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A |
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| ACC |
American Chemistry Council |
| ACEA |
Association of European Car Manufacturers |
| ACGIH |
American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists |
| ACVT |
Advisory Committee on Vocational Training |
| ADD |
Average Daily Dose |
| AF |
Assessment Factor |
| ANOVA |
Analysis of Variance |
| APEAL |
Association of European Producers for Steel for Packaging |
| APME |
Association of Plastic Manufacturers in Europe |
| ASME |
American Society for Mechanical Engineering |
| ASR |
Automotive Shredder Residue |
| ASSURRE |
Association for Sustainable Use and Recovery of Resources in Europe |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing of Materials |
| ATP |
Adaptation to Technical Progress (to the dangerous substances directive) |
| AVS-SEM |
Acid Volatile Sulphide (bioavailability of nickel in sediments) - model |
| AWQC |
Ambient Water Quality Criteria |
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B |
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| BauA |
Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitmedizin |
| B2C |
Business to Customer |
| B2B |
Business to Business |
| BA |
Business Advocacy |
| BAN |
Basel Action Network |
| BAT |
Best Avaialable Technique (see IPPC Directive) |
| BATNEEC |
Best Available Technique Not Entailing Excessive Costs |
| BCF |
Bio-Concentration Factor (lab derived; accounts for uptake water only) |
| BDI |
Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie |
| BEAL |
Biological Exposure Action Level |
| BIAC |
Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD |
| BIR |
Bureau of International Recycling |
| BKTox |
Beraterkreis Toxikologie (German toxicological consultants' group) |
| BLM |
Biotic Ligand Model (Bioavailability model for nickel in water) |
| BMD |
Bench Mark Dose |
| BRE |
Building Research Establishment |
| BREF |
Best available technology REFerence note |
| BTAG |
Biological Technical Assistance Group |
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C |
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| C&DW |
Construction and Demolition Waste |
| CI&L |
Classification and Labelling |
| CA-REACH |
Competent Authority on REACH |
| CAFÉ |
Clean Air for Europe (EU air quality policy) |
| CAS |
Chemical Abstracts System |
| CBA |
Cost-Benefit Analysis |
| CBI |
Confidential Business Information |
| CDF |
Cumulative Distribution Function |
| CEC |
Cation Exchange Capacity |
| CEECs |
Central and East European Countries |
| CEFICs |
European Chemical Industry Council |
| CEMAS |
CEFIC Exposure Management & Analysis System |
| CEN |
Centre for European Standardisation |
| CEPI |
Confederation of European Paper Industry |
| CEPMC |
Council of European Producers of Material for Construction |
| CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act |
| CEWEP |
Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants |
| CHP |
Co-Generation of Heat and Power |
| CIA |
Chemical Industry Association (UK) |
| CIS |
Common Implementation Strategy |
| CLEEN |
Chemical Legislation European Enforcement Network |
| CLP-reg |
Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (EU-GHS implementation) |
| CMR |
Substances classified as Carcinogens, Mutagens or Toxic to Reproduction |
| COD |
Co-Decision Procedure |
| CoE |
Council of Europe |
| COM |
Commission Communication |
| CONCAWE |
CONservation of Clear Air and Water in Europe |
| COPC |
Contaminants of Potential Concern |
COREPER |
Comité de Représentants Permanents (committees of Permanent Respresentatives in the EU) |
| COSHH |
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (UK) |
| CPP |
Chemical Product Policy |
| CRAP |
Community Rolling Action Plan |
| CRT |
Cathode Ray Tubes |
| CSA |
Chemical Safety Assessment (REACH) |
| CSR |
Chemical Safety Report (REACH) |
| CSSC |
China State Shipbuilding Corporation |
CSTEE |
Comité Scientifique en Toxicité, Ecotoxicité et Environnement (now known as SCHER - Scientific Committee on Health & Environment) |
| CWG |
Commission Working Group |
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D |
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| DAT |
Dermatology Advisory Team |
D-EPA |
Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Rapporteur for risk assessment of nickel) |
| DEFRA |
Dept for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (UK) |
| DG |
Directorate-General (within EU Commission) |
| DG ENT |
Directorate-General for Enterprise |
| DG ENV |
Directorate-General for Environment |
| DG IND |
Directorate-General for Industry |
| DG TREN |
Directorate-General Transport and Energy |
| DG SANCO |
Directorates-General Health & Consumer Protection |
| DNEL |
Derived No Effect Concentration (REACH) |
| DOC |
Dissolved Organic Carbon |
| DMR |
Duly Motivated Request |
| DTI |
Dept of Trade & Industry (UK) |
| DU |
Downstream User |
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E |
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EASE |
Estimation and Assessment of Substance Exposure (Model for workers exposure estimate) |
| EC50 |
Effect concentration that expresses 50% effect |
| EC |
Equal Concern (as in “substances of equal concern”) |
| ECB |
European Chemical Bureau |
| ECETOC |
Euro.Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals |
| ECHA |
European Chemicals Agency (REACH) |
| ECJ |
European Court of Justice |
| ECVAM |
European Centre for Validation of Alternative Testing Methods |
| EDD |
Europe of Democracies & Diversities |
| EDF |
Electronic Discussion Forum (OECD) |
| EEA |
European Environment Agency |
| EEA |
European Economic Area (EU + Iceland + Norway + Lichtenstein) |
| EEB |
European Environmental Bureau |
| EECCA |
Eastern European, Caucasian & Central Asian Countries |
| EFG |
European Federation of Geologists |
| EFGP |
European Federation of Green Parties |
| EFR |
Europäischer Forschungsraum |
| EFTA |
European Free Trade Association |
| Eh |
Redox Potential |
| EHD |
CEN Environmental Help Desk |
| EHS |
Environment, Health & Safety |
| EIB |
European Investment Bank |
| EIC |
European Information Centre |
| EIF |
European Investment Fund |
| EiF |
Entry into Force |
| EII |
Energy Intense Industries |
| EIMAG |
European Industry Metallic Alloys Group |
| EINECS |
European Inventory of New and Existing Chemical Substances |
| EIO |
Entry Into Operation |
| EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
| ELDR |
European Liberal Democrat & Reform Party |
| ELINCS |
European List of Notified Chemical Substances |
| ELV |
Emission Limit Values |
| ELV |
End of Life Vehicles Directive (2000/53/EC) |
| EMAS |
Eco Management and Audit Scheme |
EMEP |
Monitoring & Evaluation of the Long-Range Transmission of Air pollutants in Europe |
| EN |
EuroNorm – European Standard |
| ENIA |
European Nickel Industry Association |
| EOL |
End of Life |
| EP |
European Parliament |
| EPA |
Environment Protection Agency |
| EPC |
European Policy Centre |
| EPER |
European Pollutant Emissions Register |
| EPP |
European People’s Party |
| EPR |
Extended Producer Policy |
| E-PRTR |
European Pollutants Release and Transfer Register |
| EQAS |
External Quality Assessment Schemes |
| EQC |
Environmental Quality Criteria |
| EQS |
Environmental Quality Standard |
| ERA |
European Research Area |
| ERA |
Ecological Risk Assessment |
| ERE |
Ecologically Relevant Endpoint |
| ERM |
Environmental Resources Management (http://ermuk.com) |
| ES |
Exposure Scenario (REACH) |
| eSDS |
extended Safety Data Sheet (REACH) |
| ESHRs |
Essential Health & Safety Requirements |
| ESIS |
European chemical Substances Information System |
| ESM |
Environmentally Sound Management |
| ESR |
Existing Substances Regulation (old RA system EU) |
| ETAP |
Environment Toxicity Advisory Panel (Industry sponsored science panel) |
| ETS |
Emissions Trading System |
| EU |
European Union |
| EuE |
End Use Equipment |
| EUEB |
European Union Ecolabelling Board |
| EuP |
Energy Using Products Directive |
| EUROMETR |
European Metal Trade & Recycling Federation |
| EUSES |
European Union System for the Evaluation of Substances |
| ESF |
European Social Fund |
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F |
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| FEAD |
European Federation of Waste Management & Environmental Services |
| FIEC |
European Construction Industry Federation |
| FIR |
Fédération Internationale du Recyclage |
| FIR |
Food Ingestion Rate |
| FMM |
French Metals Federation |
| FMR |
Field Metabolic Rate |
| FOC |
Fraction Organic Carbon |
| FP6 |
6th Framework Programme |
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G |
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| GA |
General Assembly |
| GAINS |
Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interactions and Synergies (model) |
| GEHS |
Group on Environment & Health Sciences of Metals (Eurometaux) |
| GHS |
Global Harmonised System of classification and labelling of chemicals (UN) |
| GMI |
Global Mining Initiative |
| GRI |
Global Reporting Initiative |
| GUE/NGL |
European United Left/Nordic Green Left (EP Party) |
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H |
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| HEDSET |
Harmonised Electronic Data SET |
| HEPA |
High Efficiency Particulate Air |
HERAG |
Health Risk Assessment Guidance (international science document on metals) => Human Health / and Environment. (www.herag.net) |
| HPV |
High Production Volume Chemicals (OECD) |
| HWIs |
Hazardous Waste Incinerators |
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I |
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| IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| IC50 |
Inhibition of Growth Concentration (50%) |
| ICMM |
International Council on Mining and Metals |
| ICP |
International Co-Operation Programme |
| ICSG |
International Copper Study Group |
| ID |
Identification |
| IEF |
Information Exchange Forum (IPPC Directive) |
| IEW |
Industrial Electrical Waste |
| IFCS |
Intergovernmental Forum on Chemicals Safety |
| IIASA |
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis |
| IISI |
International Iron & Steel Institute |
| ILZSG |
International. Lead & Zinc Study Group |
| IMDS |
International Material Data System |
| IMMG |
Integrated Materials Management Group |
| INSG |
International Nickel Study Group |
| IOELV |
Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Values |
| IPG |
Industrial Pollution Group |
| IPP |
Integrated Product Policy |
| IPPC |
Integrated Pollution Prevention & Control |
| ISAG |
Information System for Waste and Recycling |
| ISO |
International Standardisation Organisation |
| ISRI |
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries |
| ISSF |
Int. Stainless Steel Forum |
| IUCLID 5.0 |
Int. Uniform Chemical Information Database (5.0th version) |
| IUPAC |
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
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J |
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| JPA |
Joint Programme of Activities |
| JRC |
Joint Research Centre (of the Commission) |
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K |
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| KFM |
Kyoto Flexible Mechanism |
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L |
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| LADD |
Lifetime Average Daily Dose |
| LC50 |
Lethal Concentration (50%) |
| LCA |
Life Cycle Assessment |
| LCI |
Life Cycle Inventory |
| LCIA |
Life Cycle Impact Assessment |
| LLNA |
Local Lymph Node Assay |
LOAEL
|
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level
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| LOEC |
Lowest Observed Effect Concentration |
| LRI |
Long range Research Initiative |
| LRTAP |
Long-Range Trans-boundary Air Pollution (Convention) |
| LPVCs |
Low Production Volume Chemicals |
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M |
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| MAD |
Mutuel Acceptance of Data (OECD) |
| MATC |
Maximum Acceptable Toxicant Concentration |
| MEL |
Maximum Exposure Limits |
MERAG |
Metals Environmental Risk Assessment Guidance (international science document on metals – env. RA) (www.euras.info) |
| MIRO |
Mineral Industry Research Organisation |
| MMSD |
Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development project (ICMM) |
| MOS |
Margin Of Safety |
| MPPG |
Metals Product Policy Group (Eurometaux) |
| MQW |
Mining & Quarrying Waste |
| MRL |
Minimum Risk Level |
| MS |
Member State |
| MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet |
| MSW |
Municipal Solid Waste |
| MTD |
Maximum Tolerated Dose |
| MTFR |
Maximum Technically Feasible Reduction |
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N |
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| NCP |
New Chemicals Policy (Commission Proposal COM[2003]644) |
| NEC |
National Emissions Ceilings |
| NERAP |
Nickel Environmental Research Advisory Panel (industry) |
| NES |
New and Existing Substances |
| NFA |
Non-Ferrous Alliance |
| NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NI |
Nickel Institute |
NiPERA |
Nickel Producers’ Environmental Research Association (part of Nickel Institute) |
| NiRAG |
Nickel Risk Assessment Group |
NOAEC |
No Observed Adverse Effect Concentration (highest test concentration that does not cause an adverse effect) |
| NOAEL |
No Observable Adverse Effect Level |
| NOEC |
No Observed Effect Concentration |
| NOEL |
No Observable Effect Level |
| NSB |
National Standardisation Bodies |
| NTP |
National Toxicology Program |
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O |
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| OCHA |
UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| OEDB |
Occupational Exposure Database |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development |
| OEIL |
European Parliament’s Legislative Observatory |
| OEL |
Occupational Exposure Limits |
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OES |
Occupational Exposure Standards |
| OH |
Occupational Health |
| OJ |
Official Journal of the European Communities |
| OSOR |
One Substance, One Registration |
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| PBT |
Persistent, Bio-accumulative, Toxic (Env. Equivalent to “serious concern”) |
| PCB |
Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PEC |
Predicted Environmental Concentration |
| PEL |
Permissible Exposure Limits |
| PES |
Party of European Socialists |
| PIT |
Project of Interest Team |
PNEC |
Predicted No Effect Concentration (Level) (statistically derived safe effect (SSD) level for the environment) |
| POP |
Persistent Organic Pollutants |
| PPE-DE |
European People’s Party (Christian & European Democrats) |
| PPORD |
Product and Process Oriented Research & Development (REACH) |
| PRTR |
Pollutants Release and Transfer Register |
| PSE |
Party of the European Socialists (EP Party) |
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Q |
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| QSAR |
Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (models to predict toxicity) |
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R |
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| RA |
Risk Assessment |
| RAC |
Risk Assessment Committee (REACH) (previously TCNES) |
| RAINS |
Regional Acidification Information and Simulation (model) |
| REACH |
Registration, Evaluation & Authorisation of Chemicals (EU) |
| REACH IT |
REACH Information Technology system |
| RC |
Risk Characterisation |
| RIP |
REACH Implementation Project |
| RoHS |
Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (electronic & electrical equipment) |
| RM |
Risk Management |
| RoW |
Rest of the World |
| RRS |
Risk Reduction Strategy |
| RTD |
Research & Technological Development |
| RWC |
Reasonable Worst Case |
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S |
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| SAB |
Science & Advisory Board |
| SABE |
CEN Strategic Advisory Board for the Environment |
SAICM |
Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management
(http://www.chem.unep.ch/saicm) |
| SCHER |
Scientific Committee on Health & Environment (formerly CSTEE) |
| SCOEL |
Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Levels |
| SDS |
Safety Data Sheets |
| SEA |
Socio-Economic Analysis |
| SEG |
Scientific Expert Group |
| SEM/AVS |
Simultaneous Extractable Metal/Acid Volatile Sulphide |
| SETAC |
Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry |
| SF |
Safety Factor |
| SIAM |
SIDS Initial Assessment Meeting (OECD for chemicals) |
| SIAP |
SIDS Initial Assessment Profile (OECD for chemicals) |
| SIAR |
SIDS Initial Assessment Report (OECD for chemicals) |
| SIDS |
Screening Information Data Set (OECD for chemicals) |
| SIEF |
Substances Information Exchange Forum |
| SME |
Small or Medium size Enterprise |
| SS |
Sewage Sludge |
| SSD |
Species-Sensitive Distribution (statistical technique to derive PNECs) |
| SSL |
Soil Screening Levels |
| SSPC |
Society for Protective Coatings |
| STAF |
Stock and Flows |
| STEL |
Short Term Exposure Limits |
| STOT |
Specific Target Organ Toxicity (GHS) |
| SPV |
Soil Prevention Values |
| SvHC |
Substance of very High Concern (REACH) |
| SVOC |
Semi-Volatile Organic Compound |
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T |
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| TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
| TCLP |
Toxic Characteristic Leachate Procedure Test |
| TBT |
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Committee (WTO) |
| TC Cl&L |
EU Technical Committee for Classification & Labelling |
| TC NES |
EU Technical Committee on New & Existing chemical Substances |
| TDp |
Transformation/Dissolution protocol (to measure release metals) |
| TGD |
Technical Guidance Document |
| TLV-TWA |
Threshold Limit Value-Time-Weighted Average |
| TM |
Technical Meeting |
| TPC |
Technical Progress Committee |
| TRV |
Toxicity Reference Value |
| TSW |
Trans-frontier Shipment of Waste |
| TWA |
Time-Weighted Average |
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U |
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| UEN |
Union for Europe of the Nations |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNECE |
United Nations Economic Committee for Europe |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme (http://www.unep.org) |
| UNICE |
Union of Industrial & Employers’ Confederation of Europe |
| US-EPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| UN-ESCAP |
United Nations Environmental and Social Committee for Asian-Pacific Region |
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V |
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| VERTS/ALE |
Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance (EP Party) |
| VOC |
Volatile Organic Compound |
| vPvB |
Very Persistent very Bioaccumulative |
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W |
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| WEEE |
Waste from Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Directive) |
| WFD |
Water Framework Directive |
| WHO |
World Health Organisation |
| WSSD |
World Summit on Sustainable Development |
| WTO |
World Trade Organisation |
| WVM |
WirtschaftsVereinigung Metalle (http://www.wvmetalle.de) |
| W/W |
Weight/Weight |
| WWTP |
Waste Water Treatment Plant |
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Misc |
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| 3EMI |
Eurometaux Energy & Emissions Monitoring Initiative |
| 6EAP |
6th Environmental Action Plan |
| 7EAP |
7th Environmental Action Plan |
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