Glossary of
Chemistry &
Environmental
Protection: terms & abbreviations
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EA
= environmental assessment (UK)
see EIA
/ EAC
= effective area coverage (dust)
/ EAP
= Environmental Action Programme (EU;
1973)
/ "Earth Summit"
see UNCED
/ eau-forte
= nitric acid, HNO3;
aqua fortis / eau
oxygénée =
hydrogen peroxide, H2O2
/ eau
sodée = sodium
hydroxide solution /
eaux souterraines
= groundwater (hydrol.)
/ eau
de traitement
= process water / EC
= 1. effective concentration (tox.)
(e.g. EC50
= concentration of a substance required to
produce a particular effect); 2.
emulsifiable concentrate (pesticides);
3. environmental carcinogen / ECB
= ethylene copolymer/bitumen (BASF
product used in sealing landfill sites)
/ ECCC
= European
Communities Chemistry Committee (EU)
/ ECD
= 1. effective cut-off diameter (dust
sampling);
2. electron capture detection (-detector) / ECETOC
= European
Chemical Industry Ecology and Toxicology Centre / ECL
=
equivalent carbon chain lengths / ECOHSE
= European Centre for
Occupational Health, Safety and the Environment (University
of
Glasgow)
/ économie bas carbone = low-carbon
economy / EDAX
= energy dispersive
X-ray spectroscopy / EDB
= ethylene dibromide / EDC
=
ethylene dichloride / EDDA
= Environmental Due Diligence
Assessment (audit)
/ EDF
= exponential dilution flask / EDP
= environmentally adjusted net domestic product / EDTA
=
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (chelating
agent, preservative)
/ EDU =
Energiedienstleistungsunternehmen
= energy utility;
energy service company (ESCO) / EDXRF
= energy dispersive X-ray
fluorescence / EE
= energy efficiency / EEA
= European Environment Agency (EU,
based
London) / EEB
= European Environmental Bureau (NGO)
/ EET
= embodied effluent trade / EEZ
= exclusive
economic zones (Convention on
the Law of the Sea) / EF
=
ecological footprint / EFICS =
European Forestry Information
and Communication System / EfW
= energy from waste / EGDN
= ethylene glycol dinitrate (in dynamite) / EIA
= environmental impact assessment; environmental impact appraisal (NB
see also SEA)
/ Eichlösung
=
calibration solution / EIE =
étude de l'impact
environnemental; étude de l'incidence
environnementale see
EIA
/ Einfachzucker
= monosaccharide; simple
sugar / Einleitung
= (sewage) outfall; discharge (the
act of
discharging effluent) / Einwegflasche
= one-way bottle;
non-returnable bottle; throw-away bottle / EIONET
= European
Environment Information and Observation Network (EU;
part of EEA)
/ EIS
= environment impact statement (embodies
an EIA) / EM
=
environmental monitoring / EMA
= Europees Milieu-Agentschap see
EEA / EMAS
= Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EU;
voluntary scheme for industry,
launched 1993) / embout
= tip (pipette e.g.)
/ EMEP
= European Monitoring and Evaluation of Pollutants (programme): full
title "Cooperation Programme for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the
Long-Range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe" (joint
UN
ECE and EU)
/ EMG
= eco-management guide / EMICBACK
= Environmental
Mutagen Info Center Backfile /
Emission (D)
= emission level, at immediate
point of release, contrast
Immission = ambient level i.e. away from point of emission)
/
Emissionszertifikate;
Emissionsrechte = emissions
permits (emissions trading)
/ handelbare
Emissionsrechte = tradeable
permits (emissions trading)
/
empreinte carbone; empreine écologique
= carbon footprint; ecological footprint / EMQ
= 6 ethoxy 1,2 dihydro 2.2.4 trimethylquinoline / EMS
=
environmental management system / enceinte
= in laboratory
ventilation, usually an extractor hood / einseitig
=
"one-tailed" (test);
zweiseitig
= "two-tailed"
(test)
/ end points
(e.g. toxicol.: of hazard zone
in modelling an
environment) / endosulfan
(pest.)
/ endothall
(pest.)
/ endrin
(pest.)
/ enfouir; enfouissement
= landfill; landfilling (waste
management) / ENI
=
environmentally adjusted national income / enkelvoudig
zuiker see
Einfachzucker / enrobé
= coated (tablet)
/ EnTA
= environmental technology assessment / Entschäumer
=
anti-foaming agent (oven
cleaner sprays e.g.) / Entsorgung
= disposal (waste: in sense of
treating to render harmless - usually
OK to translate as "disposal");
sewerage (water)
/
entzündlich
flammable
(category
of
danger R10)
/ Entzündung
= ignition (explosive
atmospheres) / EPA
= Environmental Protection Act (UK;
1990);
Environmental Protection Agency (USA;
1970)
/ EPAC =
Environmental Protection Advisory
Committee (UK
regions, part of
Environment Agency) / EPCRA = Emergeny
Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (USA)
/
Epichlorhydrin
= epichlorohydrin
/ EPR
=
1. electronic paramagnetic
resonance; 2. extended producer responsibility (waste
management)
/ EPS
= expanded polystyrene (NB
not syn.
with Styrofoam, which is a trademarked Dow product)
/ EQR
= Environmental Quality
Criteria (Canada);
environmental
quality standards / ERBE
= Earth Radiative Budget Experiment (climate)
/ ergocalciférol
= ergocalciferol; Vitamin D2
/ ergot
= (venting)
lips (on petri dish)
/ érosion pluviale
= splash erosion; rain drop erosion
(hydrol.)
/ ERTS
= Earth Resources Technology Satellite(s)
/ ES = environmental
statement (UK)
see EIS
/ ESA
= 1. environmental site assessment; 2.
environmentally sensitive (UK)
/ ESDA
= electrostatic deposition analysis / esfenvalerate
(pest.)
/ ESR
= electron
spin resonance /
essai de débit
= pumping test (hydrol.)
/ essence
légère =
naphtha / étalon
= standard / ETBE
= ethyl tertiary butyl ether / ethephon
(pest.)
/ ethidium
bromide / ethoxyquin:
an antioxidant
/ ethylene
thiorea: possible
teratogen used in rubber industry
/
étiage
= low water (hydrol.)
/ ETL
= emergency tolerance limits / ETRAF
= enceinte pour toxiques à
recirculation d'air filtré
= (suggest)
toxicant containment
enclosure using recirculation of filtered air (laboratory
equipment)
/ etridiazole
(pest.)
/ etsend
= caustic;
corrosive / etskali
see Ätzkali
/ étuve
= incubator (microbiol.);
sterilizer (instruments)
/ EUA
= Europäische Umweltagentur
see EEA
/
EuroGOOS European Global Ocean
Observing System (1994; cf. GOOS)
/ EVA
= ethylene vinyl acetate (light-weight
open-celled foam used in e.g.
shoe manufacture)
/ EWADAT
= European
Waste Data Bank / EWG
= Environmental Working Group (USA)
Created
by Alison Gaunt
Last updated: 8 June 2023
