Women and Chemicals
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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