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DOL depletion of ozone layer
D–R dose–response
DT detoxification
DW disability weight
DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst
EB ecobalance
Eco-ind. eco-indicator
ECOSENSE Integrated Impact Assessment Model for Impact Pathway Analyses
ED energy depletion
ED 10 effect dose, including a 10% response over background
EDIP environmental design of industrial products
EEC external environmental cost
EIA environmental impact assessment
EIME environmental information and management explorer
EL environmental load
ELG eco-labeling
ELV end-of-life vehicles
EMA environmental management and audit
EMAS environmental management and audit scheme
EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research
EMS environmental management system
EPD environmental product declaration
EPR extended producer responsibility
EPS environmental priority strategies
Equiv. equivalent
ER excess risk
E–R exposure–response
ERA environmental risk assessment
ERV emergency room visit
ETH Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule
EUSES European Union system for the evaluation of substances
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FU functional unit
GE Greehouse effect
GenCat Generalitat de Catalunya
GIS geographic information system
GLC ground level concentration
GW Global warming
GWP global warning potential
HQ hazard quotient
HT human toxicity
HTF human toxicity factor
HTP human toxicity potential
HU hazard unit
HWP Hazardous waste production
IA Inventory analysis

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