| ABS |
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
| ASE |
Sulfonic acids, C10 – C18-alkane, phenylesters |
| ATBC |
Acetyl tributyl citrate |
| ATO |
Antimony trioxide (same as diantimony trioxide) |
| BAPP |
Bisphenol A diphosphate |
| BBP |
Butyl benzyl phthalate |
| BCF |
Bioconcentration factor |
| BFR |
Brominated flame retardant |
| BTHC |
Butyryl trihexyl citrate |
| CAS |
Chemical Abstracts Service |
| CEFIC |
European Chemical Industry Council |
| CEPE |
European Council of producers and importers of paints, printing inks and artists’ colours |
| CMR |
Carcinogenic, Mutagenic, Reprotoxic |
| COMGHA |
Mixture of 12-(Acetoxy)-stearic acid, 2,3-bis(acetoxy)propyl ester and octadecanoic acid, 2,3-(bis(acetoxy)propyl ester. |
| CMR |
Carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic |
| CRT |
Cathode ray tube |
| CSTEE |
Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment |
| DBP |
Di-n-butyl phthalate |
| DCP |
Diphenyl cresyl phosphate |
| Deca-BDE |
Decabrominated diphenylether |
| DEGD |
Diethylene glycol dibenzoate |
| DEHA |
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate |
| DEHP |
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (also designated DOP) |
| DEHT |
Di (2-ethyl-hexyl) terephthalate (same as DOPT) |
| DGD |
Dipropylene glycol dibenzoate |
| DIBP |
Diisobutyl phthalate |
| DIDP |
Diisodecyl phthalate |
| DINA |
Diisononyl adipate |
| DINCH |
Di-isononyl-cyclohexane-1,2dicarboxylate |
| DINP |
Diisononyl phthalate |
| DOPT |
Same as DEHT |
| EBFRIP |
European Brominated Flame Retardant Industry Panel |
| ECHA |
European Chemicals Agency |
| ECPI |
European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates |
| EE, E&E |
Electrical and electronic |
| EEE |
Electrical and electronic equipment |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPS |
Expanded polystyrene |
| EU |
European Union |
| EuPC |
The European Plastic Converters |
| FR |
Flame retardant or flame retarded |
| GC-MS |
Gas chromatography followed by mass spectrometry |
| GHS |
Global harmonized system |
| GTA |
Glycerol triacetate |
| HBCDD |
Hexabromocyclododecane (same as HBCD) |
| HIPS |
High impact polystyrene |
| HIPS/PPO |
Copolymer of HIPS and PPO (same as PPE/HIPS) |
| NOAEL |
No observed adverse effect level |
| Octa-BDE |
Octabrominated diphenylether |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PA |
Polyadipate |
| PBDE |
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers |
| PBT |
Persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic |
| PBT |
Poly(butylene terephthalate) |
| PC |
Polycarbonate |
| PC/ABS |
Copolymer of PC and ABS |
| PET |
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) |
| PPE |
Polyphenylene ether |
| PPO |
Poly(phenylene oxide) |
| PS |
Polystyrene |
| PVA |
Polyvinyl acetate |
| PVC |
Polyvinyl chloride |
| RAR |
Risk Assessment Report |
| RDP |
Resorcinol bis (biphenyl phosphate) |
| REACH |
Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals = Regulation 1907/2006/EC |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| RoHS |
Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances [in electrical and electronic equipment] = Directive 2002/95/EC |
| SCENIHR |
EU Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks |
| SME |
Small- and medium-sized enterprises |
| SVHC |
Substances of very high concern |
| TBAC |
Tert-butyl acetate |
| TBBPA |
Tetrabromo bisphenol A |
| TGD |
Triethylene glycol dibenzoate |
| TOTM |
Trioctyl trimellitate |
| TPP |
Triphenyl phosphate |
| TXIB |
Trimethyl pentanyl diisobutyrate |
| TV |
Television |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| UL 94 |
Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials from Underwriters Laboratories Inc. |
| USA |
United States of Amerika |
| V-0, V-2 |
UL 94 Vertical burn tests |
| VAT |
Value added tax |
| vPvB |
Very persistent and very bioaccumulative |
| WEEE |
Waste electrical and electronic equipment |
| WSDH |
Washington State Department of Health |
| XPS |
Extruded polystyrene foam (more compact than EPS) |
| XRF |
X-Ray fluorescence |