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Abbreviations
ABS AGA ANSI ASA ASME ASTM AWWA CPPA CTS DIPS DOT DR ESC ESCR HDB HDBC HDPE HDS IPS ISO LPG LTHS MDPE MRS MSS NFPA NPGA NSF NTSB OPS PA PB PE PEX PPI RCP RTRP SCG SDR SPE SPI TSI

Ductile Iron Pipe Size Department of Transportation, a bureau of the Federal Government Dimension Ratio Environmental Stress Cracking Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance Hydrostatic Design Basis Hydrostatic Design Basis Category High Density Polyethylene Hydrostatic Design Stress Iron Pipe Size International Standards Association Liquefied Petroleum Gas Long-Term Hydrostatic Strength Medium Density Polyethylene Minimum Required Strength Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting Industry National Fire Protection Association National Propane Gas Association National Sanitation Foundation National Transportation Safety Board Office of Pipeline Safety, a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation Polyamide (nylon) Polybutylene Polyethylene Crosslinked Polyethylene Plastics Pipe Institute Rapid Crack Propagation Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Pipe Slow Crack Growth Standard Dimension Ratio Society of Plastic Engineers Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. Transportation Safety Institute

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene American Gas Association American National Standards Institute, (formerly USASI, formerly ASA) American Standards Association (see ANSI) American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Society for Testing and Materials; now just ASTM International. American Water Works Association Corrugated Plastic Pipe Association Copper Tubing Size