Expert Scientific Panel on Unconventional Oil and Gas report
List of Acronyms
List of Acronyms
| BAT/ BREF | Best Available Techniques/ BAT Reference Document |
| BGS | British Geological Survey |
| CAR | Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 |
| CBM | Coal Bed Methane |
| CCS | Carbon Capture and Storage |
| CO 2 | Carbon dioxide |
| dB | Decibel |
| DECC | UK Government Department of Energy and Climate Change |
| EC/ EU | European Commission/European Union |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| ERA | Environmental Risk Assessment |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| GNA | Good Neighbour Agreements |
| HSE | Health and Safety Executive |
| IBA | Impact Benefits Agreements |
| IPPC | European Union Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive |
| kWh | Kilowatt Hour |
| m 3 | Cubic metre |
| MCFD | Million Cubic Feet per Day |
| MEW | The Management of Extractive Waste (Scotland) 2010 Regulations |
| M L | Richter Magnitude (or Local Magnitude) - measure of earthquake magnitude |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NORM | Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material |
| PAH | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
| PEDL | Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence |
| PM2.5 | Particulate Matter up to 2.5 micrometres in diameter |
| PPC | Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 |
| PPM | Parts per million |
| RSA | Radioactive Substances Act 1993 |
| SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| TCF | Trillion cubic feet (1tcf = 0.028 trillion m 3) |
| TOC | Total Organic Carbon |
| UKOOG | UK Onshore Operators Group |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compounds |