Subordinate legislation a law passed to support the implementation of higherlevel legislation; for an – example, see the definition of regulations Stormwater rainwater and melt water running off surfaces – Surfactant a substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid and therefore acts as a detergent, – wetting agent, emulsifier, foaming agent or dispersant Treaty agreement between two or more countries – Voluntary action action taken by a business or individual without any coercion from an industry – association, professional association or government Waste material left over from an industrial, manufacturing, agricultural, domestic or other human – activity, especially unusable material management collection, transport, recovery and disposal of waste, along with strategies that – aim to reduce the likelihood of waste being produced Waste water water used for an industrial, manufacturing, agricultural, domestic or other human – activity, including sewage, usually containing pollutants Abbreviations AFFF aqueous film forming foam – cost-benefit analysis CBA – CCD charge-coupled device – LPOS lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate – mg milligram (one thousandth of a gram) – mg/kg milligrams per kilogram – millilitre ml – NEPM National Environmental Protection Measure – NICNAS National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme – ng nanogram (one billionth of a gram) – ng/g nanograms per gram – Office of Best Practice Regulation OBPR – per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances –
Subordinate legislation – a law passed to support the implementation of higherlevel legislation; for an example, see the definition of regulations Stormwater – rainwater and melt water running off surfaces Surfactant – a substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid and therefore acts as a detergent, wetting agent, emulsifier, foaming agent or dispersant Treaty – agreement between two or more countries Voluntary action – action taken by a business or individual without any coercion from an industry association, professional association or government Waste – material left over from an industrial, manufacturing, agricultural, domestic or other human activity, especially unusable material management – collection, transport, recovery and disposal of waste, along with strategies that aim to reduce the likelihood of waste being produced Waste water – water used for an industrial, manufacturing, agricultural, domestic or other human activity, including sewage, usually containing pollutants Abbreviations AFFF – aqueous film forming foam CBA – cost-benefit analysis CCD – charge-coupled device LPOS – lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate mg – milligram (one thousandth of a gram) mg/kg – milligrams per kilogram ml – millilitre NEPM – National Environmental Protection Measure NICNAS – National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme ng – nanogram (one billionth of a gram) ng/g – nanograms per gram OBPR – Office of Best Practice Regulation – per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances
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