Common Acronyms/Abbreviations Associated with Environmental Regulation

APC	Air Pollution Control (see also LAAPC and LAPPC) (no longer used)
AQO	Air Quality Objective
AQS	Air Quality Standard
BAT	Best Available Techniques (under IPPC)
BATNEEC	Best Available Techniques Not Entailing Excessive Cost (under IPC) (no longer used)
BPEO	Best Practicable Environmental Option
BPM	Best Practicable Means
BREF	Note Best Available Techniques Reference Note
CAA93	Clean Air Act 1993
CHIP	Chemical Hazard, Information and Packaging (Regulations)
COMAH	Control of Major Accident Hazards (Regulations)
CoPA74	Control of Pollution Act 1974
COSHH	Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Regulations)
CoTC	Certificate of Technical Competence
DBERR	Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly DTI)
DoE	Department of the Environment (now part of DEFRA)
DEFRA	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
EA	Environment Agency (England and Wales)
EA95	Environment Act 1995
EHO	Environmental Health Officer (Local Authority)
EIA	Environmental Impact Assessment
ELV	Emission Limit Value or ELV End of Life Vehicles (Directive)
EPA90	Environmental Protection Act 1990
EQO	Environmental Quality Objective
EQS	Environmental Quality Standard
EU	European Union
EUP	Energy Using Products (Directive)

HSA	Hazardous Substance Authority
HSE	Health and Safety Executive
IPC	Integrated Pollution Control (no longer used)
IPPC	Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
LA	Local Authority
LAAPC	Local Authority Air Pollution Control (same as APC) (no longer used see LAPPC)
LAPPC	Local Authority Air Pollution Prevention and Control
OJ	Official Journal (of the European Communities)
PG	Process Guidance (Note)
PPC	Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999
PPS	Prescribed Processes and Substances (Regulations)
PRN	Packaging Recycling Note
REACH	Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals
RoHS	Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electronic and Electrical Equipment
RSA93	Radioactive Substances Act 1993
SAC	Special Area for Conservation
SI	Statutory Instrument
SPA	Special Protection Area
SSSI	Site of Special Scientific Interest
SWQO	Statutory Water Quality Objective
TCPA90	Town and Country Planning Act 1990
TGN	Technical Guidance Note
VOCs	Volatile Organic Compounds
WAMITAB	Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board
WEEE	Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
WIA91	Water Industry Act 1991
WO	Welsh Office
WML	Waste Management Licence
WMP	Waste Management Paper
WRA	Waste Regulation Authority (now part of EA)
WRA91	Water Resources Act

meta description:

environmental policy

policy and representation

department of trade and industry

REACH

dti

coshh

accidents in the workplace

end of life

weee producer responsibility and weee regulations

economics and industrial policy

chemicals

accident

recycl

resource efficiency

waste electrical and electronic equipment

weee

ippc

rohs

registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals

water quality

weee directive

energy

energy efficiency for businesses

control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH)

chemical

water

integrated pollution prevention and control

ippc

sustainable development

integrated pollution prevention and control regulations

air quality standards and air pollution control

environmental impact

waste electrical and electronic equipment

air pollution

business issues

information and research

hazardous substance

environmental services

waste management

weee

health and safety