Acronyms and Abbreviations

AB
Assembly Bill
ADEQ
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
AIM
analog identification methodology
ARB
Air Resources Board
AROW
Automotive Recyclers of Washington
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
atm
Atmosphere
avg
average
BAF
bioconcentration adjustment factor
BCF
bioconcentration factor
BMP
best management practice
BTU
British thermal unit
CAES
Center for Advanced Energy Systems
CAS
Chemical Abstracts Service
CEC
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
CEPA
Canadian Environmental Protection Act
CETESB
Companhia de Tecnologia de Saneamento Ambiental (Environmental Sanitation
Technology Company, the São Paulo State Environment Agency)
CFO
chief financial officer
CIC
Carcinogen Identification Committee
CRTK
Community Right-to-Know Act
CSP
certified safety professional
DART
Development and Reproductive Toxicant (Identification Committee)
DDT
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DEP
Department of Environmental Protection
DNR
Department of Natural Resources
DOE
Department of Ecology
E-PRTR
European Pollutant Release and Transfer Registry
ELVS
End-of-Life Vehicle Solutions Corporation
EMS
environmental management system
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPCRA
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
EPER
European Pollutant Emission Register
ESHB
Engrossed Substitute House Bill
ETF
effective toxicity factor
FTE
full-time employee
FSU
former Soviet Union
GDP
gross domestic product
HAP
hazardous air pollutant
HL
half-life
HRA
Hampshire Research Associates
ILO
International Labor Organization
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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