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Environmental and Health Assesment of Alternatives to Phthalates and to
flexible PVC

Appendix 1 Abbreviations used

Abbreviation

Explanation

ADI

Acceptable daily intake

ATBC

O-acetyl tributyl citrate

BCF

Bioconcentration factor

BOD

Biological Oxygen Demand

bw

Body weight

d

day

DEHA

Di(ethylhexyl) adipate

DEHP

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

DEHPA

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate

DGD

Dipropylene glycol dibenzoate

DIN

Deutsche Industrielle Norm

DINP

Diisononyl phthalate

DOS

Dioctyl sebacate

Dw

Drinking water

EASE

Estimation and Assessment of Substance Exposure

EC50

Effect concentration for half population

ECB

European Chemicals Bureau

EPA

(US) Environmental Protection Agency

ESBO

Epoxidised soy bean oil

EU

European Union

EUSES

European Uniform System for the Evaluation of Substances

fw

Fresh water

h or hrs

hour or hours

HPVC

High Production Volume Chemical

i.p.

intra peritoneal (in blood stream)

i.v.

intra venous (in a vein)

IARC

International Agency for Research on Cancer

IUCLID

International Uniform Chemical Information Database

LC50

Lethal concentration for half population

LD50

Lethal dose for half population

LDPE

Low Density Polyethylene

LOAEL

Lowest observed adverse effect level

LogPow

Octanol water partitioning coefficient

Lw

Lake water

MDI

Methylene phenylene diisocyante

NOAEL

No observed adverse effect level

NOEC

No observed effect concentration

OECD

Organisation for Economic Coorperation and Development

OTSA

O-toluene sulfonamide

PEC

Predicted Environmental Concentration

PNEC

Predicted No-Effect Concentration

ppm

Parts per million (e.g. mg/l)

PU

Polyurethane

PVC

Polyvinyl chloride

Rw

River water

SCAS

 

sw

Salt water

Sw

water solubility

TDI

Tolerable Daily Intake

TEHPA

Tri(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate

TETM

Tri-2-ethylhexyl trimellitate

TGD

Technical Guidance Document

TXIB

2,2,4-trimethyl 1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate

UDS

Unscheduled DNA synthesis

w/w

Weight/weight

ww

Wet weight

SI units are not included in list of abbreviations.


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