Abbreviations and acronyms

AHP

Analytic Hierarchical Process

AI

Artificial Intelligence

BSE

bovine spongiform encephalopathy

CBA

Cost-benefit analysis

CCS

carbon capture and storage

CDSS

Clinical Decision Support Systems

DDT

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

DG REFORM

Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support

EAP

Environment Action Programme

EC

European Commission

EDCs

Endocrine disruptors

EEA

European Environment Agency

EMFs

Electromagnetic fields

EPRS

European Parliamentary Research Service

EPA

Environmental Protection Act

ERF

European Risk Forum

EU

European Union

EPSC

European Political Strategy Centre

GE

Genetically engineered

GMOs

Genetically modified organisms

HPV

Human papillomavirus

IARC

International Agency for Research on Cancer

IEA

International Energy Agency

INAIL

Insurance Body for Work

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IRGC

International Risk Governance Council

ISO

International Organisation for Standardisation

JRC

Joint Research Centre

MADM

Multiple-attribute decision-making

MCA

Multi-criteria analysis

MCDA

Multiple-criteria decision analysis

MCDM

Multiple-criteria decision-making

MDDM

Multi-dimensional decision-making

MMT

Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl

MODA

Multi-objective decision analysis

NASEM

US National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine

PP

Precautionary principle

RECIPES

REconciling sCience, Innovation and Precaution through the Engagement of Stakeholders

RRI

Responsible research and innovation

SbD

Safe(r)-by-Design approaches

SDRs

Shared Data Repositories

SIA

Safe(r) Innovation Approach

TSI

Technical Support Instrument

UGC

Underground coal gasification

UK-ILGRA

UK Interdepartmental Liaison Group on Risk Assessment

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UWWTD

EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive

WFD

European Water Framework Directive

WHO

World Health Organization

WTO

World Trade Organization

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