UMIST—University of Manchester Institute of Science and
Technology
UN—United Nations
UNCED—UN Conference on Environment and Development
UNCED—UN Convention on Environmental Diversity
UNCLOS—UN Conference on the Law of the Sea
UNDP—UN Development Program
UNECE—United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP—UN Environment Program
UNESCO—UN Education, Scientific and Cultural
Organization
UNFCCC—United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change
UNICEF—UN Children’s Fund
UNICHAL—International Union of Heat Distributors
UNIDO—UN Industrial Development Organization
UNU—United Nations University
UOD—Ultimate Oxygen Demand
UP—Ultrafine Particle
UPW—Ultrapure Water
URV—Unit Risk Value
USC—U.S. Code
USCG—U.S. Coast Guard
USCGS—U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
USDW—Underground Source of Drinking Water
USGS—U.S. Geological Survey
USP—U.S. Pharmacopoeia
USPHS—U.S. Public Health Service
UST—Underground Storage Tank
UV—Ultraviolet
UVR—Ultraviolet RadiationV—Vinyl
VA—Volatile Acid
VA—Vulnerability Assessment
VBS—Volatile Biofilm Solids
VC—Vapor Compression
VCM—Vinyl Chloride Monomer
VDI—Verein Deutscher Ingenieure
VE—Visual Emissions
VER—Variable Energy Recovery
VFA—Volatile Fatty Acid
VFVA—Vacuum Flash Vapor Absorption
VHAP—Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutant
VITO—Flemish Institute for Technological Research
VLCC—Very Large Crude Carrier
VLF—Very Low Frequency
VLLW—Very Low Level Radioactive Waste
VO—Volatile Organics
VOC—Volatile Organic Compounds (Contaminants)
(Chemicals)
VOHAP—Volatile Organic Hazardous Air Pollutant
VOST—Volatile Organic Sampling Train
VPH—Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons
VPP—Voluntary Protection Program
VSS—Volatile Suspended SolidsVTE—Vertical Tube Evaporator
VTOC—Volatile Toxic Organic Compound
v/v—Volume/Volume
VVC—Vacuum Vapor CompressionW—Watt
WAC—Weak Acid Cation
WAMAP—IAEA Waste Management Advisory Program
WAS—Waste Activated Sludge
WASP—Water Quality Analysis and Simulation Program
WATRP—IAEA Waste Management Assessment and
Technical Review Program
WBGU—German Advisory Council on Global Change
WC—Water Closet
WCED—World Commission on Environment and
Development
WCRP—World Climate Research Program
WCS—Wildlife Conservation Society
WCS—World Conservation Strategy
WDF—Waste Derived Fuel
WEAO—Water Environment Association of Ontario
WEC—Wave Energy Converter
WEC—World Energy Conference
WEC—World Energy Council
WEDO—Women and Environment Development
Organization
WEF—Water Environment Federation
WEF—World Environment Federation
WEPSD—World Engineering Partnership for Sustainable
Development
WES—Women’s Engineering Society (UK)
WESP—Wet Electrostatic Precipitator
WFEO—World Federation of Engineering Organizations
WFP—World Food Program
WFS—World Food Survey
WFTO—World Federation of Technology Organizations
Wh—Watt Hour
WHMIS—Waste Hazardous Materials Information System
WHO—World Health Organization
WHRC—Woods Hole Research Center
WID—Waste Incineration Directive (EU)
WIPP—Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
WIRE—World Wide Information System for Renewable
Energy
WISE—Women into Science and Engineering
WITT—Women in Trade and Technology (Canada)
WL—Working Level
WLFO—Wet Limestone Forced Oxidation
WLM—Working Level Month
WMO—World Meteorological Organization
WO—Water in Oil
WPCF—Water Pollution Control Federation
WPWP—Western Pacific Warm Pool
WQCV—Water Quality Control Volume
WQI—Water Quality Indices
WQM—Water Quality Management
WRA—Waste Regulation Authority (UK)1372 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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