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The following are commonly used abbreviations, acronyms, and a glossary of specialized terms starting with the letter:   

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U.S. Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552 et seq.; (acronym: FOIA).

Udorthents – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: Ua).

ulexite — NaCaB₅O₉●8H₂O — (borate mineral).

ultramafic rocks — rock classification, igneous — plutonic rock  .

unconformity (abbreviation: Unconf).

underground storage tank (acronym: UST) — any tank, including underground piping connected to the tank, that is or has been used to contain hazardous substances or petroleum products and the volume of which is 10 % or more beneath the surface of the ground.   Source (ASTM, 2004).

unified soil classification system (accronym: USCS).

Union College (Lincoln, NE) (acronym: UC_7th).

United States (of America)  – (accronym: US).

United States Code (acronym: USC).

United States Environmental Protection Agency (acronym: EPA ).

United States Geological Survey (acronym: USGS).

University of Dubuque; Dubuque, IA  (acronym: UD_P).

University of Iowa; Iowa City, IA (acronym: UI).

University of Nebraska at Kearney; Kearney, NE (acronym: UNK).

University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Lincoln, NE (acronym: UNL).

University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE (acronym: UNO).

University of Nebraska Medical Center – medical facility; Omaha, NE – (acronym, UNMC).

University of Northern Iowa; Cedar Falls, IA (acronym: UNI).

University of Sioux Falls; Sioux Falls, SD (acronym: USF_B).

University of South Dakota; Vermillion, SD (acronym: USD).

University of Wyoming; Laramie, WY (acronym: UW).

Unknown (religious affiliations of institutions subscript: _U ).

Ununbium (abbreviation: Uub) — chemical element.

Ununhexium (abbreviation: Uuh) — chemical element.

ununoctium (abbreviation: Uuo) — chemical element.

ununpentium (abbreviation: Uuh) — chemical element.

ununquadium (abbreviation: Uuq) — chemical element.

ununseptium (abbreviation: Uus) — chemical element.

ununtruim (abbreviation: Uut) — chemical element.

uranium  (symbol: U) — element, natural mineral, chemical, radioactive – (MCL = 30 ug/l).

uranium — chemical element — (abbreviation: U).

uranium insoluble compounds (as U) – chemical compound – see NIOSH

uranium soluble compounds (as U) – chemical compound – see NIOSH

Urban land – Crete—sharpburg complex, 0-2 % slopes – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: Uc).

Urban land – Judson complex, 1-3 % slopes – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: UdB).

Urban land – Kennebec complex, 0-2 % slopes – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: Uk).

Urban land – Pawnee-Mayberry complex, 2-7 % slopes – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: UpC).

Urban land – Wymore complex, 0-2 % slopes – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: Uw).

Urban land – Wymore-Sharpsburg complex, 2-7 % slopes – USDA, SCS soil classification – (symbol: UxC).

urninite — UO₂ — (oxide mineral).

US  Secret Service  — (402.221.4671).

US Department of Agriculture (acronym: USDA).

US Department of Homeland Security  (acronym: DHS).

US Department of Transportation (acronym: DOT).

US Environmental Protection Agency (acronym: EPA).

US Internal Revenue Service (acronym: IRS).

US Mine Safety & Health Administration (acronym: DOT).

US National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Department of Health & Human Services (acronym: NIOSH).

USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Map — the map (if any) available from or produced by the United States Geological Survey, entitled “USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Map,” and showing the property.   Source (ASTM, 2004).

USTank Management, Inc. (acronym: USTMI).