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MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
MSEW
Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall
MSF
Multistage Flash Distillation
MSW
Municipal Solid Waste
N 2 O
Nitrous Oxide
NA
Not Applicable
Na 2 S 2 O 5
Sodium Metabisulfite
NaCl
Sodium Chloride
NaHSO 3
Sodium Bisulfite
NaO
Sodium Oxide
NaOH
Sodium Hydroxide
NAPL
Nonaqueous Phase Liquid
Nb
Niobium
Nd
Neodymium
NDMA
N-nitrosodimethylamine
NF
Nanofilter
NFC
Nuclear Fuel Cycle
NGO
Nongovernmental Organization
NH 4 OH
Ammonium Hydroxide
Ni
Nickel
Ni(NO 3 ) 2
Nickel Nitrate
Ni-Cd
Nickel-Cadmium
Ni-Cr
Nickle-Chromium
NiMeH
Nickel Metal Hydride
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NMRS
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer
NO 2
Nitrogen Dioxide
NO 3
Nitrate
NO
3−
Nitrate ion
NORM
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials
NOx
Oxides of Nitrogen
NTO
Nanocrystalline Titanium Dioxide
NTUA
National Technical University of Athens
NWM
Nuclear Waste Management
O 3
Ozone
ODS
Ozone Depleting Substance
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OF
Overflow
OPC
Ordinary Portland Cement
OPCW
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
P&T
Partitioning and Transmutation
PAH
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
PAN
Peroxy Acetyl Nitrates
Abbreviations