Abbreviations and acronyms European Agreement of Road Transport Hazardous Waste Materials ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registr BAT Best Available Techniques Best environmental practice Conference of the parties Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane Environmentally sound management European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation Gas chromatography GCMS cromatography mass spectrometry HEO 1 2,3, 4, 10, 10-hexachloro-6, 7-epoxy-1, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8a-octahydro- endo-1, 4-exo-5, 8. -dimetha HHDN 1,2,3,4, 1910-hexachloro, 1, 4, 4a.5, 8, 8a-hexachydro-exo-1, 4-endo-5, 8-dimethanonaphtaleleanonaphthalene HCB Hexachlorobenzene Health and safety Plan HPLC High-pressure liquid chromatograph nternational Air Transport Association ICAO nternational Civil Aviation Organisation International Civil Aviation Organisation Technical Instructions for the Transport of Dangerous Goods IMDG Code International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code IMO International Maritime Organisation Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety IPCS INCHEM International Programme on Chemical Safety Information on Chemicals Mass spectrometry OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OEWG Open Ended Working Group Occupational Safety and Health Administration acific island countries PCB Polychlorinated biphenyl PCC PCDD Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins PCDF Polychlorinated dibenzofurans Persistent organic pollutant Pesticide POPs Group of pesticides being: Aldrin, Chlordane, Dieldrin, Endrin, Heptachlor, Hexachlorobenzene(HCB), Mirex or Toxaphene except DDT PPE Personal protective equipment PVC Polyvinylchloride RID International Regulations Concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by rail SDS Safety data Sheets Stoffdatenbank fur altlasten- /umweltrelevante Stoffe TEQ KHSE Health Safety Executive United Nations code NECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europ NEP United Nations Environment Programme SEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency WHO World Health Organization Units of measurement Milligram(s) per kilogram. Corresponds to parts per million Microgram(s) per kilogram. Corresponds to parts per billion Nanogram(s)per kilogram. Corresponds to parts per trillion mass 叩叩叩 Parts per billion ts per mI rts per trillion tons tons in Si units 4pril,2005[Document Number!] iv April, 2005 Abbreviations and Acronyms ADR European Agreement of Road Transport Hazardous Waste Materials ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry BAT Best Available Techniques BEP Best Environmental Practices COP Conference of the Parties DDT Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane ESM Environmentally sound management EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation GC Gas chromatography GCMS Gas chromatography mass spectrometry HEOD 1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-6,7-epoxy-1,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro- endo-1,4- exo-5,8,-dimethanonaphthalene HHDN 1,2,3,4,1910-hexachloro, 1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexachydro-exo-1,4-endo-5,8-dimethanonaphtalene HCB Hexachlorobenzene HASP Health and Safety Plan HPLC High-pressure liquid chromatograph IATA International Air Transport Association ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO TI International Civil Aviation Organisation Technical Instructions for the Transport of Dangerous Goods IMDG Code International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code IMO International Maritime Organisation INC Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety IPCS INCHEM International Programme on Chemical Safety Information on Chemicals MS Mass spectrometry OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OEWG Open Ended Working Group OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PICs Pacific Island Countries PCB Polychlorinated biphenyl PCC Polychlorinated camphenes PCDD Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins PCDF Polychlorinated dibenzofurans POP Persistent organic pollutant Pesticide POPs Group of pesticides being: Aldrin, Chlordane, Dieldrin, Endrin, Heptachlor, Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), Mirex or Toxaphene except DDT PPE Personal protective equipment PVC Polyvinylchloride RID International Regulations Concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail SDS Safety Data Sheets STARS Stoffdatenbank für altlasten- /umweltrelevante Stoffe TEQ Toxic equivalent(s) UK HSE Health & Safety Executive UN code United Nations code UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNEP United Nations Environment Programme US EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency WHO World Health Organization Units of measurement mg/kg Milligram(s) per kilogram. Corresponds to parts per million (ppm) by mass. μg/kg Microgram(s) per kilogram. Corresponds to parts per billion (ppb) by mass. ng/kg Nanogram(s) per kilogram. Corresponds to parts per trillion (ppt) by mass. ppb Parts per billion ppm Parts per million ppt Parts per trillion tons tons in SI units