U
Hazardous Waste Code - toxic

 

UEL
Upper Explosive Limit

 

UF
Ultrafiltration

 

UFC
Uniform Fire Code

 

UFL
Upper Flammable Limit

 

g
Microgram (1E-6 Grams)

 

g/L
Micrograms per Liter (Parts per billion in DI Water)

 

g/m3
Micrograms per Cubic Meter

 

UHC
Underlying Hazardous Constituents

 

UHWM
Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest

 

UIC
Underground Injection Control

 

UL
Underwriters Laboratories

 

UMTA
Urban Mass Transportation Administration

 

Universal waste
Any of the following hazardous wastes that are managed under the universal waste requirements of 40 CFR 273.  Examples of universal wastes are:  batteries (40 CFR 273.2), pesticides (40 CFR 273.3), thermostats (40 CFR 273.4), etc.

 

UN
United Nations

 

UPAC
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

 

USC
United States Code

 

USCG
United States Coast Guard

 

USDA
United States Department of Agriculture

 

USDW
Underground Source of Drinking Water

 

Used oil
Any oil that has been refined from crude oil or any synthetic oil, that has been used and as a result of such is contaminated by physical or chemical impurities.

 

USEPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency

 

UST
Underground Storage Tank; a tank with greater than 10% of its piping or tankage volume below the grade of the Earth.

 

UTS
Universal Treatment Standards