AChE

Acetylcholinesterase (an enzyme in the nervous system and elsewhere in the body)

AEHA

Allergy and Environmental Health Association

ASHRAE

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers

BOMA

Building Owners and Managers Association

CASLE

Citizens for A Safe Learning Environment

CHRC

Canadian Human Rights Commission

CIHI

Canadian Institute for Health Information

CMHC

Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation

CO2

carbon dioxide

GABAa

gamma-aminobutyric acid

HEPA

high efficiency particulate air [filter]

HVAC

Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning

ICD

International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems

IEQ

Indoor environmental quality

IgE

Immunoglobulin E

ME

Myalgic encephalomyelitis

MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet

N

Number of people included in a research study

NMDA

N-methyl-D-aspartate

NRC

National Research Council

OCFP

Ontario College of Family Physicians

ppmv

Parts per million by volume (as opposed to weight)

RCPSC

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

REACH

Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (European legislation)

SAD

Seasonal affective disorder

TILT

Toxicant induced loss of tolerance

US

United States of America

VOC

Volatile organic compounds

WHIMS

Workplace Health Information Management System

WHO

World Health Organization