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 The following are commonly used abbreviations, acronyms, and a glossary of specialized terms

 

— F —

facilities subject to Corrective Action under RCRA (acronym: CORRACTS ).

Faith Regional Health Services – medical facility; Norfolk, NE – (acronym, FRHS).

fate and transport characteristics — natural consequences that can be predicted based on the distinguishing characteristics of a substance and the media which carry the substance.  Source: (ASTM, 2004).

fathom — unit of measure, linear distance / length —  = 6 ft.

fecal coloform bacteria

Federal Bureau of Investigations (acronym: FBI) — contact 476.6393 Lincoln, NE; 493-8688 Omaha, NE.

Federal Register (accronym: FR)—publication of the United States government published daily (except for federal holidays and weekends) containing all proposed and final regulations and some other activities of the federal government. When regulations become final, they are included in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), as well as published in the Federal Register.   Source (ASTM, 2004).

Federal Register (acronym: FR).

feldspathic (abbreviation: feld).

ferbam – chemical compound – see NIOSH

ferberite — FeWO₄ — (tungstate mineral).

fermium  — chemical element — (abbreviation: Fm).

ferrovanadium dust   – chemical compound – see NIOSH

Fifty-fifth Medical Group – medical facility; Offutt Air Force Base, NE – (acronym, 55thMG).

fill dirt — dirt, soil, sand, or other earth, that is obtained off-site, that is used to fill holes or depressions, create mounds, or otherwise artificially change the grade or elevation of real property. It does not include material that is used in limited quantities for normal landscaping activities.   Source (ASTM, 2004).

Filmore County Hospital – medical facility; Geneva, NE – (acronym, FCH).

Filmore silt loam, 0-1 % slopes – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: Fm).

filtration (0.45 mm)

fire insurance maps — maps produced for private fire insurance map companies that indicate uses of properties at specified dates and that encompass the property. These maps are often available at local libraries, historical societies, private resellers, or from the map companies who produced them.   Source (ASTM, 2004).

fire prevention plan (acronym: FPP).

flame-ionization detector (acronym: FID).

 flashpoint

fluarotrichloromethane – chemical compound – see NIOSH

fluoride — chemical element,  inorganic chemical (MCL = 4.0 mg/L).

fluorides (as F)   – chemical compound – see NIOSH

fluorine – chemical compound – see NIOSH

fluorine — chemical element — (abbreviation: Au).

fluorite — CaF₂ — (halide mineral).

foliated (abbreviation: fol).

foot — unit of measure, linear distance / length — (abbreviation: ft, symbol: ’) = 12”.

foraminifera (abbreviation: foram).

formaldehyde – chemical compound – see NIOSH

foid – a collective term used to denote the feldspathoid group of minerals (etymol: feldspathoid).

foid dioritoids & gabriods — rock classification, igneous — plutonic rock 

foid minerals — rock classification, igneous — plutonic rock 

foid syenite — rock classification, igneous — plutonic rock 

foid Syenitoids — rock classification, igneous — plutonic rock 

foidolites — rock classification, igneous — plutonic rock 

foidolites — rock classification, igneous — plutonic rock 

formation (abbreviation: fm).

formation (abbreviation: Fm).

former CERCLIS sites where no further remedial action is planned under CERCLA.

formic acid – chemical compound – see NIOSH

Fort Payne formation – geologic stratigraphic description –.

fractional organic carbon content

fracture (abbreviation: frac ).

fragmental (abbreviation: frag).

Franciscan assemblage – geologic stratigraphic description –.

francium — chemical element — (abbreviation: Fr).

Franklin County Memorial Hospital – medical facility; Franklin, NE – (acronym, FCMH).

Fremont Area Medical Center – medical facility; Fremont, NE – (acronym, FAMC).

furfural – chemical compound – see NIOSH

furlong — unit of measure, linear distance / length — = 10 chain.