Compendium of acronyms october 25, 2017 index

G

g - grams

G₃OS - Global Observation System
GA - Government Approved
Ga - Gallium
G&A - General & Administrative
GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAARP - Grants ADABAS Access and Retrieval Package
GAC - Granular Activated Carbon
GAC - Groundwater Activated Carbon
GACT - Generally Available Control Technology
GACT - Granular Activated Carbon Treatment
GAD - Grants Administration Division
GADMIS - Grants Administration Division Management Information System
GADOSAG - Georgia DOSAG
GAE - Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis
GAG - Glycosaminoglycan
gal - Gallon
GALP - Good Automated Laboratory Practices
GAMA - Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
GAO - General Accounting Office
GAP - Ganga River Action Plan
GAP - Gap Analysis Project
GAP - Groundwater Assessment Plan
GAQM - Guideline on Air Quality Models
GAR - Governor’s Authorized Representative
GAR - Groundwater Assessment Reports
GARP - Global Atmospheric Research Program
GASP - General ADP Support
GATT - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GAUD - Region 4 Grants Audit System
GAW - Global Atmospheric Watch
GB - Geophysical Boreholes
GBERL - Gulf Breeze Environmental Research Laboratory
GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
GBL - Government Bill of Lading
GBNEP - Galveston Bay National Estuary Program
GBP - Gravity Based Penalty
GC - Gas Chromatography
GC - General Counsel
GCC - Global Climate Convention
GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council
GC/CD - Gas Chromatography/Conductivity Detector
GCCES - Gulf Coast Community Exposure Study
GC/CON - Gas Chromatography/Conductivity Detector
GCCS - Gas Collection and Control System
GCDB - Geographic Coordinate Data Base
GC/ECD - Gas Chromatography/Electron Capture Detector
GC/FID - Gas Chromatography/Flame Ionization Detector
GCGLD - Grants, Contracts, and General Law Division
GC/HRMS - Gas Chromatography/High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
GC/ITD - Gas Chromatography/Ion Trap Detector
GCL - Geosynthetic Clay Liner
GCLER - Geosynthetic Clay Liner Evaluation Report
GCM - General Circulation Models
GC/MS - Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrograph
GC/MS - Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
GCOE - Government Conference on the Environment
GCOS - Global Climate Observation System
GCP - Good Combustion Practices
GCPCD - Galveston County Pollution Control District
GCP D/O/M - Good Combustion Design, Operating, and Maintenance Practices
GC/PID - Gas Chromatograph/Photoionization Detector
GCPL - General Contractors Pollution Liability (Insurance)
GCPO - General Contractors Pollution Occurrence (Insurance)
GCS - Geo-Common Subsystem
GCSOLAR - Green Cross Solar
GCVTC - Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission
GCWR - Gross Combination Weight Rating
Gd - Gadolinium
g/day - Grams per Day
GDE - Generic Data Exemption
GDM - General Design Memorandum
GDP - Gross Domestic Product
g/dscm - Grams per Dry Standard Cubic Meter
GE - General Expense Appropriation
Ge - Germanium
GEA - Glossary of EPA Acronyms
GED - Gulf Ecology Division of the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
GEF - Global Environmental Facility
GEI - Geographic Enforcement Initiative
GEIA - Global Emissions Inventory Activity
GEM - General Equilibrium Model
GEMI - Global Environmental Management Initiative
GEMS - Global Environmental Monitoring System
GEMS - Graphical Exposure Modeling System
GENEEC - Generic Expected Environmental Concentration
GEO - Global Environmental Outlook
GeoWBS - Geographically-Based Water Body System
GEP - Good Engineering Practice
GEP - Good Epidemiology Practice
GERT - General Employee Radiological Testing
GES - Global Enrollment System
GESAMP - Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environment Pollution
GF - General Files
GF - Graphite Furnace
GF - Green Fund
GFAA - Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption
GFCI - Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
GFD - Geotechnical Field Drilling
GFE - Government Furnished Equipment
GFF - Glass Fiber Filter
GFI - Government Furnished Items
GFI - Ground Fault Interrupter
GFM - Government Furnished Material
GFO - Grant Funding Order
GFP - Government-Furnished Property
GHG - Greenhouse Gas
GHP - Greater Houston Partnership
GI - Gastrointestinal
GI - General Investigation
GI - Global Indexing System
GICS - Grant Information and Control System
GIEWS - Global information and early warning System on Food and Agriculture
GIPME - Global Investigation of Pollution in the Marine Environment
GIRAS - Geographic Information Retrieval and Analysis System
GIS - Geographic Information System
GIS - Global Indexing System
GIS - Guidelines Implementation Staff
GISNET - Geographic Information System Bulletin Board
GISPLM - GIS Based Phosphorous Loading Model
GIWA - Global International waters assessment
GIWW - Gulf Inter-Coastal Waterway
GJ - Gigajoule
GLA - Generally Licensed Authorization
GLAD - Great Lakes Air Deposition
GLASOD - Global Assessment of Soil Degradation
GLC - Gas Liquid Chromatography
GLC - Ground Level Concentration
GLC_maximum - Maximum Ground Level Concentration
GLEAMS - Groundwater Loading Effects of Agricultural Management Systems
GLERL - Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
GLH - EPA’s Green Lights Hotline
GLI - Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative
GLIMR - Great Lakes Information Management Resources
GLLVHT - Generalized, Longitudinal-Lateral-Vertical Hydrodynamic and Transport
GLNPO - Great Lakes National Program Office
GLOBE - Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
GLOW - Greater Opportunity Leadership for Women
GLP - Good Laboratory Practice
GLPS - Good Laboratory Practice Standards
GLS - Ground Level Sampling
GLT_xRX - Great Lakes Toxics Reduction Initiative
GLWQA - Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
GLWQI - Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative
gm - Gram
GMA - Grocery Manufacturers Association
GMAV - Genus Acute Mean Value
GMCC - Global Monitoring for Climatic Change
GMCV - Genus Mean Chronic Value
GMDI - Geophysical Models for Data Interpretation
g/mi - Grams per mile
g/mmBTU - Grams per Million British Thermal Unit
GMO - Genetically Modified Organism
g-mole - Gram-mole
GMS - Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
GMSW - Gross maximum Shipping Weight
GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
GNF - General Navigation Feature
GNP - Gross National Product
GOA - Gulf of Alaska
GOB - Grants Operation Branch
GOCART - Georgia Tech/Goddard Global Ozone Chemistry Aerosol Radiation and Transport Model
GOCO - Government-Owned/Contractor-Operated
GOCM - Goals, Objectives, Commitments and Measures
GOES - Geosynchronous Operational Environmental Satellite
GOFNMS - Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
GOGO - Government-Owned/Government-Operated
GOIN - Global Observation Information Network
GOLE - GICS On-line Data Entry System
GOMP - Gulf of Mexico Project
GOMS - Grants Obligations Management System
GOOS - Global Oceans Observation System
GOP - General Operating Permit
GOP - General Operating Procedures
GOP - Good Operating Practices
GOPO - Government-Owned/Privately-Operated
GPA - Gas Processors Association
GPAD - Gallons per Acre per Day
GPC - General Plan Configurations
gpd - Gallons per Day
gpg - Grams per Gallon
gpm - Gallons per Minute
GPO - Government Printing Office
GPR - Ground-Penetrating Radar
GPRA - Government Performance and Results Act
GPRMC - European Organization for Reinforced Plastics/Composites Materials
GPS - Global Positioning System
GPS - Groundwater Protection Strategy
GPSA - Gas Processors Supplier Association
GPT - Gas Phase Titration
GPT - Glutamic-Pyruvic Transaminase
GQAP - Groundwater Quality Assessment Plan
gr - Grains (7000 grains per pound)

GR - Grab Radon Sampling

GRAS - Generally Recognized As Safe
GRAV - Unspeciated Gravimetric Compounds
GRCDA - Governmental Refuse Collection and Disposal Association
gr/dscf - Grains per Dry Standard Cubic Feet

GREAT - General Record of Enforcement Actions Tracked

GRGL - Groundwater Residue Guidance Level
GRH - Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act
GRH - Guaranteed Ride Home
GRI - Gas Research Institute
GRID - Global Information Resource Database
GRIDS - Geographic Resources Information and Data System
GRP - Grasslands Reserve Program
GRP - Gross Regional Product
GRPH - Gasoline-Range Petroleum Hydrocarbons
GRPH - Region 4 Graphics System
GRR - General Reevaluation Report
GRS - General Records Schedule
GS - General Schedule
GS - Geological Survey
GSA - General Services Administration
GSAR - General Services Administration Acquisition Regulations
GSDP - Geophysical Survey Data Processing System
GSFC - Goddard Space Flight Center
GSR - Occupational Safety General Regulations
GSSHA - Gridded Surface Subsurface Hydrologic Analysis
GT - Gas Turbine
GTAB - Gasoline Treated as Blendstock
GTDMIS - GTD Bioassay System
GTN - Global Trend Network
GTNP - Grand Teton National Park
GTOS - Global Terrestrial Observation System
GTR - Government Transportation Request
gts - Gram of Total Solid
GTSP - Granular Triple Superphosphate
GTTS - Grants Treasury Tape System
GTZ - German Development Assistance Agency
GUI - Graphical User Interface
GVM - Gross Vehicle Weight
GVP - Gasoline Vapor Pressure
GVW - Gross Vehicle Weight
GVWR - Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
GW - Gigawatt
GW - Grab Working-Level Sampling
GW - Groundwater
GWC - Geotechnical Well Construction
GWDR - Ground Water Disinfection Rule
GWLF - Generalized Watershed Loading Functions
GWM - Groundwater Monitoring
GWM - Groundwater Policy and Management Staff
GWMT - Groundwater Monitoring Team
GWP - Global Warming Potential
GWPC - Ground Water Protection Council
GWPMS - Groundwater Policy and Management Staff
GWP-Ind - Groundwater Protection Standards for Industrial Use
GWP-Res - Groundwater Protection Standards for Residential Use
GWPS - General Word Processor Support
GWPS - Groundwater Protection Standard
GWPS - Groundwater Protection Strategy
GWS - Global waste Survey
GWSAP - Groundwater Sampling and Analysis Plan
GWSS - Groundwater Supply Survey
GWTF - Groundwater Task Force
GWTR - Groundwater Treatment Rule
GWUDI - Ground Water Under Direct Influence of Surface Water
GXIR - Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident Report Database
GYA - Greater Yellowstone Area
GYE - Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem