bgs	Below ground surface
BNQ	Bureau de normalisation du Québec
BTEX	Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes
CCME	Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
CEAEQ	Centre d’expertise en analyse environnementale du Québec
CFM	Cubic feet per minute
CMC	Critical micelle concentration
DNAPL	Dense non-aqueous phase liquid
EC	Electrical conductivity
EC50	Median effective concentration
FEFLOW	Finite Element subsurface FLOW system
GC–FID	Gas chromatography—flame ionization detection
GC–MS	Gas chromatography—mass spectrometry
HP C10–C50	Hydrocarbures pétroliers C10–C50 (Quebec regulatory term for TPH C10–C50)
IARC	International Agency for Research on Cancer
K	Saturated hydraulic conductivity
LNAPL	Light non-aqueous phase liquid
LOD	Limit of detection
MDDEP	Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs (Quebec)
MELCCFP	Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Quebec)
NAPL	Non-aqueous phase liquid
ORP	Oxidation–reduction potential
PAH	Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PCB	Polychlorinated biphenyl
PHC	Petroleum hydrocarbon
PID	Photoionization detector
PSI	Pounds per square inch
PSU	Practical salinity unit
PV	Pore volume
QA/QC	Quality assurance/quality control
RPRT	Règlement sur la protection et la réhabilitation des terrains (Quebec)
RSL	Regional screening level (USEPA)
SD	Standard deviation
SEAR	Surfactant-enhanced aquifer remediation
SER	Surfactant-enhanced remediation
SIM	Selected ion monitoring
TPH	Total petroleum hydrocarbons
UCL	Upper confidence limit
USDA	United States Department of Agriculture
USEPA	United States Environmental Protection Agency
UST	Underground storage tank
VOC	Volatile organic compound