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Abbreviations<br />

ASGM<br />

Artisanal <strong>and</strong> small-scale Gold Mining<br />

PCB<br />

Polychlorinated Biphenyls<br />

BCF<br />

Breast Cancer Fund<br />

PCDD<br />

Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins<br />

BFRs<br />

Brominated Fire Retardants<br />

PCOS<br />

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome<br />

BPA<br />

Bisphenol<br />

PCP<br />

Pentachlorophenol<br />

BRS<br />

Basel-Rotterdam-Stockholm Convention<br />

PCP<br />

Pentachlorophenol<br />

C<br />

Carcinogen<br />

PFC<br />

Polyfluorinated <strong>Chemicals</strong><br />

CDC<br />

Center for Disease Control<br />

<strong>and</strong> Prevention<br />

PFCs<br />

PFOA<br />

Perfluorinated <strong>Chemicals</strong><br />

Perfluorooctanoic acid<br />

CSD<br />

Commission on Sustainable<br />

Development<br />

PFOS<br />

POPs<br />

Perfluorooctanesulfonic<br />

Persistent Organic Pollutant<br />

CSO<br />

Central Statistical Office<br />

PPE<br />

Personal Protective Equipment<br />

CVD<br />

Cardiovascular Disease<br />

PVC<br />

Polyvinylchlorid<br />

DDE<br />

DDT<br />

Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene<br />

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane<br />

SAICM<br />

Strategic Approach for International<br />

<strong>Chemicals</strong> Management<br />

DEHP<br />

Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate<br />

TTP<br />

Time-To-Pregnancy<br />

DES<br />

Deethylstilbestrol<br />

UNDP<br />

United Nation Development Programme<br />

EDC<br />

GAP<br />

Endocrine Disruptive <strong>Chemicals</strong><br />

Gender Action Plan<br />

USAID<br />

United States Agency for International<br />

Development<br />

GDP<br />

Gross Domestic Product<br />

WABA<br />

World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action<br />

GGEO<br />

Global Gender <strong>and</strong> Environment<br />

WECF<br />

<strong>Women</strong> in Europe for Common Future<br />

Outlook<br />

GHS<br />

Global Harmonized System<br />

WHO<br />

WICF<br />

World Health Organization<br />

<strong>Women</strong> International for a Common Future<br />

GRULAC<br />

Group of Latin American <strong>and</strong> Caribbean<br />

Countries in the United Nations<br />

WIEGO<br />

<strong>Women</strong> in informal Employment:<br />

Globalizing <strong>and</strong> Organizing<br />

HBCD<br />

Hexabromocyclododecone<br />

WIN<br />

<strong>Women</strong>’s Innovation Network<br />

HCWH<br />

Health Care Without Harm<br />

HHP<br />

Highly Hazardous Pesticides<br />

HSE<br />

Health <strong>and</strong> Safety Executive<br />

IARC<br />

International Agency for Research<br />

on Cancer<br />

ICCA<br />

International Council for Chemical<br />

Associations<br />

ILO<br />

International Labor Organization<br />

IPEN<br />

International POPs Elimination Network<br />

ISDE<br />

International Society for Doctors for the<br />

Environment<br />

LOQ<br />

Limit of Quantitation<br />

LPGs<br />

Liquefied petroleum gas<br />

NCD<br />

Non-Communicable Disease<br />

NGO<br />

Non-Government Organization<br />

NIEHS<br />

National Institute of Environmental<br />

Health Sciences<br />

NWMLW<br />

Network of <strong>Women</strong> Ministers<br />

<strong>and</strong> Leaders for the Environment<br />

OCPs<br />

Organochlorine Pesticides<br />

OSH<br />

Occupational Safety <strong>and</strong> Health<br />

PAHs<br />

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons<br />

PAN<br />

Pesticide Action Network<br />

PBDE<br />

Poly-Brominated Diphenyl Ethers

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