Australian Pesticides and OECD Organisation for Economic Veterinary Medicines Authority operation and Development (Dept of Agriculture) dL Deciliter, one tenth of a liter PFAS Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances – used in firefighting foams DoE / DoEE Department of the Environment pa per annum (and Energy) EETM Emission Estimation Technique PM10 / Particulates to or less than 10 / (Manuals) PM2.5 2.5 micrometers in diameter EPA Environment Protection Authority POP Persistent Organic Pollutant FTE Full Time Equivalent (Employee) PRTR Pollutant Release and Transfer Register IWG NPI Intergovernmental Working RIS Regulatory Impact Statement Group MOU Memorandum of Understanding SoE State of the Environment (Reports) MW / h Megawatt / hour TAP Technical Advisory Panel (NPI) NEPC National Environment Protection TVOC / Total Volatile Organic Compounds Council VOC NEPM National Environment Protection µg Microgram, one millionth of a gram Measure Summary This discussion invites public comment to inform the Review of the National Pollutant Inventory (the Review). As the Review will have a significant effect on the future operations of the NPI, this paper will be of interest to stakeholders from government, industry, non-government organisations and the public who use data from and/or contribute data to, the NPI. Members of the public or academics who may not directly be involved with the NPI yet have an interest in its operations are also welcome to make submissions. This paper contains the following sections: About the National Pollutant Inventory About the NPI Review
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (Dept of Agriculture) OECD Organisation for Economic and Development dL Deciliter, one tenth of a liter PFAS Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances – used in firefighting foams DoE / DoEE Department of the Environment (and Energy) pa per annum EETM Emission Estimation Technique (Manuals) PM10 / PM2.5 Particulates to or less than 10 / 2.5 micrometers in diameter EPA Environment Protection Authority POP Persistent Organic Pollutant FTE Full Time Equivalent (Employee) PRTR Pollutant Release and Transfer Register IWG NPI Intergovernmental Working Group RIS Regulatory Impact Statement MOU Memorandum of Understanding SoE State of the Environment (Reports) MW / h Megawatt / hour TAP Technical Advisory Panel (NPI) NEPC National Environment Protection Council TVOC / VOC Total Volatile Organic Compounds NEPM National Environment Protection Measure µg Microgram, one millionth of a gram Summary This discussion invites public comment to inform the Review of the National Pollutant Inventory (the Review). As the Review will have a significant effect on the future operations of the NPI, this paper will be of interest to stakeholders from government, industry, non-government organisations and the public who use data from and/or contribute data to, the NPI. Members of the public or academics who may not directly be involved with the NPI yet have an interest in its operations are also welcome to make submissions. This paper contains the following sections: About the National Pollutant Inventory About the NPI Review operation
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