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| Noun | 1. An independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment.[Wordnet]. | |
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"EPA" is a common misspelling or typo for: era, spa, epic, pea, EPS, EPZ, DPA, epee, CEPa, epée, Nepa, epha. |
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Date "EPA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1931. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Administration | 1: [U.S.] Environmental Protection Agency. (references) | ||
| 2: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Federal Agency responsible for enforcing environmental laws. Although some of this responsibility may be delegated to state and local regulatory agencies, EPA retains oversight authority to ensure protection of human health and the environment. EPA administers the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), or Superfund, as it is commonly known, and works with state and local agencies to provide technical oversight for cleanup activities at federal facilities regulated by the Superfund program. (references) | |||
| 3: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; established in 1970 by Presidential Executive Order, bringing together parts of various government agencies involved with the control of pollution. (references) | |||
| 4: See (United States) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (references) | |||
| Aerospace | 1: Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.). (references) | ||
| 2: Environmental Protection Authority (Victoria, Australia). (references) | |||
| Agriculture | United States Environmental Protection Agency. (references) | ||
| Business | Environmental Protection Agency with laws and regulations as a major tool in protecting the environment. Find out about:. (references) | ||
| Census | Designation for the (Environmental Protection Agency). (references) | ||
| Energy | 1: Environmental Protection Agency or Act. (references) | ||
| 2: The Environmental Protection Agency. Afederal agency charged with protecting the environment. (references) | |||
| 3: The Environmental Protection Agency. A federal agency charged with protecting the environment. (references) | |||
| Engineering | Electromagnetic Pulse Analysis. (references) | ||
| Environment | 1: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (references) | ||
| 2: Environmental Protection Agency. (references) | |||
| 3: Environmental Protection Agency. A federal agency that develops standards for acceptable limits of water, air, and environmental contaminates, and oversees adherence to those standards. Region IV of the EPA will have oversight responsibilities for the Oak Ridge Reservation. (references) | |||
| Forestry | Environmental Protection Area. (references) | ||
| Geological | Established on December 2, 1970, the EPA is charged with protecting and enhancing the environment for present and future generations to the fullest extent possible under Congressional law with responsibilities including the control of solid waste, pesticides, radiation, and toxic substances, and the abatement of air and water pollution. The EPA coordinates research and antipollution activities with State and local governments, educational institutions, private and public groups, and individuals. For further information, contact: EPA Region V EPA Region VII (Environmental Protection Agency). (references) | ||
| Geology | See Environmental Protection Agency. (references) | ||
| Health | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established as an independent agency on December 2, 1970 during President Nixon's term in office. The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment air, water, and land upon which life depends. (references) | ||
| Military | 1: Environmental Protection Agency; Economic Price Adjustment. (references) | ||
| 2: 1) Environmental Protection Agency. 2) Evasion plan of action. (references) | |||
| Science | U. S.agency that ensures: Federal environmental laws are implemented and enforced effectively; U. S.policy--both foreign and domestic--fosters the integration of economic development and environmental protection so that economic growth can be sustained over the long term; public and private decisions affecting energy, transportation, agriculture, industry, international trade, and natural resources fully integrate considerations of environmental quality; national efforts to reduce environmental risk are based on the best available scientific information communicated clearly to the public; everyone in our society recognizes the value of preventing pollution before it is created; people have the information and incentives they need to make environmentally-responsible choices in their daily lives; and schools and community institutions promote environmental stewardship as a national ethic. (Environmental Protection Agency). (references) | ||
| Technology | 1: Enhanced Performance Architecture. (references) | ||
| 2: Electronic Purchasing Agreement. (references) | |||
| 3: Economic Price Adjustment. (references) | |||
| 4: Equal Pay Act. (references) | |||
| Telecommunications | Environmental Protection Act. (references) | ||
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| EPA 2004 fuel economy report appendix M2 | Calendar year (likely 2006 model year - years shown in this chart are model years). (references) | ||
| Epa Donoso | Epa Donoso, born June 30 1960 in Santiago, Chile, attended high school where in 1978 received a recognition as student. He obtained his training at Instituto de Arte Contemporaneo and was a member of an important itinerary art show in Chile sponsored by the Chilean French Institute of Culture, by then his work had some influence from German expressionist Baselitz. Lately he assists to art school at the University of Chile where he found several loci of conservatism within authorities and educators, so his work was focused to produce ironic images that tend to caricature this. (references) | ||
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| Cal EPA | Administration | California Environmental Protection Agency. The California State agency responsible for incidents of hazardous waste contamination that affect public health. (references) | |
| EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) | Aerospace | U.S. agency that ensures: Federal environmental laws are implemented and enforced effectively; U.S. policy--both foreign and domestic--fosters the integration of economic development and environmental protection so that economic growth can be sustained over the long term; public and private decisions affecting energy, transportation, agriculture, industry, international trade, and natural resources fully integrate considerations of environmental quality; national effort to reduce environmental risk are based on the best available scientific information communicated clearly to the public; everyone in our society recognizes the value of preventing pollution before it is created; people have the information and incentives they need to make environmentally-responsible choices in their daily lives; and schools and community institutions promote environmental stewardship as a national ethic. (references) | |
| EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) | Environment | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established as an independent agency on December 2, 1970 during President Nixon's term in office. The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment air, water, and land upon which life depends. (references) | |
| EPA 524.2 | Environment | Volatile-organic method found by EPA, 1988. (references) | |
| EPA certification | Energy | A permanent label on fireplace inserts and freestanding wood stoves manufactured after July 1, 1988, indicating that the equipment meets EPA standards for clean burning. (references) | |
| EPA Certification Files | Energy | See Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Certification Files. (references) | |
| EPA composite MPG | Energy | The harmonic mean of the EPA city and highway MPG (miles per gallon), weighted under the assumption of 55 percent city driving and 45 percent highway driving. (references) | |
| EPA registration number (EPA reg. no) | Environment | A two-part number assigned by EPA to identify each pesticide product registration (e.g., 1253-79). The first number is company number, the second number (after the dash) is the product number. This registration number must appear on the product's label. (references) | |
| EPA Validated? | Environment | Was the method tested at a EPA laboratory? Answer: Yes or No. (references) | |
| Identification Code or EPA I.D. Number | Environment | The unique code assigned to each generator, transporter, and treatment, storage, or disposal facility by regulating agencies to facilitate identification and tracking of chemicals or hazardous waste. (references) | |
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| EPA | Dutch | Europees Productiviteitsagentschap | N/A | |
| EPA | English | Erythroid potentiating activity | N/A | |
| EPA | French | équipement privé d'abonné | Post & Telecom | |
| EPA | Italian | Acido eicosapentanoico | Chemistry | |
| EPA,ikke oversat | Danish | Environmental Protection Agency | N/A | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: EPA | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| EPA Air Pollution Score | 26 | EPA (alternative meanings) | 3 | |
| EPA 9/11 pollution controversy | 11 | EPA 9/11 pollution controversy | 11 | |
| EPA Larnaca FC | 9 | EPA Air Pollution Score | 26 | |
| EPA (alternative meanings) | 3 | EPA Larnaca FC | 9 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
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"EPA" is a common misspelling or typo for: era, spa, epic, pea, EPS, EPZ, DPA, epee, CEPa, epée, Nepa, epha. |
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Environmental Protection Agency. Consider also: environmental protection administration. | |
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Computed Synonyms: EPA
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| Bohemian | EPA (EPA). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, epa. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | EPA (EPA). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, epa. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 环境保护局 (epa, environmental protection agency), 美国环保署 (epa), 俄亥俄州的环境保护局 (ohio epa). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, epa. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 環境保護局 (EPA, environmental protection agency), 美國環保署 (epa), 環保署 (environmental protection administration, EPA), 俄亥俄州的環境保護局 (ohio epa), 郝龍斌 (EPA administrator). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, epa. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | EPA (EPA). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, epa. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | агентство по охране окружающей среды (EPA). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, epa. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | agentstvo po okhrane okruzhayushchey sredy (EPA). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, epa. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | агентство по охране окружающей среды (EPA). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, epa. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | agentstvo po okhrane okruzhayushchey sredy (EPA). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, epa. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA), programa Energy Star para ordenadores de la EPA (EPa energy star computers program). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, epa. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “epa” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | AthagePA (EPA). Additional references: Athag, epa. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | AgePA (EPA). Additional references: Double Dutch, epa. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | &|"4 (EPA). Additional references: Leet, epa. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | OpePA (EPA). Additional references: Oppish, epa. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | epaway (epa). Additional references: Pig Latin, epa. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | Agencia (DCa, disa, EPA). Additional references: Terran B, epa. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | UbePA (EPA). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, epa. (volunteer) | |||
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