
| Emergency Relief Items - Compendium of Basic Specifications - Volume 2 (UNDP, 1999, 323 p.) |
Organizations
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ICRC |
International Committee of the |
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Red Cross |
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IFRC |
International Federation of the |
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Red Cross and Red Crescent |
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Societies |
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MSF |
Médecins Sans Frontières |
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UN/OCHA |
United Nations Office for the |
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coordination of Humanitarian |
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Affairs. |
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UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
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UNHCR |
United Nations High |
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Commissioner for Refugees |
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UNICEF |
United Nations Childrens Fund |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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IAPSO |
Inter-Agency Procurement |
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Services Office |
Standards/committees
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CEN |
European Committee for |
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Standardization |
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IATA |
International Air Transport |
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Association |
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ISO |
International Organization for |
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Standardization |
Measures
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°C |
degree Centigrade |
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°F |
degree Fahrenheit |
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g |
gram |
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kg |
kilogram |
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mg |
milligrams |
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l |
litre |
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ml |
millilitre |
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m |
meter |
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cm |
centimeter |
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dm |
decimeter |
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mm |
millimeter |
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m2 |
square meter |
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m3 |
cubic meter |
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dm3 |
cubic decimeter |
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m |
inches |
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s |
second |
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dB |
decibel |
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W |
watt |
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V |
volt |
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Hz |
hertz |
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kPa |
kilopascal |
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mbar |
millibar |
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mmHg |
conventional millimeter of |
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mercury | |
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Ibf/in2 |
pound-force per square inch |
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HRC |
hardness rockwell (scale C) |
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Multiples of SI units |
Other abbreviations | ||
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qÆ |
diameter |
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k |
kilo (103) |
DEHP |
di-ethylhexyl phthalate |
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m |
milli (10-3) |
EVA |
ethylene vinyl acetate |
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m |
micro (10-5) |
HDPE |
high density polyethylene |
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PVC |
polyvinyl chloride |