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Acronyms/AbbreviAtionsAIC AccreditedInspection

Contractor

AIE AccesstoInformation

ontheEnvironment

AR4 FourthAssessment

Reportofthe

Intergovernmental

PanelonClimate

Change

ASP AmnesicShellfish

Poisoning

ATF ApprovedTreatment

Facility

AWB ArtificialWaterBody

AZP AzaspiracidShellfish

Poisoning

BFR Brominated

Flame-Retardant

BIM BordIascaighMhara

BMW BiodegradableMunicipal

Waste

BOD BiochemicalOxygen

Demand

Bq Becquerel

CAFE CleanAirforEurope

CAP CommonAgricultural

Policy

C&D Constructionand

Demolition

CBD Conventionon

BiologicalDiversity

CCE CoordinationCentre

forEffects

CCS ClimateChange

Strategy;Carbon

CaptureStorage

Cd Cadmium

CDM CleanDevelopment

Mechanism

CEC CounciloftheEuropean

Communities

CEDaR Centrefor

EnvironmentalDataand

Recording

CEU CounciloftheEuropean

Union

CGPP CleanerGreener

ProductionProgramme

CHP CombinedHeatand

Power

CIS Common

ImplementationStrategy

CO CarbonMonoxide

Co Cobalt

CO2 CarbonDioxide

COFORD CouncilforForest

Researchand

Development

CORINE Coordinationof

Informationonthe

Environment

CSO CentralStatisticsOffice

Cu Copper

DCMNR Departmentof

Communications,

MarineandNatural

Resources

DCENR Departmentof

Communications,

EnergyandNatural

Resources

DEHLG Departmentofthe

Environment,Heritage

andLocalGovernment

DELG Departmentofthe

EnvironmentandLocal

Government

DO DissolvedOxygen

DPSIR DrivingForces–

Pressures–State–Impact–

Response

DSP DiarrheticShellfish

Poisoning

EAP EnvironmentalAction

Programme

EC EuropeanCommission

ECJ EuropeanCourtof

Justice

EDEN EnvironmentalData

ExchangeNetwork

EEA EuropeanEnvironment

Agency

EEC EuropeanEconomic

Community

ELV End-of-LifeVehicle

EPA Environmental

ProtectionAgency

EQS EnvironmentalQuality

Standard

ESRI EconomicandSocial

ResearchInstitute

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ETS EmissionsTrading

Scheme

EU EuropeanUnion

FEPS ForestEnvironment

ProtectionScheme

FSAI FoodSafetyAuthorityof

Ireland

GAEC GoodAgricultural

andEnvironmental

Condition

GDA GreaterDublinArea

GDP GrossDomesticProduct

GEO GlobalEnvironment

Outlook

GHG GreenhouseGas

GMO GeneticallyModified

Organism

GNP GrossNationalProduct

GSI GeologicalSurveyof

Ireland

GSPC GlobalStrategyforPlant

Conservation

GVA GrossValueAdded

GWP GlobalWarming

Potential

HBCD Hexabromoc-

yclododecane

HFC Hydrofluorocarbon

HMWB HeavilyModifiedWater

Body

HNV HighNatureValue

ICES InternationalCouncil

fortheExploration

oftheSeas

ICZM IntegratedCoastal

ZoneManagement

IDC-SSTI Inter-Departmental

Committeeforthe

StrategyforScience,

Technologyand

Innovation

IFFPG IrishFarmFilms

ProducersGroup

IMAGIN IrishSeaMarine

AggregatesInitiative

IOSEA IrishOffshoreStrategic

Environmental

Assessment

IPCC IntergovernmentalPanel

onClimateChange

IPPC IntegratedPollution

PreventionandControl

IRBD InternationalRiverBasin

District

IRCG IrishCoastGuard

ISus IrishSustainable

DevelopmentModel

JI JointImplementation

JRC DirectorateGeneral

JointResearchCentre,

EuropeanCommission

kt Kilotonne

ktoe KilotonnesOil

Equivalent

ktCO2e KilotonnesCO2

Equivalent

LIMS LaboratoryInformation

ManagementSystem

LBAP LocalBiodiversityAction

Plan

LULUCF Land-Use,Land-Use

ChangeandForestry

MAC MaximumAllowed

Concentration

mm/a Millimetresperannum

mg/l N Milligramsperlitre

Nitrogen

mg/m3 Milligramspercubic

metre

mg/l P Milligramsperlitre

Phosphate

MMU MinimumMappingUnit

MOLAND MonitoringLandUse/

CoverDynamics

MSSC MolluscanShellfish

SafetyCommittee

MSW MunicipalSolidWaste

Mt Megatonne

MTR Medium-TermReview

NACE EuropeanClassification

ofEconomicActivities

NAP NationalAllocationPlan

NCCS NationalClimate

ChangeStrategy

NCP NationalOilSpill

ContingencyPlan

NDP NationalDevelopment

Plan

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NECD NationalEmission

CeilingsDirective

NFI NationalForest

Inventory

NGO Non-Governmental

Organisation

NHA NaturalHeritageArea

NH3 Ammonia

Ni Nickel

NMVOC Non-MethaneOrganic

Compound

NO NitricOxide

NO2 NitrogenDioxide

NO3 Nitrate

NOX NitrogenOxides

NPWS NationalParksand

WildlifeService

NS-SHARE North-SouthShared

AquaticResource

NSDB NationalSoilDatabase

NWPP NationalWaste

PreventionProgramme

O3 Ozone

OCP OrganochlorinePesticide

OSPAR OsloandParis

Conventionforthe

ProtectionoftheMarine

Environmentofthe

North-EastAtlantic

P Phosphorus

P2O5 PhosphorusPentoxide

PAH PolycyclicAromatic

Hydrocarbon

PBDE Polybrominated

DiphenylEther

PCB PolychlorinatedBiphenyl

PCS PesticideControlService

PCDD Polychlorinated

Dibenzo-Para-Dioxin

PCDF Polychlorinated

Dibenzofuran

PFC Perfluorocarbon

pg Picogram

Pg Petagram

PIP PetroleumInfrastructure

Programme

pNHA ProposedNatural

HeritageArea

PM2.5, PM10 ParticulateMatter

measuringlessthan

2.5µmand10µmin

diameter

POP PersistentOrganic

Pollutant

ppb partsperbillion

p, p’DDE dichlorodiphenylethylene

ppm partspermillion

PRI ProducerResponsibility

Initiative

PSP ParalyticShellfish

Poisoning

QBC QualityBusCorridor

RBD RiverBasinDistrict

RBMP RiverBasinManagement

Plan

REFIT RenewableEnergyFeed

inTariff

REACH Registration,Evaluation,

Authorisationand

RestrictionofChemicals

REPS RuralEnvironment

ProtectionScheme

RoHS RestrictionofHazardous

Substances

RPII RadiologicalProtection

InstituteofIreland

SAC SpecialAreaof

Conservation

SAP SpeciesActionPlan

SCI SiteofCommunity

Importance

Se Selenium

SBM SingleBayManagement

SEA StrategicEnvironmental

Assessment

SEI SustainableEnergy

Ireland

SEIS SharedEnvironmental

InformationSystem

SF6 SulphurHexafluoride

SFM SustainableForest

Management

SFP SingleFarmPayment

SFPA SeaFisheriesProtection

Authority

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SME SmallandMedium-sized

Enterprise

SO2 SulphurDioxide

SOC SoilOrganicCarbon

SOM SoilOrganicMatter

SPA SpecialProtectionArea

STRIVE Science,Technologyand

ResearchandInnovation

fortheEnvironment

t Tonne

TAC TotalAllowableCatch

TBT Tributyltin

TOE TonnesofOilEquivalent

TPER TotalPrimaryEnergy

Requirement

TSAS TrophicStatus

AssessmentScheme

UAA UtilisableAgricultural

Area

UEP UrbanEnvironment

Project

UII UrbanInstituteIreland

UNECE UnitedNations

EconomicCommission

forEurope

UNEP UnitedNations

EnvironmentProgramme

UNFCCC UnitedNations

FrameworkConvention

onClimateChange

VOC VolatileOrganic

Compound

WEEE WasteElectricaland

ElectronicEquipment

WFD WaterFramework

Directive

WHO WorldHealth

Organisation

WISE WaterInformation

SystemforEurope

WSIP WaterServices

InvestmentProgramme

µm Micrometre

µg/m3 Microgramspercubic

metre

a c r o n y m s / a b b r e v I at I o n s