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 |
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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.