ACS |
American Cancer Society |
ALL |
acute lymphocytic leukemia |
BEIR |
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation |
Bq/m3 |
Becquerels per cubic meter |
BMJ |
British Medical Journal |
CHD |
coronary heart disease |
CI |
confidence interval |
CIAR |
Center for Indoor Air Research |
CPS I |
Cancer Prevention Study I |
CPS II |
Cancer Prevention Study II |
DDE |
dichloro-diphenyl-dichloroethylene |
DDT |
dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane |
ELF-EMF |
extremely low frequency-electromagnetic fields |
EMF |
electromagnetic fields |
EMFRAPID |
Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
ERT |
estrogen replacement therapy |
EPRI |
Electric Power Research Institute |
ETS |
environmental tobacco smoke |
GIS |
Geographic Information System |
HBV |
hepatitis B virus |
HPV |
human papillomavirus |
HRT |
hormone replacement therapy |
Hz |
Hertz |
IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
LIBCSP |
Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project |
mG |
milligauss |
µT |
microtesla |
NAS |
National Academy of Sciences |
NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
NIEHS |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
NRC |
National Research Council |
OR |
odds ratio |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
PAH |
polcyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
pCi/L |
picocuries per liter of air |
PCBs |
polychlorinated biphenyls |
Rn |
radon |
RR |
relative risk |
SEER |
Statistics Epidemiology and End Results program |
SERMs |
selective estrogen receptor modulators |
WHI |
Women’s Health Initiative |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WL |
working level |
WLM |
working level month |