Key Word Guide
In this "encyclopaedia" some of the more frequently used and important keywords are concisely explained in simple terms, some with historical references and useful links. By framing their peculiar aspects EFCA hopes to introduce non-experts to Clean Air and Environmental Protection issues.
- AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
- ACCUMULATION
- ACID DEPOSITION
- ACIDIFICATION POTENTIAL
- ACID RAIN
- AEROSOL
- AGENDA 21
- AIR POLLUTION
- ATMOSPHERE
- BENZENE
- BEST AVAILABLE TECHNIQUES (BAT)
- CAFE
- CARBON DIOXIDE
- CARBON SEQUESTRATION
- CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS
- CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
- COMMAND AND CONTROL
- CORINAIR
- ECOLABEL
- EMAS
- EMISSION TRADING
- ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
- ENVIRONMENTAL TAXATION
- EPER
- FOSSIL FUELS
- GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL(GWP)
- GREENHOUSE EFFECT
- GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
- HAZE
- HEAVY METALS
- INTEGRATED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL (IPPC)
- ISO 14001
- KYOTO PROTOCOL
- JOINT IMPLEMENTATION
- LEAD
- LIFETIME
- OZONE
- OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL (ODP)
- PM10 & PM2,5
- PHOTOCHEMICAL OZONE CREATION POTENTIAL
- PHOTOCHEMICAL POLLUTION
- RAINS
- SMAZE
- SMOG
- THEMATIC STRATEGY ON AIR POLLUTION
- TRANSBOUNDARY AIR POLLUTION
- VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS