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Vocabulary Name	Publishing Organization	Topics
Clean Energy Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Atmospheric Protection/Climate Change Division	Air, Sustainability & Green Living	Description: This glossary provides definitions of a number of important terms associated with power generation technologies and their environmental impacts, including definitions of specific pollutants, technologies, and the key terms related to the electric power marketplace.
Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Atmospheric Protection/Stratospheric Protection Division	Air, Policy & Guidance	Description: Glossary of terms to support the SNAP web site
Heat Island Effect Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation	Air, Climate Change, Sustainability & Green Living	Description: Scientific concepts related to heat island mitigation
Mold - Glossary of Terms	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Indoor Environments Division	Air, Health & Safety	Description: Glossary of terms related to mold and moisture
Acid Rain Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Atmospheric Protection/Clean Air Markets Division	Air, Ecosystems	Description: Definitions of key terms pertaining to acid rain
Radon Glossary of Terms	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Indoor Environments Division	Air, Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Health & Safety	Description: Glossary of terms relevant to the topic radon
Asbestos Hazard and Emergency Response Act Terms	Region 2	Air, Emergencies, Health & Safety, Laws, Regs, & Executive Orders	Description: Glossary of terms relevant to the Asbestos Hazard and Emergency Response Act (AHERA)
Air Permitting Terms	Region 9/Air Program	Air, Enforcement & Compliance, Laws, Regs, & Executive Orders	Description: Definitions of selected permitting terms
Emissions Inventory System Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards	Air, Health & Safety	Description: Glossary from the 2008 National Emissions Inventory - Emissions Inventory System Implementation Plan
Emissions Standards Reference Guide: Acronyms and Abbreviations	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Transportation and Air Quality	Air	Description: A glossary of the acronyms and abbreviations used throughout the Federal Emission Standards guide.
Building Air Quality Guide: Glossary and Acronyms	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Indoor Environments Division	Air	Description: Explains scientific and engineering terminology that may be unfamiliar to some readers of the guide - Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers (EPA 404-F-91-10).
Improving Air Quality in Your Community Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards	Air, Sustainability & Green Living	Description: Terms used to support information on improving air quality in your community. Disclaimer: This list of glossary terms was compiled from existing EPA definitions and supplemented, where necessary, by additional terms and definitions. The wording of selected items may have been modified from the original in order to help readers who are new to air pollution control activities to more readily comprehend the underlying concept of the glossary entry. As such, these glossary definitions constitute neither official EPA policy nor preempt or in any way replace any existing legal definition required by statute or regulation.
Community-Based Air Pollution Projects Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards	Air, Health & Safety	Description: Glossary to support air pollution projects designed to address health and environmental issues at the local level.
Acid Rain Students Site: Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Atmospheric Programs/Clean Air Markets Division	Air, Ecosystems	Description: Definition of terms to help educate students about acid rain.
Basic Concepts in Environmental Sciences Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards	Air, General Environmental, Science & Research	Description: Glossary terms and definitions used in the Basic Concepts in Environmental Sciences Module of the online reference material for Air Pollution Training Institute (APTI).
Chain of Custody (COC) Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards	Air, Policy & Guidance, Science & Research	Description: Glossary of terms supporting the APTI Chain of Custody Entry-Level Training
Control Strategy Tool (CoST) Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards	Air	Description: Glossary that defines terms used in the document series for the CoST software.
Indoor Air Quality Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Indoor Environments Division	Air, General Environmental	Description: Glossary of terms associated with indoor air and indoor air quality.
RadNet Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Radiation Protection Division	Air, Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Health & Safety, Information Management/Systems	Description: Definition of terms used on the RadNet website.
Importing Vehicles and Engines Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Transportation and Air Quality/Compliance Division	Air, Policy & Guidance	Description: The definitions of the terms and acronyms used in the process of importing vehicles and engines into the U.S..
Radiation Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Radiation Protection Division	Air, Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Health & Safety	Description: Defines radiation-related terms
RadTown Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air	Air, Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides, Health & Safety	Description: Radiation-related terms that you may encounter in the RadTown USA fact sheets.
I-BEAM Glossary of Terms	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Indoor Environments Division	Air, Health & Safety	Description: Glossary of terms to support the Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model.
RRNC Glossary of Terms	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/Indoor Environments Division	Air, Health & Safety, Sustainability & Green Living	Description: Glossary of key terms used in radon-resistant new construction.
Ozone Layer Protection Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Atmospheric Protection/Stratospheric Protection Division	Air	Description: Important terms and acronyms to help understand information about ozone depletion
Ports Primer for Communities Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Transportation and Air Quality/Transportation and Climate Division	Air, Water	Description: This glossary was developed for the "Ports Primer for Communities, An Overview of Ports Planning and Operations to Support Community Participation". Glossary is courtesy of the American Association of Port Authorities, National Cooperative Freight Research Program, Starcrest Consulting Group and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
CMAQ Glossary	Office of Research and Development	Air, Science & Research	Description: Glossary of terms to support the CMAQ model microsite.
NAAQS Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards	Air, Health & Safety, Policy & Guidance	Description: Glossary of terms to support the NAAQS and Criteria Air Pollutant websites.
Health Effects Notebook Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation/Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards/Health and Environmental Impacts Division	Air, Health & Safety, Policy & Guidance	Description: Glossary of Health, Exposure, and Risk Assessment Terms and Definitions of Acronyms
AirToxScreen Glossary of Terms	Office of Air and Radiation	Air, Chemicals/Toxics/Pesticides	Description: Glossary of key terms used in AirToxScreen and other risk assessments
Glossary for Air Pollution Terms in Particle Pollution and Your Patients' Health	Office of Air and Radiation	Air, Health & Safety	Description: Glossary of terms used in particulate matter (PM) and Your Patients' Health.
General Conformity Glossary	Office of Air and Radiation	Air	Description: Glossary of terms used throughout the General Conformity Training Module to help understand the regulations.
Glossary of Asbestos-related Terms and Acronyms	Office of Land and Emergency Management/Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation	Air, Health & Safety	Description: Terms from the Framework for Investigating Asbestos-Contaminated Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Sites.
Web Taxonomy-Environmental Media Topics	Office of Mission Support/Office of Information Management/Information Access and Analytic Services Division	Air, Information Management/Systems, Land, Waste, & Cleanup	Description: "Extensible list of topics related to environmental media--air

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