AAALAC | Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (branches in Maryland, USA, and Belgium, Europe) |
ACC | American Chemistry Council (formerly known as the Chemical Manufacturer's Association) |
ACGIH | American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (US) |
ACS | American Chemical Society (US) |
ACT | American College of Toxicology (US) |
ADN | European Provisions concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (adopted in 2000) |
ADR | European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road |
AICS | Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (Australia) |
AIFC | Agreement on International Freight Communication (Europe) |
AIHA | American Industrial Hygiene Association (US) |
AIPC | Agreement on International Passenger Communication (Europe) |
AISE | International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (joint project of AISE and CEFIC) |
ANSI | American National Standards Institute (US) |
ARAP | Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy (industry alliance) |
ASOSH | Association of Societies for Occupational Safety and Health (South Africa) |
ASSE | American Society of Safety Engineers (US) |
ASTM | American Society of Testing and Materials (US) |
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (US, body of HHS) |
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (US) |
AWA | Animal Welfare Act (US) |
AllChemE | Alliance for Chemical Sciences and Technologies in Europe |
BSPR | Bureau of Spill Prevention and Response (US) |
BimSchG | Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz (German law on protection from emissions) |
CAA | Clean Air Act (US) |
CAAAs | Clean Air Act Amendments (US) |
CANUTEC | Canadian Transport Emergency Centre |
CAS | Chemical Abstracts Service |
CBN | IUPAC-IUB Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature (International) |
CCOHS | Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety |
CCPR | Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (EU) |
CCRIS | Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (US, see NCI) |
CEFIC | European Chemical Industry Council (established 1972) |
CEPA | Canadian Environmental Protection Act (Canada, 1999) |
CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (US, 1980, known as 'Superfund') |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations (US) |
CHEMTREC | Chemical Transportation Emergency Centre (Public service of the CMA; Provides immediate advice in case of hazardous materials transportation emergencies.) |
CHIP | Chemical Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply Regulations (UK) |
CIB | Central Insecticide Board (India) |
CIDX | Chemical Industry Data eXchange (US) |
CIIT | Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology (US, private non-profit organization, created 1974) |
CMA | Chemical Manufacturers Association (US) |
CMAQ | Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program |
CPR | Controlled Products Regulations (Canada, part of WHMIS) |
CPSC | Consumer Product Safety Commission (US) |
CSTEE | Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment of the Commission (EU) |
CTC | Canadian Transport Commission |
CWA | Clean Water Act (US) |
CWSRF | Clean Water State Revolving Fund (US, EPA program) |
DART®/ETIC | Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology/Environmental Teratology Information Center (database of bibliographic references) |
DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration (US) |
DHHS | US Department of Health and Human Services |
DMT | Direction des Mouvements Transfrontières (Canada, body of Environnement Canada, see TMB) |
DOD | United States Department of Defense |
DOT | Department of Transportation (US) |
DSL | Domestic Substances List (Canada) |
EC-JRC | European Commission Joint Research Centre |
ECA | European Chemicals Agency (EU) |
ECB | European Chemicals Bureau |
ECL | Existing Chemicals List (Korea) |
ECOSOC | Economic and Social Council (UN) |
ECPA | European Crop Protectors Association |
ECVAM | European Centre for Validation of Alternative Methods |
EDGAR | Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EU, initiative of IES Climate Change Unit) |
EEA | European Environment Agency |
EFB | European Federation of Biotechnology |
EFC | Environmental Facilities Corporation (US, New York State) |
EFCE | European Federation of Chemical Engineering |
EFCTC | European Fluorocarbons Technical Committee |
EFMA | European Fertilizer Manufacturers Association |
EHP | Environmental Health Perspectives (journal of NIEHS) |
EIHW | Export and Import of Hazardous Wastes Regulations (Canada, see REIDD) |
EINECS # | European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EU, outdated, now replaced by EC Number) |
ELINCS # | European List of Notified Chemical Substances (EU, outdated, now replaced by EC Number) |
ENC | European Network for Chemistry |
ENCS | Existing and New Chemical Substances List (Japan) |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency (US) |
EPCRA | Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (US) |
EPER | European Pollutant Emission Register |
EPF | European Polymer Federation |
EQBA | Environmental Quality Bond Act |
ERG | Emergency Response Guidebook (Canada) |
ERGO | Emergency Response Guidebook Online (Canada) |
ERP | Environmental Restoration Program (US, 'Brownfields' program) |
ESCAP | Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
ESIS | European chemical Substances Information System (EU) |
ESR | Existing Substances Regulation (EU, 793/93/EEC) |
ETAP | Evironmental Technologies Action Plan (EU) |
EWC | European Waste Catalogue |
EuCheMS | European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences |
EuropaBio | European Association for Bioindustries |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations) |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration (US) |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration (US) |
FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency (US) |
FIFRA | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (US) |
FOIA | Freedom of Information Act (US) |
FR | Federal Register (US) |
GGBefG | Gefahrgutbeförderungsgesetz (German law on transport of dangerous goods) |
GGVBinSch | Gefahrgut-Verordnung Binnenschifffahrt (German implementation of ADN) |
GGVE | Gefahrgut-Verordnung Eisenbahn (German implementation of RID, 2001) |
GGVS | Gerfahrgutverordnung Straße (German implementation of ADR) |
GGVSE | Gefahrgut-Verordnung Straße und Eisenbahn (Germany, Hazardous freight ordinance for road and rail) |
GGVSee | Gefährgut-Verordnung Seeschiffen (Germany, Hazardous freight ordinance for maritime transport) |
GMDSS | Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (see IMO) |
GefStoffV | Gefahrstoffverordnung (Germany, Hazardous goods ordinance) |
HAZCOM | Hazard Communication Standard (US, 29 CFR 1910.1200) |
HCC | Hazard Characteristic Codes (US, see HMIRS) |
HERA | Human and Environmental Risk Assessment (on ingredients of household cleaning products) |
HHS | United States Department of Health & Human Services |
HMIRA | Hazardous Materials Information Review Act (Canada) |
HMIRC | Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (Canada) |
HMIRS | Hazardous Materials Information Resource System (US, DoD) |
HMIS | Hazardous Materials Information System (US) |
HMR | Hazardous Material Regulations (US DOT) |
HMT | Hazardous Material Table (US DOT) |
HMTA | Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (US) |
HPA | Hazardous Products Act (Canada) |
HSDB® | Hazardous Substances Data Bank (US, database maintained by NLM) |
HSE | Health & Safety Executive (UK) |
HSIS | Hazardous Substances Information System (Australia) |
HTRW-CX | Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (US Army Corps of Engineers) |
IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (US) |
IAMAS | International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences |
IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
IATA | International Air Transport Association |
ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
ICNAA | International Conference on Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols |
ICO | International Carbohydrate Organization |
IDL | Ingredient Disclosure List (Canada) |
IE | Institute for Energy (EU, institute of JRC) |
IES | Institutes for Environment and Sustainability (EU, institute of JRC) |
IHCP | Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (EU, institute of JRC) |
ILO | International Labour Office |
IMDG Code | International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code |
IMDG Code | International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code |
IMO | International Maritime Organization |
INF Code | International Code for the Safe Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on Board Ships (see IMO) |
IOSH | Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (International) |
IPCS | International Programme on Chemical Safety |
IPPC | Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (EU IPPC-Directive) |
IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention |
IPSC | Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (EU, institute of JRC) |
IPTS | Institute for Prospective techonoligical Studies (EU, institute of JRC) |
IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System (see EPA) |
IRMM | Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (EU, institute of JRC) |
ISFMs | International standards for phytosanitary measures |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
ISRTP | International Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (US) |
ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (US) |
ITER | International Toxicity Estimates for Risk (database maintained by NLM) |
ITO | Institute for Transuranium Elements (EU, institute of JRC) |
IUBMB | International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
IUCLID | International Uniform Chemical Information Database |
IUGG | International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics |
IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
IUPAC Compendium | IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the IUPAC 'Gold Book') |
IUPAC Nomenclature | IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry (the IUPAC 'Blue Book') |
JCBN | IUPAC-IUBMB Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature (International) |
JICOSH | Japan International Center for Occupational Safety and Health |
JISHA | Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association |
JRC | Joint Research Centre (EU, body of the European Commission, comprising 7 institutes) |
Luft VG | Luftverkehrsgesetz (German air traffic law) |
Luft VZO | Luftverkehrszulassungsordnung (German air traffic licensing regulations) |
MESA | Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (US, replaced by MSHA, 1978) |
MESA | Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration |
MITI | Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Japan) |
MSC | Maritime Safety Committee (body of IMO) |
MSHA | Mine Safety and Health Administration (US, formerly MESA) |
NAAQS | National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
NAEMT | National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (US, founded 1975) |
NCD | New Chemicals Database (EU) |
NCEP | National Centers for Environmental Prediction (US) |
NCI | National Cancer Institute (US) |
NCP | New Chemicals Policy (EU, see REACH) |
NDSL | Non-Domestic Substances List (Canada) |
NFPA | National Fire Protection Association (US) |
NICNAS | National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (Australia) |
NIEHS | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (US, body of NIH) |
NIH | National Institutes of Health (US) |
NIHS | National Institute of Health Sciences (Japan) |
NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US) |
NIWL | National Institute for Working Life (Sweden) |
NLM | National Library of Medicine (US) |
NOES | National Occupational Exposure Survey (US, see NIOSH, 1981-1983) |
NOHSC | National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Australia) |
NPDES | National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (US) |
NPPO | National Plant Protection Organization |
NREMT | National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (US) |
NTIS | National Technical Information Service (US) |
NTP | National Toxicology Program (US, NIEHS program) |
NWS | National Weather Service (US) |
OCTI | Central Office for International Railway Transport |
OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
OPA | Oil Pollution Act (US, 1990) |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
OSShD | Organization for The Collaboration of Railways (intergovernmental body) |
OSWER | Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (US, body of EPA) |
PICCS | Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances |
PPA | Pollution Prevention Act (US, 1990) |
PRTR | European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register |
PubChem | Database maintained by NIH (US) |
RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (US) |
REACH | Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of CHemicals (EU, see NCP) |
REIDD | Règlement sur l'exportation et l'importation des déchets dangereux (Canada, see EIHW) |
RID | Regulations concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail (EU) |
RMAN | Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (US, see EPA) |
RMURC | Rules of Mutual Use of Railway Cars |
RSC | The Royal Society of Chemistry (Europe) |
RSTRM | Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (ECOSOC) |
RTC | Roundtable of Toxicology Consultants (US, professional association) |
RTDG | Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (ECOSOC, 'Orange Book') |
RTECS | Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (US) |
SARA | Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (US, 1986) |
SCCNFP | Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products intended for consumers (EU) |
SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act (US) |
SEQRA | State Environmental Quality Review Act |
SOLAS | International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (1960) |
SOT | Society of Toxicology (US) |
SPRP | Spill Prevention and Response Plan (US) |
TDG Directorate | Transport Dangerous Goods Directorate (Canada) |
TDGR | Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Quebec) |
TEHIP | Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (US, NLM) |
TGA | Therapeutic Goods Administration (Australia) |
TMB | Transboundary Movement Branch (Canada, body of Environment Canada, see DMT) |
TRI | Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (US, see EPA) |
TSCA | Toxic Substances Control Act (US) |
TSMP | Toxic Substances Management Policy (Canada) |
UCPS | US Consumer Product Safety Commission |
UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992) |
UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN) |
UNICE | Union des Industries de la Communauté européenne (established 1958) |
USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency (US, see EPA) |
WHMIS | Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (US) |