List of acronyms

ACAP
Atlantic Coastal Action Program
AMAP
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
AMSP
Arctic Marine Strategic Plan
AOC
Area of Concern
APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APMA
Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association
AQBAT
Air Quality Benefit Assessment Tool
BEMAG
Base-metals Environmental Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group
C2P2
Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention
CCME
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
CCPA
Canadian Chemical Producers Association
CEPA 1999
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
CFLs
compact fluorescent lightbulbs
COA
Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem
CWS
Canada-wide standards
DSL
Domestic Substances List
EIHWR
Export and Import of Hazardous Wastes Regulations
EMAN
Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network
EPAM
Environmental Protection Alternative Measure
EPCO
Environmental Protection Compliance Order
EPR
Extended Producer Responsibility
GAPs
Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling
GC-MS
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GEMS
Global Environment Monitoring System
GHG
greenhouse gas
GLSF
Great Lakes Sustainability Fund
IJC
International Joint Commission
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
LC-MS
liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
LED
light-emitting diode
MARPOL 73/78
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto
MOU
Memoranda of Understanding
NAPS
National Air Pollution Surveillance Network
NCP
Northern Contaminants Program
NGOs
Non-governmental organizations
NIR
National Inventory Report
NPA
National Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
NPRI
National Pollutant Release Inventory
NRTEE
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
NWRC
National Wildlife Research Centre
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OWNERS
One Window to National Environmental Reporting System
PAME
Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment
PERD
Program on Energy Research and Development
PIC
Prior Informed Consent
PMRA
Pest Management Regulatory Agency
PPCPs
pharmaceuticals and personal care products
PSL1
First Priority Substances List
PSL2
Second Priority Substances List
RPA
Regional Programme of Action (for the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment from Land-based Activities)
SETAC
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
SOE
State of the Environment Reports
SMEs
small and medium-sized enterprises
UN
United Nations
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
USCG
United States Coast Guard
U.S. EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. EPA MESA
United States Environmental Protection Agency Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis cohort
UV
ultraviolet

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