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General Abbreviations,

Symbols, and Indices

ABBREVIATIONS
AA air acidification
ADI acceptable daily intake
AE aquatic eco-toxicity
AETP aquatic eco-toxicity potential
AGTS Advanced Acid Gas Treatment System
AoP area of protection
AP acidification potential
APEA air pathway exposure assessment
APME Association of Plastic Manufacturers in Europe
AT air toxicity
ATSDR agency for toxic substances and disease registry
b_m baseline mortality
BAT best available technologies
BMD10 benchmark dose
BOD biological oxygen demand
BUWAL Swiss Federal Office of Environment, Forests and Landscape
CalTOX California Total Exposure Model
CBA cost benefit analysis
CEA cost effectiveness analysis
CHAINET European network on chain analysis for environmental decisions
support
CMA Chemicals Manufacturers Association
CML Centre of Environmental Science at Leiden University
COD chemical oxygen demand
COI costs of illness
CP Cleaner Production
CV coefficient of variation
CVM contingent valuation method
DALY disability adjusted life years
DDE Dynamic Data Exchange
DEAM data for environmental analysis and management
DeNOx control device to reduce NO emissions
x
DfE design for environment
DM dematerialization
DNRR depletion of nonrenewable resources

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