| ADI |
acceptable daily intake |
| Ag |
silver |
| AHWG |
ad hoc working group |
| AOX |
absorbable organic halogens |
| APEO |
alkylphenol ethoxylate |
| As |
arsenic |
| Ba |
barium |
| Cd |
cadmium |
| CMR |
carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic |
| Co |
cobalt |
| COD |
chemical oxygen demand |
| Cr |
chromium |
| Cu |
copper |
| DDT |
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
| DHTDMAC |
di(hardened tallow)dimethyl ammonium chloride |
| DSDMAC |
distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride |
| DTDMAC |
bis(hydrogenated tallow alkyl)dimethyl ammonium chloride |
| DTPA |
diethylentriaminopenta acetic acid |
| EDB |
ethylene dibromide |
| EDTA |
ethylendiamintetraacetat |
| EUEB |
The European Union Eco-labelling board |
| Fe |
iron |
| Hg |
mercury |
| IUPAC |
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| LCA |
Life cycle assessment |
| Mn |
manganese |
| Ni |
nickel |
| NOAEL |
no observed adverse effect level |
| NTA |
nitrilotriacetate |
| N2O |
nitrous oxide |
| Pb |
lead |
| PCB |
polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PEC |
predicted exposure concentration |
| PNEC |
predicted no effect concentration |
| S |
sulphur |
| Sb |
antimony |
| Se |
selenium |
| Sn |
tin |
| T |
temperature |
| TDI |
tolerable daily intake |
| V |
vanadium |
| VAH |
volatile aromatic hydrocarbons |
| VOC |
volatile organic compounds |
| Zn |
zinc |