In Vivo Investigation of Dietary Exposure to 5 Pesticides

9 List of used abbreviations

AChE: Acetylcholinesterase
ADI: Acceptable daily intake
AL: Alfacypermetrin
ALAT: Alanine aminotransferase
ALP: Alkaline phosphatase
B: Polymorphonuclear basophils
BR: Bromopropylat
CB: Carbendazim
CH: Chlorpyrifos
GC-MS: Gas Chromatography with Mass Selective Detection
GC-MS-NCI: Gas Chromatography with Mass Selective Detection with Negative Chemical Ionisation
E: Polymorphonuclear eosinophils
ESI-: Electro Spray in the Negative ion mode ESI+: Electro Spray in the Positive Ion Mode
ETU: Ethylene thiourea
FOB: Functional observational battery
GFAP: Glial fibrillary acidic protein
Hb: Haemoglobin
Hct: Haematocrit
HE: Haematoxylin and eosin
JMPR: Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues
L: Lymphocytes
LC-MS: Liquid Chromatography with Mass Selective Detection
LC-MS-MS: Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Selective Detection
LOD: Limit of Determination
M: Monocytes
MA: Mancozeb
MCH: Mean corpuscular haemoglobin
MCHC: Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration
MCV: Mean corpuscular volume
MRM: Multiple Reacting Monitoring
MS: Mass spectrometry
N: Polymorphonuclear neutrophils
NOAEL: No-Observed-Adverse-Effect-Level
NOEL: No-Effect-Level
RBC: Red blood cell count
PLT: Platelet count
RSDr: Relative repeatability. By repeatability means precision under repeatability conditions. Repeatability conditions means conditions where independent test results are obtained with the same method on identical test items in the same laboratory by the same operator using the same equipment on the same day.
RSDR: Relative reproducebility. By reproducibility means precision under reproducibility conditions. Reproducibility conditions means conditions where test results are obtained with the same method on identical test items in different laboratories with different operators using different equipment on different days.
SIM: Single Ion Monitoring
TCP: 3, 5, 6-trichloro-2-pyridinol
TSH: Tyroid-Stimulating Hormone
TRH: Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
T4: Thyroxine
T3: Triiodthyronine
WBC: White blood cell count
WHO: Whorld Health Organisation