| CCME |
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment |
| CWS |
Canada-wide Standards |
| CACs |
common air contaminants |
| CH4 |
methane |
| CO |
carbon monoxide |
| CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
| CDC |
Centre for Disease Control (B.C.) |
| CEPA |
Canadian Environmental Protection Act |
| CSA |
Canadian Standards Association |
| EMA |
Environmental Management Act (B.C.) |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) |
| FVRD |
Fraser Valley Regional District |
| GHG |
greenhouse gas |
| GVRD |
Greater Vancouver Regional District (now Metro Vancouver) |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| LFV |
Lower Fraser Valley |
| NO |
nitric oxide |
| NOx |
nitrogen oxides |
| NO2 |
nitrogen dioxide |
| N2O |
nitrous oxide |
| NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S.) |
| O3 |
ozone |
| ODS |
ozone-depleting substances |
| NAPS |
National Air Pollution Surveillance Network |
| PM |
particulate matter |
| PM2.5 |
particulate matter of 2.5 microns and smaller |
| PM10 |
particulate matter of 10 microns and smaller |
| NPRI |
National Pollutant Release Inventory |
| SO2 |
sulphur dioxide |
| SOx |
sulphur oxides |
| RDOS |
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen> |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
| UNECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Program |
| UNFCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| VOCs |
volatile organic compounds |
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