AAMA

American Automobile Manufacturers Association

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ARI

acute respiratory infections

ATSDR

(US) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

BMJ

British medical journal

BSE

bovine spongiform encephalopathy

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)

CFC

chlorofluorocarbon

CHD

coronary heart disease

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CSD

(UN) Commission on Sustainable Development

CVD

cardiovascular disease

DAC

Development Assistance Committee

DALY

disability-adjusted life year

DHHS

(US) Department of Health and Human Services

EC

European Commission

ECA

European Collaborative Action

ECETOC

European Chemical Industry Ecology end Toxicology Centre

ECLAC

(UN) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

EEA

European Environment Agency

EEC

European Economic Community

EIA

environmental impact assessment

EME

established market economies

ETS

environmental tobacco smoke

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FSE

former socialist economies of Europe

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GDP

gross domestic product

GEMS

Global Environment Monitoring System (UNEP/WHO)

GIS

geographic information system

GHG

greenhouse gas

GDP

gross domestic product

GNP

gross national product

GPI

genuine progress index

HCFC

hydrofluorocarbon

HFC

halogenated fluorocarbon

HICARE

Hiroshima International Council for the Health Care of the Radiation-exposed

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

IARC

International Agency for Research on Cancer

ICC

International Chamber of Commerce

ICLEI

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives

ICNIRP

International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection

ICRP

International Commission on Radiological Protection

IDRC

International Development Research Centre (Canada)

IETC

International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP)

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFCS

Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety

IIASA

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

ILEC

International Lake Environment Committee

ILO

International Labour Organisation

IMO

International Maritime Organization

IMR

infant mortality rate

INCLEN

International Clinical Epidemiology Network

IOMC

Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPCS

International Programme on Chemical Safety (UNEP, ILO and WHO)

IPHECA

International Programme on the Health Effects of the Chernobyl Accident

IQ

intelligence quotient

ISIC

International Standard Industry Classification

ISRIC

International Soil Reference Information Centre

LAC

Latin America and the Caribbean

JAMA

Journal of the American Medical Association

LPG

liquefied petroleum gas

MARC

Monitoring and Assessment Research Centre (UK)

MEA

multilateral environmental agreement

MEC

Middle Eastern Crescent

MVA

manufacturing value added

NCRP

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (USA)

NEAP

national environmental action plan

NEHAP

national environmental health action plan

NGO

nongovernmental organization

NIOSH

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (USA)

NRC

National Research Council (USA)

NT

neonatal tetanus

OAI

other Asia and islands

ODA

official development assistance

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

ORT

oral rehydration therapy

Oxfam

Oxford Committee for Famine Relief

NT

neonatal tetanus

PAHO

Pan American Health Organization

PEEM

Panel of Experts on Environmental Management for Vector Control (WHO/FAO/UNEP/UNCHS)

PIC

prior informed consent

POP

persistent organic pollutant

SCOPE

Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment

SDI

sustainable development indicator

SIDA

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

SSA

sub-Saharan Africa

SSI

small-scale industry

TT

tetanus toxoid

UN

United Nations

UNCED

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNCHS

United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT)

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

UNHCR

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

UNICRI

United Nations International Crime and Justice Research Institute

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

UNITAR

United Nations Institute for Training and Research

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

UNSCEAR

United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation

USEPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

UVR

ultraviolet radiation

WARDA

West African Rice Development Association

WASH

Water and Sanitation for Health Project (USA)

WBCSD

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

WCED

World Commission on Environment and Development

WHO

World Health Organization

WHR

World Health Report

WMO

World Meteorological Organization

WRI

World Resources Institute

WSSCC

Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council

WTO

World Trade Organization

YYL

years of life lost

Cd

cadmium

CFC

chlorofluorocarbon

Cl₂

chlorine

CH₄

methane

CO

carbon monoxide

CO₂

carbon dioxide

CS₂

carbon disulfide

DDT

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

F

fluorides

F₂

fluorine

HC

hydrocarbon

HCB

hexachlorobenzene

HCFC

hydrochlorofluorocarbon

HCHO

formaldehyde

HCl

hydrochloric acid

HF

hydrofluoric acid

Hg

mercury

HNO₃

nitric acid

H₂S

hydrogen sulfide

MeHg

methyl mercury

Mn

manganese

NH₃

ammonia

NO₂

nitrogen dioxide

NO_x

nitrogen oxides

N₂O

nitrous oxide

O₃

ozone

PAH

polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon

Pb

lead

PCB

polychlorinated biphenyl

PCDD

polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

PCDF

polychlorinated dibenzo-p-furan

PM₁₀

particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 mm

POP

persistent organic pollutant

Ra

radium

Rn

radon

R-SH

mercaptan

RSP

respirable suspended particulate

SiF₄

silicon fluoride

SO₂

sulfur dioxide

SO₃

sulfur trioxide

SPM

suspended particulate matter

VOC

volatile organic compounds