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• FabricAny woven, knitted, plaited, braided, felted, or non-woven material made of filaments, fibers, or yarns...
• Fabric Filter1. A cloth device that catches dust particles from industrial emissions.
• Fabric Filter FiltrationA baghouse pollution control product used to control fine particle emissions from various industrial and...
• Fabric ProtectantProduct designed to be applied to fabric substrates to protect the surface from soiling from dirt and other...
• Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingIndustries in the Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing subsector transform metal into intermediate or end...
• FabricationMaking up data or results and recording or reporting them.
• FabricatorPerson or entity who incorporates composite wood products into component parts or into finished goods. This...
• FaceThe anterior portion of the head extending from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear. The facial...
• Facilitated DiffusionTransport of substances across a biological membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower...
• Facilitation1. The use of a neutral to help a group of people conduct productive discussions about complex or potentially...
• FACILITATIVE DOCUMENTSFacilitative documents are documents or messages that are exchanged to facilitate an action, decision, or...
• Facilities Compliance StatusThe map layer uses the Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) standard facility symbology to...
• Facilities, Fleet & Equipment ManagementFacilities, Fleet, and Equipment Management involves the maintenance, administration, and operation of office...
• Facilities ManagementFacilities management services include the following: cleaning, ground maintenance, utilities, building...
• Facilities ManagerIndividual in charge of purchasing, maintaining, and operating the HMIWI or the owner's or operator's...
• Facilities PlansPlans and studies related to the construction of treatment works necessary to comply with the Clean Water Act...
• Facility1. Any mobile or fixed onshore or offshore building, structure, installation, equipment, pipe, or pipeline...
• Facility by SizeSome regulations may apply differently to facilities depending on the amounts of raw materials which the...
• Facility Design FlowThe maximum flow volume for which a facility is designed and permitted to operate at.
• Facility Emergency CoordinatorRepresentative of a facility covered by environmental law (e.g., a chemical plant) who participates in the...
• Facility Latitude and LongitudeThe horizontal position coordinate (latitude) and the vertical position coordinate (longitude) for the...
• Facility Maintenance1. Routine repair or refurbishing (including surface coating) of the tools, equipment, machinery, and...
• Facility NameThe primary name used to identify a facility in FRS/ICIS-NPDES.
• Facility PlanReports and drawings, including a narrative operating description, prepared to describe the facility and its...
• Facility Registry Service IDA 12 character code used to uniquely identify a facility site within the EPA FRS database.
• Facility Registry Services1. The EPA Data Warehouse for facility information for all environmental areas, consolidated from EPA data...
• Facility Registry SystemEPA's database of all facilities which are of environmental interest.
• Facility Response Plan1. A detailed plan which must be prepared in accordance with 40 CFR 112.20 by facilities which may cause...
• Facility Response ResourcePersonnel, equipment, supplies, and other capability necessary to perform the response activities identified...
• Facility siteA place where activities resulting in air emissions occur or have occurred in the past.
• Facility source typeA classification code based upon facility emissions processes, emissions units, and associated Source...
• Facility TypeFacility ownership classification derived from codes in ICIS-NPDES. Facilities can be classified as publicly...
• Facility-Related Goods and ServicesMaterials provided for use within, and activities performed on behalf of, a Region 7 facility by or through a...
• Facility-Specific DataData from a particular operation within a given facility that are not combined in any way.
• FACSIMILE1. An exact copy of a document, drawing, photograph, or the like.
• Fact Sheet1. A document that must be prepared for all draft individual permits for NPDES major dischargers, NPDES...
• Fact-FindingA process in which a neutral, technical expert, or panel investigates and analyzes the facts and issues in a...
• Factor Information Retrieval Data SystemThe database management system containing EPA's recommended emission estimation factors for criteria and...
• Facultative1. (FACK-ul-TAY-tive) Facultative bacteria can use either molecular (dissolved) oxygen or oxygen obtained...
• Facultative Anaerobe1. Able to exist under more than one set of environmental conditions such as in absence of presence of oxygen.
• facultative anaerobesMicroorganisms that can grow in either the presence or the absence of molecular oxygen. In the absence of...
• Facultative Bacteria1. Bacteria that can live under aerobic or anaerobic conditions.
• Failing CompressorMeasured noise emissions of the compressor, when measured in accordance with the applicable procedure...
• Failing Septic SystemSeptic systems in which the drain field has failed such that effluent that is supposed to percolate into the...
• Failing Vehicle1. Measured emissions of the vehicle, when measured in accordance with the applicable procedure, exceeds the...
• Fair Market ValueAmount at which property would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under...
• Fair Treatment1. Fair treatment, in regards to EJ, means, no person or group should bear a greater share of negative...
• Faith-Based OrganizationAny organization that has a faith-inspired interest.
• Fall line1. The boundary between the Piedmont Plateau and the Coastal Plain, ranging from 15 to 90 miles west of the...
• Fall Time, T 90-10Time interval of a measurement instrument's response after any step decrease to the input between the...
• falling dunesDunes that form as sand migrates off perched dunes and builds on an adjacent lowland.
• FalloutRadioactive particles that fall to the ground after a nuclear explosion.
• FallowPlowed, but left unseeded.
• Fallow Agricultural LandCropland, pastureland, or land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (administered by the U.S...
• FallsPerpendicular or very steep fall of water in the course of a stream.
• False Negative1. A negative result when the concentration of the target constituent is above the detection limit of the...
• False NegativesAlso known as false acceptance decision errors. False negatives occur when the null hypothesis or baseline...
• False Positive1. A positive result when the concentration of the target constituent is below the detection limit of the...
• False PositivesAlso known as false rejection decision errors. False positives occur when the null-hypothesis or baseline...
• Falsification1. The rejection of a hypothesis by demonstrating that it does not hold in a case. Falsificationists argue...
• FamilyA group of two or more people who reside together and who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption.
• Family Certification LevelCO2 emission level declared by the manufacturer that is at or above emission test results for all...
• Family Emission Limit1. Emission level declared by the certifying manufacturer or remanufacturer to serve in lieu of an otherwise...
• Family HouseholdA family includes a householder and one or more people living in the same household who are related to the...
• FamineGeneral scarcity of food for a great number of people, causing illness and death.
• FamotidineA competitive histamine H2-receptor antagonist. Its main pharmacodynamic effect is the inhibition of gastric...
• Fan shootingA seismic refraction technique where the sensors (geophones) are deployed on a segment of a circle centered...
• Farm1. Any operation, other than a nursery or forest, engaged in the outdoor production of agricultural plants.
• Farm AreaThe area of agricultural land used for farming (crop and livestock production).
• Farm Equipment1. Any internal combustion engine-powered machine primarily used in the commercial production and/or...
• Farm EquityThe accounting relationship: assets - debt = farm equity.
• Farm Product Supply ChainThe network of firms that bring products to market, from companies that produce raw materials to retailers...
• Farm Production CostThe sum, measured in dollars, of all purchased inputs and other expenses necessary to produce farm products...
• Farm Sector AssetOver four-fifths in 2014 - of the sector’s assets held in real estate (i.e.. farmland value).
• Farm Service AgencyFSA, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• Farm TankTank located on a tract of land devoted to the production of crops or raising animals, including fish, and...
• Farm TapPressure regulation stations that deliver gas directly from transmission pipelines to generally rural...
• Farm VehicleAny internal combustion engine-powered machine primarily used in the commercial production and/or commercial...
• Farmed AnimalAnimal species that are reared for market. [USDA National Agricultural Library Thesaurus].
• Farmed Animal DiseasesDiseases of animal species that are reared for market.
• Farmed FishFish that are born and raised in captivity and sold as food
• FarmerA person who is engaged in the raising of crops, poultry or livestock.
• Farmer's LungSystemic and pulmonary reactions resulting from inhalation of dust from moldy hay, threshing dust, or moldy...
• Farmland of Statewide ImportanceContains soils designated by each state’s Natural Resources Conservation Service as “farmland of statewide...
• Farnesylation InhibitionFarnesylation Inhibition involves interference with, or restraint of, enzymatic activities involved in...
• Farnesylation ProcessA likely membrane attachment device, farnesylation involves enzymatic covalent addition of farnesyl group(s)...
• Farrow to Finish OperationA production system that contains all production phases, from breeding to gestation to farrowing to nursery...
• FarrowingThe period from birth to weaning.
• FasciationA malformation of vascular plants where the stems look to have been fused together and the attaching segments...
• Fast IceIce that is attached to a land mass such as the coast or, in shallow water, the sea floor.
• Fast Meter Response1. Fast dynamic response of the sound level meter shall be used. The fast dynamic response shall comply with...
• Fast Track AmendmentIf an amendment requests a change to a product that is "substantially similar" or "identical" to another...
• Fast Track AmendmentsIf an amendment requests a change to a product that is "substantially similar" or "identical" to another...
• Fast-Release FertilizerA synthetic fertilizer that releases its nutrients (especially N) rapidly (e.g., urea, ammonium nitrate).
• Fate1. Disposition of a material in various environmental compartments (e.g. soil or sediment, water, 5 air...
• fate and transport1. A description of how a chemical is carried through and changes in the environment.
• fate and transport analysisThe general process used to assess and predict the movement and behavior of chemicals in the environment.
• Fate and Transport Model1. Fate and transport modeling calculates the movement of pollutants in the environment. Fate and transport...
• fate and transport modelingThe mathematical equations simulating a physical system which are used to assess and predict the movement and...
• Fate of PollutantsPhysical, chemical, and biological transformation in the nature and changes of the amount of a pollutant in...
• FatiguePhysical or mental exhaustion; weariness; tiredness.
• Fats1. Any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, the chief...
• Fatty Acid MetabolismFatty Acid Metabolism involves cellular biotransforming chemical modifications of fatty acids by enzymatic...
• Fatty Acids1. Organic, monobasic acids derived from hydrocarbons by the equivalent of oxidation of a methyl group to an...
• Fault1. A fracture in the Earth along which one side has moved in relative to the other. Sudden movements on...
• Fault Current LimiterA fault current limiter prevents current in an electrical circuit from exceeding a predetermined level by...
• Fault Displacement1. Relative movement of any two sides of a fault measured in any direction. [40 CFR 503.21 (CFR 2013)]
• Fault ScarpA feature caused by the rapid erosion of soft rock on the side of a fault (as compared to that of more...
• fault tree1. A method of analyzing potential outcomes which starts with the final event and works backwards...
• fault tree analysisA technique by which many events that interact to produce other events can be related using simple logical...
• fauna1. Animal population of a particular area.
• Faux-FinishingCoating used for wet-in-wet techniques, such as faux woodgrain, faux marble, and simulated aging, which...
• FDA QSAR ModelsA series of computer models constructed by FDA and distributed by Leadscope, Inc., to analyze datasets of...
• F-DistributionThe distribution of the ratio of two independent quantities each of which is distributed like a variance in a...
• Feasibility Study1. A study of the applicability or practicability of a proposed action or plan.
• Feature Dominated LandscapeA view in which a single feature (or landmark), either natural or man-made, dominates the landscape because...
• Feature ID (outfall/pipe number)A three-character code in ICIS-NPDES that identifies the point of discharge (e.g., outfall) for a facility. A...
• Fecal ColiformBacteria found in the intestinal tracts of mammals, this bacteria in water or sludge is an indicator of...
• Fecal Coliform Bacteria1. Found in the intestinal tracts of mammals, this bacteria in water or sludge is an indicator of pollution...
• Fecal Coliform Bacterial Count1. Bacterial count, as determined by approved methods of analysis for Parameter 1 in Table 1A in 40 CFR 136.3.
• Fecal PollutionContamination of the environmental medium with bacteria from human or animal feces. Sources of fecal...
• Fecal Source TrackingA methodology used to determine the source of fecal pathogen contamination in environmental samples.
• Fecal Streptococcal BacteriaPresent in the intestines of warmblooded animals and are ubiquitous in the environment. They are...
• Fecal VirusVirus of fecal origin which is infectious to humans by waterborne transmission.
• Fecal-oral Transmission1. Associated with organisms that infect the digestive system. Microorganisms enter the body through...
• FecundityThe rate at which an individual produces offspring, usually expressed only for females. For example, the...
• Fed CattleSteers and heifers that have been fed concentrates, usually for 90-120 days in a feedlot.
• Fed-BatchYeast is fed carbohydrates and additives during fermentation in the vessel. In contrast, carbohydrates and...
• Federal ActionAny activity engaged in by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal government, or any...
• Federal Action DateDate that the Federal agency signs or approves the permit, license, grant or contract or otherwise physically...
• Federal Advisory Committee ActTo authorize the establishment of a system governing the creation and operation of advisory committees in the...
• Federal AgenciesA Federal department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal government.
• Federal agency1. Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States.
• Federal Aid Highway System Accessible AreaGeographical areas of Alaska designated by the State of Alaska as being accessible by the Federal Aid Highway...
• Federal Aid Highway System Inaccessible AreaAll other geographical areas of Alaska. [40 CFR 69.51 (CFR 2018)]
• Federal AuthorizationLicense, permit, approval, finding, determination, or other administrative decision issued by an agency that...
• FEDERAL AWARDING AGENCYThe Federal agency that provides an award to the recipient. (40 CFR Part 30)
• Federal CertificateCertificate of conformity issued by EPA showing compliance with EPA emission standards specified in one of...
• Federal Class I AreaAny Federal land that is classified or reclassified Class I.
• Federal Cooperative AgreementCooperative agreement entered into by an agency.
• Federal Coordinating OfficerIf the situation is beyond the capability of state and local governments and the statutory authority of...
• Federal Department or AgencyFederal department or agency (the department or agency itself rather than its bureaus, offices or divisions)...
• Federal Docket Management SystemFDMS is used by government agencies use to manage the content that is available to the public on...
• Federal Emission Test ProcedureDynamometer driving schedule, dynamometer procedure, and sampling and analytical procedures described in part...
• Federal Employee1. Current employee of the Federal Government including a current member of the Armed Forces.
• Federal Equivalent MethodMethod for measuring the concentration of an air pollutant in the ambient air that has been designated as an...
• Federal FacilitiesFacilities owned by the federal agencies or facilities subject to routine federal actions such as airports...
• Federal Facilities EnforcementFederal facilities enforcement ensures federal facilities comply with environmental regulations and statutes.
• Federal Facilities OversightAll site-specific oversight associated with a federal facility (FF) response action. Includes all activities...
• Federal Facilities RestorationActivities to provide consultation and technical and regulatory oversight at federal facilities to facilitate...
• Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse OfficeSee http://www.epa.gov/fedfac/. EPA's Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office's (FFRRO) overall...
• Federal Facilities Site Evaluation Project Status DefinitionsSee definitions for Known Progress, No Further Remedial Action Planned, Stalled, and Undetermined...
• Federal Facility1. Any building, installation, structure, land, public work, equipment, aircraft, vessel, or other vehicle...
• Federal Facility Combined Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection ReviewEPA quality assurance review of a Combined PA/SI report submitted by another Federal agency.
• Federal Facility Community InvolvementAt a federal facility site, the community relations activities, i.e., plan, implementation and responsiveness...
• Federal Facility Expanded Site Inspection ReviewQuality assurance review of an Expanded Site Inspection (ESI) report submitted by another federal agency.
• Federal Facility Feasibility StudyStudy of a hazardous waste site conducted by a federal facility to (1) evaluate alternative remedial actions...
• Federal Facility Five-Year ReviewAt a federal facility, five-year reviews generally are required by CERCLA or program policy when hazardous...
• Federal Facility OversightAll site-specific oversight associated with a federal facility (FF) response action. Includes all activities...
• Federal Facility Preliminary Assessment ReviewQuality assurance review of a preliminary assessment (PA) report submitted by another federal agency.
• Federal Facility Remedial Action1. An FF RA is the actual construction or implementation phase of a Superfund site cleanup that follows...
• Federal Facility Remedial Design1. FF Remedy Design (RD) is the phase in Superfund site cleanup where the technical specifications for...
• Federal Facility Remedial Investigation1. An investigation conducted by a federal facility that gathers data necessary to (1) determine the nature...
• Federal Facility Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study1. The process of data collection and analyses of the site problem, identification of preliminary remedial...
• Federal Facility Removal1. A FF removal is a short-term cleanup conducted by the federal facility and is intended to stabilize or...
• Federal Facility Site Inspection ReviewQuality assurance review of a site inspection (SI) report submitted by another federal agency.
• Federal Financial AssistanceFederal Financial Assistance refers to the provision of earned and unearned financial or monetary-like...
• Federal Financial Assistance ApplicantOne who submits an application, request, or plan required to be approved by an official of the Federal agency...
• Federal Financial Assistance Recipient1. State or political subdivision thereof, or any instrumentality of a State or political subdivision...
• FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR(e.g., October 1, 2001 - September 30, 2002)
• Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic ActTo prohibit the movement in interstate commerce of adulterated and misbranded food, drugs, devices, and...
• FEDERAL FUNDS AUTHORIZEDThe total amount of Federal funds obligated by the Federal Government for use by the recipient. This amount...
• Federal GovernmentLegislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Government of the United States, and the government of...
• Federal Government AccountingManagement and recording of the federal government's financial transactions.
• Federal Government SectorActivities related to the federal government acquisition of goods and services.
• Federal Grand Jury Information - SpecifiedMaterial relating to matters occuring before a grand jury.
• Federal Grants (Non-State)Federal Grants involve the disbursement of funds by the Federal Government to a non-federal entity to help...
• Federal Implementation Plan1. Under current law, a federally implemented plan to achieve attainment of air quality standards, used when...
• Federal Indian Reservation1. All land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States...
• FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDSU.S. Government standards issued by the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and...
• FEDERAL INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT REGULATIONSRegulations on information resources management issued by GSA and applicable to Federal agencies.
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide & Rodenticide ActTo regulate the marketing of economic poisons and devices, and for other purposes.
• Federal Interagency Agreement1. Written agreements between Federal agencies under which goods and services are provided in exchange for...
• Federal Land Management AgenciesThe Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Department of Energy...
• Federal Land Manager1. Secretary of the department with authority over the Federal Class I area (or the Secretary's designee) or...
• Federal Land Ownership1. A land ownership category designating land that is owned by the Federal Government. It does not include...
• Federal Lands1. The Federal Lands layer includes information on lands owned or administered by the Federal government...
• Federal LoanLoan made by an agency. The term does not include loan guarantee or loan insurance.
• Federal Managers Financial Integrity ActTo amend the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950 to require ongoing evaluations and reports on the adequacy...
• Federal Motor Vehicle Control ProgramAll federal actions aimed at controlling pollution from motor vehicles by such efforts as establishing and...
• Federal Plan1. The EPA plan to implement 40 CFR part 60, subpart Cc for existing MSW landfills located in States and...
• Federal Procurement ProgramA program that sets minimum recycled content standards for certain designated items and requires procuring...
• Federal programAs defined in § 3.3 of CROMERR, any program administered by EPA under any other provision of Title 40.
• FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONSGSA regulations. The part formerly applying to records management has been superseded by the Federal...
• Federal Radiation CouncilAn advisory body established to council the President of the United States on radiation matters related to...
• Federal Radiological Emergency Response PlanThe inter-agency agreement for coordinating the response of various agencies, under a variety of statutes, to...
• FEDERAL RECORDS CENTERA records center operated by NARA. See also RECORDS CENTER, STANDARD FORM 135.
• Federal Reference MethodMethod of sampling and analyzing the ambient air for an air pollutant that is specified as a reference method...
• Federal Reference Method ApplicantPerson or entity who submits an application for a Federal reference method or Federal equivalent method...
• Federal Register1. The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and...
• Federal Register DocumentA term used to encompass all documents published in the Federal Register (FR). These include notices...
• Federal Register NoticesFederal Register notices (http://www.epa.gov/osw/laws-regs/state/revision/program.htm) for final rules can be...
• Federal reporting requirement1. As defined in § 3.3 of CROMERR, a requirement to report information directly to EPA under any other...
• Federal Response ActionState or Federal response action undertaken pursuant to applicable Federal or State environmental laws and...
• Federal Response PlanThe agreement signed by 27 federal departments and agencies in April 1987 and developed under the authorities...
• FEDERAL SHARE OF REAL PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, OR SUPPLIESThat percentage of the property's acquisition costs and any improvement expenditures paid with Federal funds...
• Federal Sponsorship SuspensionAction by EPA that temporarily withdraws Federal sponsorship under an award, pending corrective action by the...
• Federal Test Method1. EPA specialized tests for source testing of emissions and operations
• Federal Test Procedure1. Body of exhaust and evaporative emissions test procedures described in 40 CFR 86 for the certification of...
• Federal Transit Fund RecipientRecipient of Funds Designated Under Title 23 U.S.C. or the Federal Transit Laws. Any agency at any level of...
• Federal Trust ResponsibilityLegal obligation on the part of the U.S. government to protect tribal treaty rights, lands, assets and...
• Federal Voluntary InitiativeThe federal government promotes voluntary initiatives for a variety of reasons, including the pilot testing...
• Federal Water Pollution Control ActThe title of Public Law 92-500; 33 U.S.C. section 1251 et seq., also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA)...
• Federally Enforceable Condition1. All limitations and conditions which are enforceable by the Administrator under the Clean Air Act...
• Federally Enforceable Limitation1. All limitations and conditions which are enforceable by the Administrator under the Clean Air Act...
• Federally Enforceable Limitation and Condition1. All limitations and conditions that are enforceable by the Administrator and citizens under the Act or...
• Federally Funded Research and Development CenterActivities that are sponsored under a broad charter by a Government agency (or agencies) for the purpose of...
• Federally Owned Offshore AreaFederal jurisdiction begins at 3 geographic (nautical) miles from the established baseline for the coast and...
• Federally Permitted ReleaseCERCLA section 101(10) defines federally permitted releases in terms of releases permitted under a number of...
• FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTThe governing body or a governmental agency of any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or...
• Federally Registered PesticideCurrently registered under section 3 of the Act, after having been initially registered under the Federal...
• Federally-Protected Waters1. Waters within 12 miles of the United States that are also part of any of the following:
• Federally-Recognized Indian TribeAs defined by section 101(36) of CERCLA, means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or...
• Federated SearchingA Federated Search looks across multiple databases at the same time using only one search query.
• Fee patentIndians who wish to be given ownership of their trust land can request the Secretary of the Interior (BIA) to...
• Fee simple landFee simple land is owned outright by an entity, such as a corporation, an individual or an Indian tribe and...
• FeedPrepared and mixed materials, which include but are not limited to materials such as limestone, clay, shale...
• Feed ApronA paved or hard surface along one side of a drylot where feed is provided to the animals.
• Feed CornCorn used for livestock and poultry feed.
• Feed CropCrops produced primarily for consumption by animals.
• Feed Grain1. Any of a number of grains used for livestock or poultry feed. Corn and sorghum are feed grains.
• feed pumpMechanical device for driving fluid flow or for raising or lifiting a fluid by either suction or pressure or...
• Feed StationUnit from which substrate is fed to a web coating line.
• Feed WasteFeed for animals that is not eaten.
• FeedbackThe circulating action between a sensor measuring a process variable and the controller which controls or...
• Feedback CycleA process that has interconnected links and passages which influence its components. A positive feedback...
• Feedback Mechanism1. A sequence of interactions in which the final interaction influences the original one.
• Feedback MechanismsFactors which increase or amplify (positive feedback) or decrease (negative feedback) the rate of a process...
• Feed/ChargeFor a furnace or other process unit that operates in batch mode, the total weight of material (including...
• Feeder1. Cattle that need further feeding prior to slaughter.
• Feeder CurrentThe currents which flow parallel to shore before converging and forming the neck of a rip current.
• Feeder Pig1. A pig from about 60 pounds to market weight.
• Feeder Pig OperationBreeder sells pigs out of the nursery phase to a finishing operation to grow them out to market weight.
• Feeding BehaviorBehavioral responses or sequences associated with eating including modes of feeding, rhythmic patterns of...
• Feeding PreferenceNeeds for certain types of food or behaviors associated with finding and consuming food
• Feedlot1. Enterprise in which cattle are fed grain and other concentrates for usually 90-120 days. Feedlots range in...
• Feedlot Runoff(Runoff from) A confined area for the controlled feeding of animals. Tends to concentrate large amounts of...
• Feedrate Operating LimitLimits on the feedrate of materials (e.g., metals, chlorine) to the combustor that are established based on...
• Feedstock1. Raw material supplied to a machine or processing plant from which other products can be made. For example...
• Feedstock AggregatorPerson who collects feedstock from feedstock suppliers or other feedstock aggregators and distributes such...
• Feedstock SupplierPerson who generates and supplies feedstock to a feedstock aggregator, renewable fuel producer, biogas...
• FeedstreamAny material fed into a hazardous waste combustor, including, but not limited to, any pumpable or nonpumpable...
• Feedstuff Mold ContaminantLiving organisms or derivates (e.g. viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens) in animal feed...
• Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAcquired defect of cellular immunity that occurs in cats infected with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)...
• Feline CoronavirusA species of CORONAVIRUS infecting cats of all ages and commonly found in catteries and zoos. Cats are often...
• Feline Infectious PeritonitisCommon coronavirus infection of cats caused by the feline infectious peritonitis virus (Feline coronavirus)...
• Feline LeukemiaA neoplastic disease of cats frequently associated with feline leukemia virus infection.
• Feline Leukemia VirusA species of GAMMARETROVIRUS causing leukemia, lymphosarcoma, immune deficiency, or other degenerative...
• Feline PanleukopeniaHighly contagious DNA virus infection of the cat family, characterized by fever, enteritis and bone marrow...
• Feline ParvovirusA species of PARVOVIRUS infecting cats with a highly contagious enteric disease. Host range variants include...
• FellingThe process of cutting down standing trees.
• FEMA Hazard Mitigation PlanA plan that identifies policies and actions that can be implemented to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to...
• Female Animal Reproductive SystemOrgans of the female animal which serve to support the production of offspring
• Female FlowerA pistillate, with or without a perianth, that has none or nonfunctioning stamens.
• Female GenitaliaFemale internal and external organs of reproduction. (CDISC Definition)
• Female Reproductive SystemFemale reproductive organs of any species; in humans, external organs include the vulva, bartholin's glands...
• Female Reproductive System DisordersA non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the female genital system. Representative examples of...
• FemurThe longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee.
• Fen1. A type of wetland that accumulates peat deposits. Fens are less acidic than bogs, deriving most of their...
• FensPeat-forming wetlands that receive nutrients from sources other than precipitation: usually from upslope...
• Fenton OxidationOxidation using iron(II) and hydrogen peroxide to destroy halogenated hydrocarbon solvents
• Feral Animal1. Escaped from domestication (Long 1981:7). Feral individuals may be descendants of the original escapees.
• FermentationProcess operations that utilize a chemical change induced by a living organism or enzyme, specifically...
• Fermentation FungusYeasts that contribute to the breakdown of sugars into ethyl alcohol
• Fermentation ProcessThe anaerobic breakdown by microorganisms of complex organic substances, especially carbohydrates, to CO2 and...
• Fern AllyA diverse group of primitive vascular plants of classes other than Filicopsida (true ferns); includes...
• Ferrel Cell1. A major Earth atmospheric circulation pattern that consists of sinking air near 30 degrees N or S and...
• FerrimagneticSubstances having positive and relatively large magnetic susceptibility as well as generally large hysteresis...
• Ferrite NanoparticleIron oxide nanoparticles.
• Ferrochrome SiliconAlloy as defined by ASTM Designation A482-76 or 93 (incorporated by reference - see § 60.17).
• Ferromanganese SiliconAlloy containing 63 to 66 percent by weight manganese, 28 to 32 percent by weight silicon, and a maximum of...
• FerrosiliconAlloy as defined by ASTM Designation A100-69, 74, or 93 (incorporated by reference - see § 60.17) grades A...
• Ferrous CastingRemelting of ferrous metals to form a cast intermediate or finished product by pouring the molten metal into...
• Ferrous MetalMagnetic metals derived from iron or steel; products made from ferrous metals include appliances, furniture...
• Ferrous Metal (Recyclable)Magnetic metals derived from iron (steel). (U.S. EPA, 1995d) Products made from ferrous metals include major...
• Ferrous Metals1. Refers to magnetic metals derived from iron (steel). (U.S. EPA, 1995d) Products made from ferrous metals...
• Ferruginous Mine DrainageMine drainage which, before any treatment, either has a pH of less than 6.0 or a total iron concentration...
• FertigationApplication of plant nutrients in irrigation water.
• FertilizationThe process where a spermatozoan (sperm cell) penetrates the cell membrane of an egg cell and the nuclei of...
• Fertilization, carbon dioxideAn expression (sometimes reduced to 'fertilization') used to denote increased plant growth due to a higher...
• Fertilizer1. Substance that adds inorganic or organic plant nutrients to soil and improves its ability to grow crops...
• Fertilizer ApplicationAdding substances to enhance plant growth to the growth medium, most often soil.
• Fertilizer Manufacturing FacilityA facility which makes substances which are added to the soil to enhance plant growth.
• Fertilizer RunoffThat part of the precipitation, snow melt, or irrigation water that appears in uncontrolled surface streams...
• Fertilizers1. Substance that adds inorganic or organic plant nutrients to soil and improves its ability to grow crops...
• Fescue ToxicosisDisorders particularly in horses from eating Endophyte-Infected tall fescue.
• Fetal BloodBlood of the fetus. Exchange of nutrients and waste between the fetal and maternal blood occurs via the...
• Fetal HeartThe heart of the fetus of any viviparous animal. It refers to the heart in the postembryonic period and is...
• fetch1. The area of the open ocean where the winds blow over with constant speed and direction, generating waves.
• FetusAn unborn or unhatched vertebrate especially after attaining the basic structural plan of its kind...
• FexofenadineA second generation antihistamine; metabolite of the antihistaminic drug terfenadine.
• FiberDiscrete elements of wood or similar cellulosic material, which are separated by mechanical means, as in...
• Fiber CellA sclerenchyma cell which is narrowly elongated with pointed ends and has thickened secondary cells walls...
• Fiber CropCrops such as flax and cotton.
• Fiber LineA series of operations employed to convert wood or other fibrous raw material into pulp. If the final product...
• Fiber OpticsA method for the transmission of information (sound, video, data) in which light is modulated and transmitted...
• Fiber Processing ChemicalChemical substances used industrially to treat fibers for eventual use in textiles.
• Fiber Release EpisodeAny uncontrolled or unintentional disturbance of ACBM resulting in visible emission.
• Fiber Spinning LineGroup of equipment and process vents associated with acrylic or modacrylic fiber spinning operations. The...
• Fiber-Bed Mist EliminatorAdd-on air pollution control device that removes contaminants from a gas stream through the mechanisms of...
• FiberboardComposite panel composed of cellulosic fibers (usually wood or agricultural material) made by wet forming and...
• Fiberboard Mat DryerDryer used to reduce the moisture of wet-formed wood fiber mats by applying heat. A fiberboard mat dryer is a...
• Fiberboard Products Gross ProductionAir dry weight of hardboard or insulation board following formation of the mat and prior to trimming and...
• Fiberglass InsulationInsulation which is composed principally of glass fibers, with or without binders.
• Fiberglass Mat Production RateWeight of finished fiberglass mat produced per hour of production including any trim removed after the binder...
• Fibers per cubic centimeterUnits of measurement for asbestos in air.
• FibrosisOf a condition marked by the presence of interstitial fibrous tissue, especially in the mammary gland...
• Fibrous habitHaving the morphologic properties similar to organic fibers.
• FibulaBone of the lower leg lateral to and smaller than the tibia. In proportion to its length, it is the most...
• Fick's First LawAn equation describing the rate at which a gas transfers into solution. The change in concentration of gas in...
• Fick's Second LawAn equation relating the change of concentration with time due to diffusion to the change in concentration...
• Field1. That space in which an effect, such as gravity or magnetism, is measurable.
• field analytical methodsMethods or techniques that measure physical properties or chemical presences in soils, soil-gas, and...
• Field Assembled System Circuit InstallComplete a field-assembled system's circuit, including charging with a full charge, such that the system can...
• Field Blank1. Any sample submitted from the field identified as a blank.
• Field Blank (radiochemistry)Samples preserved with reagents that are not provided by the laboratory. These should be accompanied by a...
• Field Campaign1. A field campaign, or field study, is an intensive monitoring effort in a small area that lasts for a few...
• field capacityThe maximum amount of water that a soil can retain after excess water from saturated conditions has been...
• Field CornCorn that is low in sugar and high in starch with very firm kernels. It is primarily used for animal feed and...
• Field CropA type of crop that includes grains, oil crops, and specialty crops that can be grown in a field environment.
• Field DuplicateTwo separate samples collected at the same time and place under identical circumstances, and treated exactly...
• Field DuplicatesTwo separate samples collected at the same time and place under identical circumstances, and treated exactly...
• Field ExperimentExperiments that take place in real world situations (not in a laboratory, for example) wherin the...
• Field Gas1. Feedstock gas entering the natural gas processing plant.[40 CFR 60.631 (CFR 2013)]
• Field Gas GatheringSystem used transport field gas from a field to the main pipeline in the area. [40 CFR 60.5430c (CFR 2024)]
• Field guideA pocket-size book or a CD containing taxonomic keys for identification, illustrations and/or photographs of...
• Field HabitatA grassy area; a treeless clearing within a forest or on a mountainside, or an area on a farm on which...
• field managerAn individual who is on site and is responsible for directing field activities and decision-making during the...
• Field Natural GasNatural gas extracted from a production well prior to entering the first stage of processing, such as...
• Field NotesA written record of observations, interactions, conversations, situational details, and thoughts during the...
• Field Precast ModificationModifications to precast products in the field involving coring, chipping, cutting, drilling or grinding that...
• Field printA copy of a log obtained at the time of logging that has not been edited or corrected.
• Field Reagent Blank1. An aliquot of reagent water or other blank matrix that is shipped to the field sampling site, where it is...
• Field SamplerPerson authorized to collect the environmental sample (air, water, or solid) in the field.
• Field StudiesObservational or experimental studies carried out in nature.
• Field StudyObservational or experimental studies carried out in nature.
• Field TestThe study of a program, project, or instructional material in settings like those where it is to be used...
• Field TestingPractical and generally small-scale testing of innovative or alternative technologies directed to verifying...
• Field Train Proof BlankQC sample to evaluate equipment preparation and potential contamination during sample recovery and consists...
• Field TrialA test of a new technique or variety, including biotech-derived varieties, done outside the laboratory but...
• Field/Meadow HabitatA grassy area; a treeless clearing within a forest or on a mountainside, or an area on a farm on which...
• Field-Portable Gas ChromatographThe combination of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry that enables the rapid separation and...
• Field-Portable InstrumentationInstrumentation approximating the controlled environment of a mobile laboratory.
• Field-Portable Sample ConcentratorA field portable sorption tube concentration device used to concentrate dilute air samples prior to...
• Field-Portable X-Ray Fluorescence AnalyzerField-portable X-ray fluorescence (FPXRF) is a sitescreening procedure using a small, hand-held portable...
• Field-Sample CustodianPerson with responsibility for overseeing the possession, exchange, and storage of the reagents and supplies...
• FIFRA Pesticide IngredientAn ingredient of a pesticide that must be registered with EPA under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and...
• FIFRA Registration Applicant1. Person who applies for a registration or amended registration under FIFRA sec. 3.
• FIFRA Science Advisory PanelThe FIFRA SAP, authorized under FIFRA, is an independent review panel. Its charge is to comment on actions...
• Fifth Liter SampleOne-liter sample of tap water collected in accordance with § 141.86(b) for purposes of subpart I of this part.
• FilamentousSlender and or threadlike. Filamentous is a term used to describe the slender, sometimes transparent stems of...
• Filamentous FormThe mold form consisting of fungi capable of mold-yeast dimorphism
• Filamentous FungusCommonly known as molds, refer to those that grow as multicellular colonies.
• FILE1. Usually an accumulation of records or nonrecord materials arranged according to a plan. Sometimes an...
• FILE CODESNumbers or symbols used to abbreviate lengthy file titles. See also CODING (1).
• FILE DESIGNATIONA distinguishing symbol, subject, name, number, or date controlling the placement of a document in a filing...
• FILE LAYOUTIn electronic records, the arrangement and structure of data in a file, including the sequence and size of...
• FILE PLAN1. A plan designating the physical location(s) at which an agency's files are to be maintained, the specific...
• FILE STATIONAny location in an organization at which records are maintained for current use.
• File Transfer Protocol1. FTP (File Transfer Protocol), a standard protocol, is the simplest way to exchange files between computers...
• File Transfer Protocol ClientThe software that runs on a client (usually a desktop machine) that is used to connect to a server that is...
• FILE TYPESCategories or classes of files. Include case, case working, general correspondence, reading, transitory...
• FILESA collective term usually applied to all records and nonrecord materials of an office or agency.
• FILES CUSTODIANA files custodian, or records custodian, is an individual who has been assigned responsibility or is...
• FILES IMPROVEMENTTaking corrective action to make sure that office files are properly organized and maintained, rapidly...
• FILES MANAGEMENTApplying records management principles and techniques to filing practices in order to organize and maintain...
• FILINGPutting documents into their place in accordance with a plan, or filing system.
• Filing DocumentSend or transmit a document, information, or correspondence to the official custody of the person specified...
• FILING FEATUREA characteristic by which a document is filed and found, such as a number, date, title, name, or subject.
• FILING SYSTEMA set of policies and procedures for organizing and identifying files or documents to speed their retrieval...
• Fill1. Man-made deposits of natural soils or rock products and waste materials.
• Fill Material1. Except as specified in paragraph (3) of this definition, the term fill material means material placed in...
• Fill Material DischargeAddition of fill material into waters of the United States. The term generally includes, without limitation...
• Fill slopeThe surface formed where earth is deposited to build a road or trail.
• Filler Neck RestrictorA device that narrows the filler neck to a vehicle's gas tank in order to prevent accidental use of leaded...
• FillingDepositing dirt, mud or other materials into aquatic areas to create more dry land, usually for agricultural...
• Filling Storage Vessel1. Introduction of liquid into a storage vessel, but not necessarily to capacity. [40 CFR 63.1061 (CFR 2013)]
• Film BlowingWhen the hot polymer is extruded, it is stretched.
• FilovirusesBelong to a virus family called Filoviridae and can cause severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman...
• Filter1. Criterion used to narrow the data elements that are used for an analysis or are shown on the screen (e.g...
• Filter feeder1. An organism that feeds by straining plankton and other food particles from water that is pumped through...
• Filter ProfileGraphical representation of individual filter performance,based on continuous turbidity measurements or total...
• Filter Strip1. Strip or area of vegetation used for removing sediment, organic matter, and other pollutants from runoff...
• filter stripsArea of vegetation used for removing sediment, organic matter, and other pollutants from runoff or wastewater.
• Filtering1. The attenuation of a signal's components based on a measurable property (usually frequency). Filtering...
• Filtration1. Filtration is a treatment process that removes solid matter from water by passing the water through a...
• Filtration Control DeviceControl device that utilizes a filter to reduce the emissions of MFHAP and other PM.
• Filtration, OtherFiltration (excluding membranes) that is not bag & cartridge, cloth filtration, or granular-media filtration...
• Filtration (treatment technology category)Filtration using granular media or other medium to remove suspended solids.
• FinOrgan of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals; in fishes, fins are of two types...
• Final ApprovalApproval received by a state program that meets the requirements in § 281.11(b).
• Final Authorization1. Authorization by EPA that indicates that a state's program is equivalent to, or no less stringent than, as...
• Final Closure1. Period during which an impoundment or heap leach pile is being managed in accordance with the milestones...
• Final Cover1. Last layer of soil or other material placed on a sewage sludge unit at closure.
• Final CustomerLast person to purchase a bulk regulated substance before its intended use. Final customer includes, but is...
• Final Deteriorated Test ResultMeaning given in the standard-setting part. If it is not defined in the standard-setting part, it means the...
• FINAL DISPOSITIONThe end of the records life cycle in which temporary records are disposed of and permanent records are...
• Final ecosystem goodComponents of nature, directly enjoyed, consumed, or used to yield human well-being. The final ecosystem good...
• Final ecosystem serviceContext: Final ecosystem service flows occur at the "point of handoff" from natural systems to human systems...
• FINAL INDIRECT COST RATEA permanent rate established after the actual costs for a given fiscal year of the organization are known and...
• Final Listing on National Priorities ListSite moved from proposed list to final National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is the list of the worst sites...
• Final ManuscriptAn author’s or authors’ final version of a peer-reviewed paper accepted for journal peer-reviewed...
• Final National Priorities List ListingSite that has been proposed to National Priorities List is "final" when it has been formally added to the...
• Final National Priorities List SiteSite that has been formally added to the Superfund National Priorities List.
• Final NPL ListingA site that has been proposed to National Priorities List is "final" when it has been formally added to the...
• final NPL siteA site that has been formally added to the Superfund National Priorities List. (See Superfund and National...
• Final Order1. Decision of the Review Officer which has become final in accordance with § 305.4(a), or of the Presiding...
• Final Peer-Reviewed PublicationA publisher’s authoritative copy of the paper, or version of record, including all modifications from the...
• Final Permit1. The version of a permit issued by the Administrator under this subpart that has completed all review...
• Final Printed LabelingLabel or labeling of the product when distributed or sold. Final printed labeling does not include the...
• Final ProductNew chemical substance (as “new chemical substance” is defined in § 720.3 of this chapter) that is...
• Final proofonce called a "blueline" this is now a digitally generated full color proof.
• Final Recovery DeviceLast recovery device on a process vent stream from a continuous unit operation at an affected source in a...
• Final RemediesThe long-term goal of the Corrective Action Program is to achieve final cleanups that protect human health...
• Final RemedyLong-term goal of the Corrective Action Program is to achieve final cleanups that protect human health and...
• Final Remedy DecisionThe State or EPA has formally selected a cleanup remedy designed to meet RCRA Corrective Action long term...
• Final Remedy Selection1. The final remedy selected is a cleanup milestone which focuses on the measure(s) that EPA has determined...
• Final RepairOperations performed and coating(s) applied to completely-assembled motor vehicles or to parts that are not...
• Final RuleA regulation that has gone through the review and public comment process and is published in official form in...
• Final Site Assessment DecisionAssessment work under the federal Superfund Program is completed and available information indicates either...
• Financial AssetsIntangible assets such as cash and bank balances.
• Financial Assistance1. The process by which funds are provided by one organization (usually governmental) to another organization...
• financial assurance1. A means (such as insurance, guarantee, surety bond, letter of credit, or qualification as a self-insurer)...
• Financial Assurance for ClosureDocumentation or proof that an owner or operator of a facility such as a landfill or other waste repository...
• Financial ManagementThe use of financial information to measure, operate and predict the effectiveness and efficiency of an...
• Financial MechanismThe method by which money is transferred.
• Financial Resources for Local EvacuationProvides financial resources to local authorities involved in evacuation activities at hazardous waste sites.
• Financial Resources for State EvacuationProvides financial resources to state authorities involved in evacuation activities at hazardous waste sites.
• FINANCIAL STATUS REPORTA standard, government wide report recipients must submit to the Federal funding agency that identities the...
• Financial TestA test of self-insurance which demonstrates that an owner and operator has sufficient financial strength to...
• Financial ValueValue of a good based on its exchange in a market for money.
• Financing DistrictAllows private property owners to pay for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements through a...
• Financing District Energy TaxAllows private property owners to pay for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements through a...
• Find-and-Fix RequirementRequirements under subpart I of this part that water systems must perform at every tap sampling site that...
• FINDING AIDSIndexes or other lists, whether manual or automated, that are designed to make it easier to locate relevant...
• Finding of No Significant Impact1. A document prepared by a federal agency showing why a proposed action would not have a significant impact...
• Fine ChemicalBelongs to one of the three chemical market segments, consisting of very pure chemicals usually produced in...
• Fine particlesParticles that are generally 2.5 µm in diameter or smaller. This group of particles also encompasses...
• Fine Particulate MatterParticulate matter less 2.5 microns across or less.
• Fine SedimentParticles that are typically sand-sized and smaller; generally transported as washload.
• Finish Coat OperationCoating application station, curing oven, and quench station used to apply and dry or cure the final...
• Finished CattleFed cattle whose time in the feedlot is completed and are now ready for slaughter.
• Finished GoodsAny good or product, other than a panel, that contains hardwood plywood (with a veneer or composite core)...
• Finished Motor GasolineComplex mixture of volatile hydrocarbons, with or without additives, suitably blended to be used in spark...
• Finished Product1. Final product as fresh meat cuts, which includes steaks, roasts, chops or boneless meat, bacon or other...
• Finished Water1. Water that has been treated and is ready to be delivered to customers.
• Finished Water ProductionProduction of water that is "finished" when it has passed through all the processes in a water treatment...
• FinisherA swine animal finished for market.
• Finisher PigProduction phase between the nursery and market.
• FinishingChemical treatment of a textile (e.g., with resins, softeners, stain resist or soil release agents, water...
• Finishing Material1. Coating used in the wood furniture industry. Such materials include, but are not limited to, stains...
• Finishing Operation1. The operation purchases feeder pigs from a feeder pig operation and feeds them to market weight at 240 to...
• Finishing WaterProcessed water used to remove waste plastic material generated during a finishing process or to lubricate a...
• FIPS CodeA five digit code used by the Federal Information Processing System that uniquely identifies a state or...
• Fire BehaviorManner in which a fire reacts to the influences of fuel, weather and topography.
• Fire EmissionEmission during burning, or rapid oxidation, accompanied by release of energy in the form of heat and light.
• Fire Emissions Tracking SystemDeveloped by the Western Regional Air Partnership.
• Fire lineA barrier used to stop the spread of fire constructred by removing fuel or rendering fuel inflammable by use...
• Fire occurrenceThe information used to describe a fire temporally, its size, geographic coordinates, name and type.
• Fire PreventionActivities directed at reducing the incidence of fires, including public education, law enforcement, personal...
• Fire Resistant Building MaterialHeat resistant, noncombustible materials, such as concrete, used in the construction of housing.
• Fire Retardants1. Any substance except plain water that by chemical or physical action reduces flammability of fuels or...
• Fire StageIncipient, free burning, and smoldering stages of a fire from beginning to end. [MK]
• Fire StormViolent convection caused by a large continuous area of intense fire. Often characterized by destructively...
• Fire Suppressant RecyclerGenerally, an entity that collects used HFC fire suppressants and directly resells those collected and...
• Fire SuppressionAll work and activities connected with control and fire-extinguishing operations, beginning with discovery...
• Fire TruckVehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions to transport personnel and equipment and to support...
• Fire typeA group of fire-related SCCs. These are: Wildfire, Wildland Fire Use, Prescribed Fire, Agricultural Fire...
• Fire-Adapted EcosystemFire-prone ecosystems that have adapted to thrive within a cycle of wildfires, with plant and animal species...
• Fire-AlgaeFree-swimming unicells characterized by a red pigment spot.
• FirebreakNaturally occurring or man-made barrier to the spread of fire.
• Fired ProductClay ceramic or sanitaryware products that have gone through the firing process via kilns.
• Fired Refractory ShapeRefractory shape that has been fired in a kiln.
• FirefighterControl and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is...
• Fire-Fighting TurbineAny stationary gas turbine that is used solely to pump water for extinguishing fires.
• Fireline1. The part of a containment or control line that is scraped or dug to mineral soil.
• Firemain SystemsSeawater distributed for firefighting and other services aboard ships. Discharges of firemain water from...
• Fire-Resistant Interior CoatingFor civilian aircraft, fire-resistant interior coatings are used on passenger cabin interior parts that are...
• Fire-Resistant PanelPanel that resists burning and withstands heat
• Fire-Retardant/Resistive CoatingCoating formulated and recommended to retard ignition and flame spread, or to delay melting or structural...
• Firm1. Company, partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship or individual doing business, association, or other...
• Firm Contract Electricity1. Electricity for sale where the capacity involved is intended to be available at all times during the...
• Firm DemandThat portion of the Demand that a power supplier is obligated to provide except when system reliability is...
• Firm Power Contractual Arrangement1. Unit participation power sales agreement under which a utility or industrial customer reserves, or is...
• First Aid TreatmentFirst aid includes the following treatments (for OSHA recordkeeping purposes this list is complete; any...
• First ArticlePreproduction model, initial production sample, test sample, first lot, pilot lot, or pilot models.
• First Cleanup Action InitiatedFirst physical cleanup action underway at a site, consisting of either a removal or remedial activity.
• First Date RecordedIn the Aggregate Data Summary, it is the oldest Sample Start Date for the specified parameter.
• First DetectionIdentification of a precursor signal, detectable above the noise of natural climatic variability, of a...
• First Draw1. The water that comes out when a faucet in the kitchen or bathroom is first opened, which is likely to have...

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