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Publications
Prepared by Meinhardt Infrastructure & Environment Group
for Environment Australia
October 2001
ISBN 0642547734
| ABS | Acrylonitrile butadiene styreneAustralian Bureau of Statistics |
| AEEMA | Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association |
| AIIA | Australian Information Industry Association |
| ANZECC | Australian and New Zealand Environment Conservation Council |
| APME | Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe |
| ATH | Aluminium trihydrate |
| BIOS | Basic input/output system |
| CD | Compact disc |
| CD-ROM | Compact disc - read only memory |
| CFC | Chlorofluorocarbon |
| CPU | Central processing unit |
| CRT | Cathode ray tube |
| DfE | Design for Environment |
| Frit | Glass solder used to join the faceplate and funnel sections in a cathode ray tube |
| HCFC | Hydrochlorofluorocarbon |
| HDPE | High density polyethylene |
| HIPS | High impact polystyrene |
| IC | Integrated circuit |
| ICER | Industry Council on Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IDEALS | Improved Design Life and Environmentally Aware Manufacturing of Electronic Assemblies by Lead-Free Soldering |
| JEA | Japan Environment Association |
| LAN | Local area network |
| LCA | Life cycle analysis |
| LCD | Liquid crystal display |
| LED | Light emitting diodes |
| Li | Lithium ion |
| MDH | Magnesium dihydrate |
| MOEA | Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance |
| NED | New equipment distributor |
| NEPM | National Environment Protection Measure |
| NiCd | Nickel cadmium |
| NiMH | Nickel metal hydride |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OEM | Original equipment manufacturer |
| OH&S | Occupational health and safety |
| PBB | Polybrominated biphenyl |
| PBBE | Polybrominated biphenyl ether |
| PBDE | Polybrominated diphenyl ether |
| PC | Personal computerPolycarbonate |
| PCB | Printed circuit board |
| PPE | Polyphenylene ether |
| PPO | Polyphenylene oxide (a PPE/HIPS blend) |
| PP/SEBS | Polypropylene / styrene-ethylene-butene-styrene |
| PVC | Polyvinylchloride |
| RAM | Random access memory |
| ROM | Read only memory |
| SCBO | Stichting Computerbemiddeling Onderwijs (Computers for Classrooms) |
| SCC | Specific Contaminant Concentration |
| TBBA | Tetrabromobisophenol-A |
| TCLP | Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure |
| UTP | Un-twisted pair |
| VOCs | Volatile organic compounds |
| WEEE | Waste electrical and electronic equipment |
| XLPE | Cross-linked polyethylene |