ACRONYMS

Listed below are the meanings of a number of the acronyms foundin the publication.AAP Other Protected Area ACI Italian Automobile Club AE Equivalent Inhabitants AISCAT Italian Association of Motorway and Tunnel

Concessionaire CompaniesAM Italian Air Force ANCI National Association of Italian MunicipalitiesANMP Natural Protected Marine Areas and Marine

Natural ReservesANPA National Environmental Protection Agency

(formerly the APAT, now the ISPRA)APAT Environmental Protection and Technical Services

Agency (now the ISPRA)APPA Provincial Environmental Protection Agency (only

autonomous provinces)ARPA Regional Environmental Protection AgencyASL Local Healthcare EnterpriseBAT Best Available TechniquesBCAA Good Agronomic And Environmental Conditions CAP Common Agricultural Policy CARG Geological CartographyCBD Convention on Biological DiversityCCM National Centre for Diseases Prevention and Control CCTA Carabinieri Police Command for the Defence of

the Environment CECOM Communication of the European CommissionCEHAP Children’s Environmental Health Action PlanCFS State Forestry CorpsCIA Italian Farmers’ ConfederationCIPE Inter-Ministerial Committee for Economic Planning CIRIAF Interuniversity Centre for Research on Pollution

from Physical AgentsCLC CORINE Land CoverCNLD National Committee for the Fight against Desertifi-

cationCNR National Research Council

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CONACEM National Co-ordination for Defence against Electro-magnetic Fields

CONECOFOR Control of Forest Ecosystems COP Conference of the Parties CORINAIR Coordination Information AIRCSC Contamination Threshold Concentrations CSR Risk Threshold ConcentrationsCTN National Topic Centre DAISIE Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for

EuropeDBMS Database Management SystemDISMED Desertification Information System for the

MediterraneanDPSIR Determinants – Pressures – Status – Impact –

ResponsesEAP Environmental Action Plan EC European CommissionECC European Economic CommunityECOEHIS Development of Environment and Health Indica-

tors for EU CountriesEEA European Environmental AgencyEFSA European Food Safety AuthorityEIA Environmental Impact AssessmentELF Extremely Low FrequencyEMF Electromagnetic FieldsENAC Italian Civil Aviation Authority ENEA Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Envi-

ronmentEoI Exchange of InformationEPER European Pollutant Emission RegisterER Exposure RatioESAs Environmentally Sensitive AreasETC European Topic Centres EU European UnionEUAP Official list of Protected AreasEUROSTAT Statistical Office of the European Communities FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United

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FSC Forest Stewardship CouncilGDF Italian Treasury PoliceGDP Gross Domestic ProductGFS Sustainable Forestry Management GIS Geographic Information Systems GNDT National Earthquake Defence GroupGPP Green Public ProcurementHEV Hepatitis E VirusIAEA International Atomic Energy AgencyIARC International Agency for Research on Cancer IBE Extended Biotic IndexICDM Sea Defence Service of the Ministry of the Envi-

ronment ICNIRP International Commission on Non-Ionising Radia-

tion ProtectionICRAM Central Institute for Research on the Marine Envi-

ronment (now ISPRA)IEA International Energy AgencyIFFI Inventory of Landslide Events in ItalyINES National Inventory of Emissions and their Sources INFC National Inventory of Forests and of Forest Reser-

voirs of CarbonINFS National Institute for Wildlife (now ISPRA)INGV National Institute of Geophysics and VolcanologyIPCC International (o Intergovernmental) Panel on

Climatic ChangeIPP Integrated Product PolicyIPPC Integrated Pollution Prevention and ControlIPR Main Reference InstituteIQB Index of Bacteriological Quality IREPA Institute of Economic Research for Fishing and

Aquaculture IRSA Water Research Institute ISPRA Institute for Environmental Protection and

ResearchISS Italian National Health Institute ISSDS Experimental Institute for the Study and Defence

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ISTAT National Statistics Institute ISTIL Institute of Science and Technology of Luminous

PollutionITHACA Italy Hazard from Capable FaultsIUCN International Union for Conservation of NatureLCA Life Cycle AssessmentLDCs Least Developed CountriesLIM Level of Pollution from Macro-DescriptorsLPG Liquid Propane GasLULUCF Land Use, Land Use Change and ForestryMAP Ministry of Production ActivitiesMATTM Ministry of the Environment, Land and SeaMAV Waters MagistrateMEDALUS Mediterranean Desertification and Land UseMGM Genetically Modified Micro-organismsMIPAAF Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry PoliciesMMC Statutory Management RequirementsMUD Consolidated Environmental Declaration FormNAP National Action Plan NAPA National Adaptation Programmes of ActionNEHAP National Environment and Health Action PlanNFP National Focal PointNIR No Ionising RadiationNORM Naturally Occurring Radioactive MaterialsNUZ Nitrate Vulnerable Zones NYMEX New York Mercantile ExchangeODP Ozone Depleting PotentialOECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and

DevelopmentOGM Genetically Modified OrganismsOPR Oasis for the Protection and Refuge of Fauna PAI Plan of Hydrogeological ArrayPEFC Pan European Forest CertificationPESERA Pan European Soil Erosion Risk AssessmentPFR Regional Focal PointPGM Genetically Modified PlantsPIFFI Landslide Event Identifying Point PMP Multizone Prevention Facilities

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PN National ParkPNR Regional Nature ParkPOP Multiyear Guidance Programs PSR Pressure-Status-ResponsesPYLL Potential Years of Life LostR&D Research and DevelopmentRBS Radio base stationREACH Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of Chemi-

calsRF Radio FrequencyRFI Italian Railway System RICE Radium of Influence of Costal ErosionRID Italian Dikes RegisterRNA Ribonucleic AcidRNR Regional Nature ReserveRNS State Nature Reserve ROD Reporting Obligation DatabasesRSA Report on the State of the Environment RTV Radio and TV mediaSAC Special Area of ConservationSCALE Science, Children, Awareness, Legal Instrument,

EvaluationSCAS Chemical State of underground WatersSCIs Sites of Community ImportanceSCN Nature Preservation ServiceSEA Strategic Environmental AssessmentSECA Ecological Status of WaterwaysSEIS Shared Environmental Information System SEL Ecological Status of LakesSIMN National Service for Study of Waters and Seas SIN Contaminated Sites of National InterestSINA National Information System for Environmental

MonitoringSINAB National Information System on Biological Agricul-

ture SINAL National Laboratory Accreditation SystemSINAnet Network of the National System of Environmental

Knowledge and Controls

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SITAP Information System on the Territory, Environmentand Landscape

SNAP97 Selected Nomenclature Air PollutionSPA Special Protection AreaSSN National Seismic Service ST Total Surface AreaSWH Significative Wave Height TAF Agrarian and Forestry TerritoryTERM Transport and Environment Reporting MechanismTOFP Tropospheric Ozone Forming PotentialTSP Total Suspended ParticlesUAA Utilised Agricultural Area UMTS Universal Mobile Telecomunications SystemUN United Nations (Organisation of the United

Nations)UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertifica-

tionUNCDS United Nations Committee on Sustainable Devel-

opmentUNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and

Development UNECE United Nation Economic Commission for EuropeUNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNFCCC United Nations Framework on Convention Climate

ChangeUS-EPA Environmental Protection Agency USLE Universal Soil Loss EquationUV UltravioletsVVF Fire Fighters Corps WFD Water Framework DirectiveWHO World Health OrganizationWMO World Meteorological OrganisationWWF World Wildlife Fund

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