Mapping, emissions and environmental and health assessment of chemical substances in artificial turf

9 Abbreviations used in the environmental and health assessments

Carc Carcinogenic
HSDB Hazardous Substance Data Bank
IRIS Integrated Risk Information System
IUCLID International Uniform Chemical Information Database
EC50 Effective concentration 50 %
ErC50 Concentration with 50 % impact on growth rate
EbC50 Concentration med 50 % impact on biomass production
LC50 Lethal concentration 50 percent
LD50 Lethal dosage 50 percent
LOAEL Low observed adverse effect level
LOEL Low observed effect level
MOS Margin of safety at lowest observed adverse effect level
Mut Mutagenic, harmful to the genes
NOEC No observed effect concentration
NOAEL No observed adverse effect level, o-effect level for permanent damages
NOEL 0-effect level
PNEC Predicted  0-effect concentration
Rep Reproductive, harmful to foetus and/or reproduction
RfD Reference dosage
QSAR Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship

 



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