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40 CFR § 86.403-78 - Abbreviations.

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title: "40 CFR § 86.403-78 - Abbreviations."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
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section_name: "Abbreviations."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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part_name: "CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW AND IN-USE HIGHWAY VEHICLES AND ENGINES"
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# 86.403-78 Abbreviations.

The abbreviations used in this subpart have the following meanings in both capital and lowercase:

ASTM—American Society for Testing and Materials.

C—Celsius.

cc—Cubic centimetre(s).

cfh—Cubic feet per hour.

cfm—Cubic feet per minute.

CH<sub>4</sub> methane.

cm—Centimetre(s).

CO—Carbon monoxide.

CO<sub>2</sub>—Carbon dioxide.

Conc—Concentration.

cu.—Cubic.

CVS—Constant volume sampler.

EGR—Exhaust gas recirculation.

EP—End point.

EPA—Environmental Protection Agency.

F—Fahrenheit.

h—hour.

HC—Hydrocarbon(s).

Hg—Mercury.

H<sub>2</sub>O—Water.

in.—Inch(es).

K—Kelvin.

kg—Kilogram(s).

km—Kilometre(s).

kpa—Kilopascals.

lb—Pound(s).

m—Metre(s).

mph—Miles per hour.

mm—Millimetre(s).

N<sub>2</sub>—Nitrogen.

N<sub>2</sub>O nitrous oxide.

NO<sub>X</sub>—Oxides of nitrogen.

No.—Number.

O<sub>2</sub>—Oxygen.

Pa—Pascal(s).

Pb—lead.

ppm—Parts per million by volume.

psi—Pounds per square inch.

psig—Pounds per square inch gauge.

R—Rankine.

rpm—Revolutions per minute.

wt—Weight.

°—Degree(s).

%—Percent.

[42 FR 1126, Jan. 5, 1977, as amended at 74 FR 56373, Oct. 30, 2009]