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Acronyms
DDT
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DNEL
Derived No-Effect Level
DOC
Dissolved Organic Carbon
DSC
Differential Scanning Calorimetry
DSL
Domestic Substances List (Canada)
EC
European Community
ECETOC
European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals
ECHA
European Chemicals Agency
EDC
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical
EE
Eco-efficiency
EEA
European Environment Agency
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
EHS
Environment, Health, and Safety
EMA
European Medicines Agency
ESCIS
Expert Commission for Safety in the Swiss Chemical Industry
ETA
Event Tree Analysis
EU
European Union
EU-OSHA European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
FDA
Food and Drug Administration (United States)
FMEA
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
FOEN
Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
FTA
Fault Tree Analysis
GHS
Globally Harmonized System of Classification
and Labelling of Chemicals
GMP
Good Manufacturing Practice
GWP
Global Warming Potential
HAZOP
Hazard and Operability
HRA
Human Reliability Analysis
ICCA
International Council of Chemical Associations
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IED
Industrial Emissions Directive (EU)
IFCS
Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety
IOMC
Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management
of Chemicals
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCP
International Panel on Chemical Pollution
IPCS
International Programme on Chemical Safety (WHO)
IPL
Independent Protection Layer
IPM
Integrated Pest Management
ISHL
Industrial Safety and Health Law (Japan)
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
K-REACH Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances
(South Korea)
LCA
Life Cycle Assessment
LCC
Life Cycle Costing