Australia State of the Environment Report 2001 (Theme Report)
Lead Author: Dr Peter Manins, Environmental Consulting and Research Unit, CSIRO Atmospheric Research, Authors
Published by CSIRO on behalf of the Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2001
ISBN 0 643 06746 9
| AFFA |
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia (Department, of Commonwealth) |
| AGSO |
Australian Geological Survey Organisation |
| AIMS |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
| ATSE |
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering |
| ABARE |
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ADR |
Australian Design Rule |
| ANZECC |
Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council |
| AQMP |
air quality management plan |
| BMRC |
Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre |
| BoM |
Bureau of Meteorology (of Commonwealth) |
| BRS |
Bureau of Resource Sciences (of Commonwealth) |
| Bsp |
back scattering light coefficient for particles (per metre) |
| CBD |
central business district |
| CFC |
chlorofluorocarbon |
| CO |
carbon monoxide |
| CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
| CRC |
Cooperative Research Centre |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| DEP |
Department of Environmental Protection (of Western Australia) |
| DISR |
Department of Industry, Science and Resources (of Commonwealth) |
| DPIWE |
Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania) |
| DU |
Dobson unit: 1 DU=0.01 mm of pure ozone at standard temperature and pressure |
| EC |
European Commission |
| EPA |
Environment Protection Authority |
| EPP |
Environmental Protection Policy |
| F |
fluoride |
| HAPs |
hazardous air pollutants |
| HCFC |
hydrochlorofluorocarbon |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (international panel under auspices of WMO and UNEP) |
| NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA) |
| NEPC |
National Environment Protection Council |
| NEPM |
National Environment Protection Measure |
| NHMRC |
National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia |
| NIWA |
National Institute for Water and Atmosphere (New Zealand) |
| NO2 |
nitrogen dioxide |
| NOAA |
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (USA) |
| NOx |
oxides of nitrogen |
| NPI |
National Pollutant Inventory |
| O3 |
ozone |
| ODP |
ozone-depleting potential |
| Pb |
lead |
| PFC |
perfluorocarbon |
| PM10 |
particles with aerodynamic diameters of up to 10 |
| PM2.5 |
particles with aerodynamic diameters of up to 2.5 |
| SEPP |
State Environment Protection Policy |
| SO2 |
sulfur dioxide |
| TEOM |
tapered element oscillating microbalance (for measuring mass of particles in air) |
| TOMS |
total ozone mapping spectrometer |
| TSP |
total suspended particles |
| UKMO |
United Kingdom Meteorological Office |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Program |
| USA |
United States of America |
| UV |
ultraviolet |
| VOCs |
volatile organic compounds |
| WHO |
World Health Organization (of United Nations) |
| WMO |
World Meteorological Organization (of United Nations) |
