| CEMC | Czech Environmental Management Center |
| CK | Czech Koruna |
| CR | Czech Republic |
| EMS | Environmental Management System |
| EU | European Union |
| IWTP | Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| MoE | Ministry of Environment |
| MPO | Ministry of Industry and Trade |
| MWTP | Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| WB | World Bank |
| WM | Water Management |
| BME | Budapest Technical University (Budapesti Muszaki Egyetem) |
| Bp. | Budapest |
| GATE | Godollo University of Agriculture (Godolloi Agrartudomanyi Egyetem) |
| HUF | Hungarian Forint |
| IKIM | Ministry for Industry, Trade and Tourism (Ipari, Kereskedelmi es Idegenforgalmi Miniszterium) |
| KHVM | Ministry of Transportation, Communication and Water Management (Kozlekedesi, Hírkozlesi es Vízugyi Miniszterium) |
| KKA | Central Environmental Fund (Kozponti Kornyezetvedelmi Alap) |
| KTM | Ministry for Environment and Regional Policy (Kornyezetvedelmi es Teruletfejlesztesi Miniszterium) |
| OKTK(T) | Nationally Prioritized Social Science Research [Secretariat] (Orszagos Kiemelesu Tarsadalom-tudomanyi Kutatasok [Titkarsaga]) |
| OMFB | National Committee for Technological Development (Orszagos Muszaki Fejlesztesi Bizottsag) |
| OMIKK | National Technical Information Center and Library (Orszagos Muszaki Informacios Kozpont es Konyvtar) |
| OTKA | Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (Orszagos Tudomaynos Kutatasi Alap) |
| MTA | Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia) |
| NKP | National Environmental Program (Nemzeti Kornyezetvedelmi Program) |
| OECD, OCDE | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (Gazdasagi Egyuttmukodesi es Fejlesztesi Szervezet) |
| REC | The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe |
| SZEVIKI | Research Institute of Organic Chemistry (Szerves Vegyipari Kutato Intezet) |
| TEFA | Regional Development Fund (Teruletfejlesztesi Alap) |
| AGH | Academy of Mining and Metallurgy (Akademia Gorniczo-Hutnicza) |
| BAT | Best Available Technologies |
| BATNEEC | Best Available Technologies Not Entailing Excessive Costs |
| BITS | Swedish Agency for International Technical and Economic Cooperation |
| BOS | Environmental Protection Bank (Bank Ochrony Srodowiska) |
| CFC | Chloro-fluoro-carbons |
| CTBK | Technical Center for Communal Infrastructure (Centrum Techniki Budownictwa Komunalnego) |
| ERM | Environmental Resources Management |
| EU | European Union |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product (Dochod Narodowy Brutto) |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GUS | Central Statistic Office (Glowny Urzad Statystyczny) |
| IMUZ | Institute for Land Reclamation and Grass Farming (Instytut Melioracji i Uzytkow Zielonych) |
| InE | Environmental Development Institute (Instytut na rzecz Ekorozwoju) |
| KBN | State Committee of Scientific Research (Komitet Badan Naukowych) |
| MOSZNiL | Ministry of Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry (Ministerstwo Ochrony Srodowiska, Zasobow Naturalnych i Lesnictwa) |
| NFOSiGW | National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Srodowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej) |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PE | Person Equivalent (RLM - Rownowazna Liczba Mieszkancow) |
| PET | Politereftalan Etylenowy-packages material (material uzywany do opakowan - termoplastyczny poliester kwasu tereftalowego i glikolu) |
| PIOS | National Inspectorate for Environmental Protection (Panstwowa Inspekcja Ochrony Srodowiska) |
| R&D | Research & Development ( Jednostki Naukowo-Badawcze) |
| RZGW | Regional Water Management Boards (Regionalny Zarzd Gospodarki Wodnej) |
| USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| WIOS | Voivodship Environmental Protection Inspectorate (Wojewodzki Inspektorat Ochrony Srodowiska ) |
| CSSO | Compiled from data of the Slovak Statistical Office |
| CHTF/DE | Faculty of Chemical Technology and Environmental Department |
| ET | Environmental Technology |
| NB | National Budget |
| NEAP | National Environmental Action Plan |
| MES | Ministry of Education and Science |
| MoE | Ministry of the Environment |
| OHS | Occupational Health and Safety |
| OSDSST | Office for the Strategy of Development of Society, Science and Technology |
| OUZP | Regional Office of the Environment |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| SAZP | Slovak Agency of the Environment |
| SFZP | State Fund of the Environment (also SFE) |
| SK | Slovak Koruna |
| SOPK | Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| SR | Slovak Republic |
| CEE | Central and Eastern Europe |
| EAP | Environmental Action Plan |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EDF | Environmental Development Fund |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EU | European Union |
| FGD | Flue Gas Desulfurization |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| IPPC | Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control |
| MOE | Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning |
| NEPP | National Environmental Protection Program |
| NGO | Non-governmental Organization |
| OHS | Occupational Health and Safety |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RS | Republic of Slovenia |
| WWTP | Wastewater treatment plant |