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Environmental Terminology

So many acronyms! So many laws! So many terms!

The resources on this page provide definitions for a broad variety of environmental terms.

From Air Quality to Zero Emissions

Produced by: National Adult Literacy Agency, Ireland
About: Brief definitions, fairly accessible meaning-- you probably won't need an advanced degree in environmental studies to understand most of these definitions!


Glossary of terms related to CERCLA, EPCRA, PPA, RCRA & TSCA

Produced by: US Department of Energy
About: From 1993 but it pulls together the terms and associated acronyms


Superfund glossary

Produced by: US Environmental Protection Agency
About: A to Z of all things Superfund


Terminology Catalog

Produced by: US Environmental Protection Agency
About: Includes 2 databases of terminology and acronyms used by the EPA

Vocabulary Catalog

Terms & Acronyms

  • Click on the above link to search for a term or click on a number or letter to retrieve a list of terms and acronyms beginning with that character.

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