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Environmental information systems
Acronyms and abbreviations
| BAT | Best available technology |
| CAP | Common Agricultural Policy (EU) |
| CEE | Central and Eastern Europe |
| CCE | Coordinating Centre for Effects (UNECE) |
| CFCs | Chlorofluorocarbons |
| CLRTAP | Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution (UNECE) |
| DG III | EC Directorate-General III (Industry); now DG Industry |
| DG XI | EC Directorate-General XI (Environment, Nuclear Safety and Civil Protection); now DG Environment |
| DMI | Direct Material Input |
| DPSIR | Driving forces, Pressures, State, Impact, Responses |
| 5EAP | fifth environmental action programme of the European Union |
| ECU | European Currency Unit (now EUR or euro) |
| EEA | European Environment Agency |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EMEP | Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long Range Transmission of Air Pollution in Europe |
| ETC/AE | European Topic Centre on Air Emissions |
| ETC/AQ | European Topic Centre on Air Quality |
| ETC/IW | European Topic Centre on Inland Waters |
| ETC/LC | European Topic Centre on Land Cover |
| ETC/NC | European Topic Centre on Nature Conservation |
| ETC/W | European Topic Centre on Waste |
| EU | European Union |
| Eurostat | Statistical Office of the European Union (Luxembourg) |
| FCCC | Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN) |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN) |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GWP | global warming potential |
| HCFCs | hydrochlorofluorocarbons |
| HELCOM | Helsinki Commission |
| HFCs | hydrofluorocarbons |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IPPC | Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (EU Directive) |
| ktonnes | thousand tonnes |
| MAC | maximum admissible concentration |
| MSC-W | EMEP Meteorological Synthesising Centre-West (UNECE) |
| New Cronos | general statistical database at Eurostat |
| NMVOCs | non-methane volatile organic compounds |
| NO x | nitrogen oxides, including nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| ODP | ozone-depleting potential |
| OSPAR | Joint Oslo and Paris Commissions |
| PCBs | polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PFCs | perfluorcarbons |
| PM | particulate matter |
| POPs | persistent organic pollutants |
| ppb | parts per billion |
| ppm | parts per million |
| Ramsar | Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat |
| RIVM | National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, the Netherlands |
| TMR | Total Material Requirement |
| toe | tonnes of oil equivalent |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UUA | utilised agricultural area |
| VOCs | volatile organic compounds |
| WHO | World Health Organization |