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DHEW—Department of Health, Education and Welfare
(U.S.)
DHHS—Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)
DHSS—Department of Health and Social Security (UK)
DIAL—Differential Absorption Lidar
DIH—Division of Industrial Hygiene (U.S.)
DiP—Discussion in Principal
DL—Detection Limit
DL—Difference Limen
DMA—Differential Mobility Analyzer
DMDS—Dimethyldisulfide
DME—Dimethyl Ether
DMHRF—Dual Media High Rate Filtration
DMI—Danish Meteorological Institute
DMR—Discharge Monitoring Report
DMS—Dimethylsulfide
DMSO—Dimethyl Sulfoxide
DMT—Dimethyl Tetraphthalate
DNA—Deoxyribonucleic Acid
DNAPL—Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid
DNB—Dinitrobenzene
DNIP—Di-Isononyl Phthalate
DO—Dissolved Oxygen
DOC—Dissolved Organic Carbon
DOD—Department of Defense (U.S.)
DOE—Department of Energy (UK) (U.S.)
DoE—Department of the Environment (UK)
DoH—Department of Health (UK)
DOL—Department of Labor (U.S.)
DOM—Dissolved Organic Matter
DOT—Department of Transport(ation) (Canada) (UK) (U.S.)
DPBA—Diphenylbenzamidine
DPE—1,1-Diphenylethylene
DPKO—Dipyridyl Ketone Oxime
DPW—Department of Public Works
DQI—Data Quality Indicator
DQO—Data Quality Objective
DRE—Destruction and Removal Efficiency
DRI—Development of Regional Impact
DS—Degree of Succession
DS—Dry Scrubber
DS—Dry Solids
DSCD—Danish Research Agency Committee on Scientific
Dishonesty
DSM—Demand Side Management
DSR—Dissimilatory Sulfate Reducing
DTH—Delayed Type Hypersensitivity
DTI—Department of Trade and Industry (UK)
DTLR—Department for Transport, Local Government and
the Regions (UK)
DTPA—Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic Acid
DWF—Dry Weather Flow
DWL—Derived Working Limit
DWT—Deadweight TonEA—Energy Amplifier
EA—Environmental (Agency) (Authority) (UK)EA—Environmental Assessment
EA—Environmental Audit
EAA—Electrical Aerosol Analyzer
EAC—Extruded Activated Carbon
E and C—Engineering and Construction
EAGE—European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers
EANET—Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia
EAP—Emergency Action Plan
EAPS—Environmental Aspects in Product Standards
EARP—Environmental Assessment and Review Process
EASST—European Association for the Study of Science
and Technology
EB—Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether
EBDC—Ethylene Bisdithiocarbamate
EBI—European Bioinformatics Institute
EBRD—European Bank of Reconstruction and Development
EB/S—Ethylbenzene/Styrene
EC—Effective Concentration
EC—Electrical Conductivity
EC—Engineering Council (UK)
EC—European Code
EC—European Commission
EC—European Community
ECCP—European Climate Change Programme
ECEPA—Environmental Challenge for European Port
Authorities
ECF—Elemental Chlorine Free
EC 50 —Mean Effective Concentration
ECHS—Environmental Clearing House System
ECL—Exposure Control Limit
ECMWF—European Center For Medium Range Weather
Forecasting
ECOSS—Environmental Coalition of South Seattle
ECTFE—European Fluorochemicals Technical
Committee
EC2000—Engineering Criteria 2000
ECU—Extractable Copper
ED—Electrodialysis
ED—Exposure Dose
ED—Exposure Duration
ED—Extractive Distillation
EDC—Electron Donor Compound
EDC—Ethylenedichloride
EDF—Environmental Defense Fund
EDF—European Development Fund
EDI—Electrodeionization
EDI—Electronic Data Interchange
EDIP—Environmental Design of Industrial Products
EDR—Electrodialysis Removal
EDR—Electrodialysis Reversal
EDTA—Ethylenediaminetetraacetate
EDXRA—Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis
EEA—Economic Espionage Act (U.S.)
EEA—European Environment Agency
EEB—European Environment Bureau
EEBPP—Energy Efficiency Best Program
EEC—European Economic Community
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