
FedEx
Federal Express
FEP
fluorinated ethylene propylene
FEPC
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMT
Forensic Evidence Management Team
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FEU
forty foot equivalent
FFDCA
The Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
FFEQ
fire following earthquake
FFIEC
Federal Financial Institution Examination Council
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
FHBM
flood hazard boundary map
FHCF
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund
FI
free in
FIA
Federal Insurance Administration, Freedom of Information Act
FIATA
International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations
F.i.b.
free in bunkers, free into barge
FICA
Federal Insurance Contribution Act
FID
flame ionization detector
FIFRA
Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.
FIN., fin.
finished
f. i. o.
free in and out
FIOH
Finland Institute of Occupational Health
FIPNC
Flood Insurance Producers National Committee
FIRA
Flood Insurance Reform Act
FIRM
flood insurance rate map
FIS
flood insurance study
FISA
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
FISCAA
Flood Insurance Servicing Companies of America
Fixt.
fixture
F/L
full-load
fl.
fluid
FLSHG
flashing
Fl. Oz.
fluid ounce
FM
Factory Mutual. Facility Manager, facilities management
FMD
foot and mouth disease
FMEA
failure mode and effects analysis
FMM
financial management manual
FMO
field management office
FNB
First National Bank
FOB
free on board
F.o.d.
free of damage
FOIA
Freedom of Information Act
FOREX
Foreign Exchange
F.P.A.
free of particular average
FPC
Federal Power Commission
FPE
front line property expert
FPL
Florida Power & Light
F.O.
|free out
FOB, f. o. b.
free on board
f. o. r.
free on rail
FORTRAM
formula translation
fp.
freezing point
F.P.A.A.C.
Free of Particular Average American Conditions
f. p. m.
feet per minute
f. p. s.
feet per second
FR
Federal Registry
Fr.
fire rated
FRA
Federal Railroad Administration
FRB
Federal Reserve Board
FRP
field response plan
FS
forged steel
FSA
Financial Services Authority
F Scale
Fujita Scale
FSTC
field sound transmission class
ft.
foot
ft-c
foot-candle
FTE
fault-tree analysis
FTI
fellow of the textile institute
ft. lb.
foot-pound
Fluor
fluorescent
Furn.
furniture, furnace
F. R.
Federal Register
FSRT
fire and smoke restoration technician
FWPCA
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
FX
Foreign Exchange
FYI
for your information
 

G

G7
Group of Seven
G8
Group of Eight
g

gram, microgram
GA
general adjuster
Ga.
gauge
GAB
General Adjustment Bureau
GAE
granulomatous amebic encephalitis
gal.
gallon
Gal. Min.
gallons per minute
Galv.
galvanized
GAO
Government Accounting Office
GAMA
Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
GARB
Garment and Allied Industries Requirement Board
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GBI
Graduate Builders Institute
gcd
greatest common divisor
GC
general contractor, gas-liquid chromatography
GC-MS
gas chromatography/ mass spectrometry
GCR
general cargo rate
GC360
Global Citizenship 360
GDACS
Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
GDP
gross domestic product
Gen.
general
GEO
Group on Earth Observation
GEOSS
Global Earth Observation System of Systems
GETS
government emergency Telecommunication service
GF
glass fiber
GFCI
ground fault circuit interrupter
GFDL
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
GFI
ground fault interrupter
GFS
global forecasting system
GHG
greenhouse gas
GI
gastrointestinal
GICS
Global Industry Classification Stsndards
GILSP
good industrial large-scale practice
GIS
Geographic Information System
GHCC
Global Hydrology and Climate Center
GHCN
Global Historical Climatology Network

GLBA
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
GLSP
good large scale practices
GMES
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
GMP
good manufacture practice
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
GNB
gram-negative bacteria
GOES
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
GOM
Gulf of Mexico
G-P
Georgia-Pacific
GPB
gram-positive bacteria
GPD
gallons per day
GPH
gallons per hour
GPM
gallons per minute
GPP, gpp
grains per pound
GPS
global positing system
gr.
gross
Gr.
Greek, grade
GRAS
generally recognized as safe

GRC
guaranteed replacement cost
GRoCC
Global Roundtable on Climate Change
GRDR
grading
Grnd.
ground
G.R.Wt.
gross weight
GSA
General Service Administration, General Sales Agent
g. t. c.
good till canceled
GTAG
Global Technology Audit Guide
GTL
gas-to-liquids
GUNA
GFDL-UKMI-NGPI-AVNI model ensemble average
GUNS
GFDL-UKMET-NOGAPS model ensemble average
G.W.
gross weight
GWIC
Global Warming International Center
GYP
gypsum

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