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Abbreviation |
Explanation |
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ADI |
Acceptable daily intake |
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ATBC |
O-acetyl tributyl citrate |
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BCF |
Bioconcentration factor |
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BOD |
Biological Oxygen Demand |
|
bw |
Body weight |
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d |
day |
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DEHA |
Di(ethylhexyl) adipate |
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DEHP |
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
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DEHPA |
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate |
|
DGD |
Dipropylene glycol dibenzoate |
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DIN |
Deutsche Industrielle Norm |
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DINP |
Diisononyl phthalate |
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DOS |
Dioctyl sebacate |
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Dw |
Drinking water |
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EASE |
Estimation and Assessment of Substance Exposure |
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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) |
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IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
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IUCLID |
International Uniform Chemical Information Database |
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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 |
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MDI |
Methylene phenylene diisocyante |
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NOAEL |
No observed adverse effect level |
|
NOEC |
No observed effect concentration |
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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.