. "Appendix E Acronyms." A Matter of Size: Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006.
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A Matter of Size: Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative
EC European Commission
ED Department of Education
EHS environmental, health, and safety
EIG experimental issue group
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EU European Union
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FHSA Federal Hazardous Substances Act
FS Forest Service
GNN Global Nanotechnology Network (workshop)
HHS Health and Human Services, Department of
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ITC International Trade Commission
ITIC Intelligence Technology Innovation Center
IWGN Interagency Working Group on Nanotechnology
LCA life cycle analysis
MOU memorandum of understanding
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCI National Cancer Institute
NCN Network for Computational Nanotechnology
NEHI Nanotechnology Environmental and Health Implications (working group of the NSET Subcommittee)
NGO nongovernmental organization
NIEHS National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIH National Institutes of Health
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NIRT Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team (NSF program)
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NNAP National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel
NNCO National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
NNI National Nanotechnology Initiative
NNIN National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NSF program)