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APES Acronyms
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Environmental Studies
04/16/2010
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ANWR
 Definition
Artic National Wildlife Refuge
Term
BLM
 Definition
Bureau of Land Management
Term
CDC
 Definition
Center for Disease Control
Term
K
 Definition
Carrying Capacity
Term
CFC
 Definition
Chlorofluorocarbons
Term
CCC
 Definition
Civilian Conservation Corps
Term
ENSO
 Definition
El Nino Southern Oscillation
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CITES
 Definition
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
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CBA
 Definition
Cost Benefit Analysis
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DOE
 Definition
Department of Energy
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DO
 Definition
Dissolved Oxygen
Term
ESA
 Definition
Endangered Species Act
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ESI
 Definition
Environmental Sustainability Index
Term
FIFRA
 Definition
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
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FQPA
 Definition
Food Quality Protection Act
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GMOs
 Definition
Genetically Modified Organisms
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GDP
 Definition
Gross Domestic Product
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GNI
 Definition
Gross National Income
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GPP
 Definition
Gross Primary Productivity
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NEPA
 Definition
National Environmental Policy Act
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NRC
 Definition
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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OPEC
 Definition
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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RCRA
 Definition
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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TFR
 Definition
Total Fertility Rate
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POP
 Definition
Persistant Organic Pollutants
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IUCN
 Definition
World Conservation Union
Term
WHO
 Definition
World Health Organization
Term
WTO
 Definition
World Trade Organization
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NOSCLP
 Definition
Air Pollutants:
NOx,Ozone,SO4,CO&CO2,Lead,Particulates