CNRS—Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
(France)
CNSIF—National Council of French Engineers and
Scientists
COD—Chemical Oxygen Demand
COGEMA—Nuclear Waste Processing Organization (France)
COH—Coefficient of Haze
COHb—Carboxyhemoglobin
COM—Coastal Oceanographic Model
COMEAP—Committee on the Medical Effects of Air
Pollution
CONCAWE—Conservation and Clean Air and Water in
Europe
COP—Coefficient of Performance
COP—Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC)
CoPA—Control of Pollution Act (UK)
Co-PCB—Coplanar Polychlorinated Biphenyl
COPD—Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COPUS—Committee on the Public Understanding of
Science (UK)
COS—Carbonyl Sulfide
CO2eq—Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
COVRA—Nuclear Waste Disposal Organization (Holland)
CP—Coarse Particle
CPC—Condensation Particle Counter
CPCB—Central Pollution Control Board (India)
CPF—Cancer Potency Factor
CPI—Chemical Process Industries
CPSC—Consumer Product Safety Commission (U.S.)
CPVC—Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride
CQC—2,6-Dichloroquinonechlorimide
CR—Community Respiration
CR—Conditioned Response
CRADA—Cooperative Research and Development
Agreement
CREATE—Centre for Research, Education and Training in
Energy
CRM—Capture-Recapture Method
CRNL—Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories (Canada)
CRT—Continuously Regenerating Trap
CS—Conditioned Stimulus
CSB—Chemical Safety (and Hazards Investigation) Board
CSCE—Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
CSH—Calcium Silicate Hydrate
CSI—Common Sense Initiative (U.S.)
CSIR—Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
(India) (South Africa)
CSIRO—Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organization (Australia)
CSMA—Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association
CSO—Combined Sewer Overflow
CSOD—Carbonaceous Sediment Oxygen Demand
CSPE—Canadian Society for Professional Engineers
CSPI—Center for Science in the Public Interest
CSR—Center for Scientific Review (U.S.)
CSS—Combined Sewer System
CSSP—Council of Scientific Society Presidents
CST—Capillary Suction TimeCST—Carbon Storage Trust
CSTR—Continuous Flow Stirred Tank Reactor
CTG—Control Techniques Guideline
CTI—Climate Technology Initiative
CTR—Council for Tobacco Research
CVI—Children’s Vaccine Initiative
CVC—Constant Volume Sampler
CWA—Chemical Warfare Agent
CWA—Clean Water Act (U.S.)
CWC—Chemical Weapons Convention
CWO—Catalytic Wet Oxidation
CWS—Coal-Water Slurry
CZARA—Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments
CZMA—Coastal Zone Management Act (U.S.)DAD—Decide, Announce and Defend
DADA—Decide, Announce, Defend and Abandon
DAF—Dissolved Air Flotation
DAS—Data Acquisition System
dB—Decibel
dB (A)—Decibel A-Weighted
DBMCA—Dibromo-p-methyl-carboxyazo
DBMS—Database Management Systems
DBOOM—Design, Build, Own, Operate and Maintain
DBP—Disinfection By-Product
DBPC—Di Tertiary Butyl-P-Cresol
DBPP—Disinfection By-Product Precursor
DBT—Dibutyltin
DBT—Dimethyldibenzothiophene
DC—Delta Commission (Holland)
DCB—4,4-Dichlorobiphenyl
DCE—1,2–Dichloroethylene
DCER—Dwelling Carbon Emission Rate
DCL—Design Control Limit
DDA—4,4-Dichlorodiphenylacetic Acid
D/DBP—Disinfectant/Disinfection Byproduct Rule (U.S.)
DDD—1,1-Dichloro-2,2-Bis (p-chlorophenyl)-Ethane
DDE—1,1-Dichloro-2,2-Bis (p-chlorophenyl)-Ethylene
DDT—Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DDVP—2,2-Dichlorovinyl Dimethyl Phosphate
DE—Diatomaceous Earth
DEA—Diethanolamine
DEC—Department of Environmental Conservation
DEET—Diethyltoluamide
DEFRA—Department of the Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs (UK)
DEG—Diethylene Glycol
DEP—Department of Environmental Protection
DER—Discrete Emission Reduction (U.S.)
DERC—Discrete Emission Reduction Credits (U.S.)
DES—Diethylstilbesterol
DETR—Department of the Environment, Transport and
Regions (UK)
D/F—Dioxin/Furan
DFE—Design for Environment
DFB—Diffusion Fiber Bed
DHA—District Health Authority (UK)
DHEP—Di (2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate1356 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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