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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 |
NOx | nitrogen oxides, including nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) |
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 |
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/signals-2000/page018.html or scan the QR code.
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