| ASE |
Sulfonic acids, C10 – C18-alkane, phenylesters |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATBC |
Acetyl tributyl citrate |
| BBP |
Butyl benzyl phthalate |
| BCF |
Bioconcentration factor |
| BOA |
Benzyl octyl adipate |
| CEPE |
European Council of producers and importers of paints, printing inks and artists’ colours |
| COMGHA |
Mixture of COMGHA 1 and COMGHA 2 |
| COMGHA 1 |
12-(Acetoxy)-stearic acid, 2,3-bis(acetoxy)propyl ester |
| COMGHA 2 |
Octadecanoic acid, 2,3-(bis(acetoxy)propyl ester. |
| CMR |
Carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic |
| CSTEE |
Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment |
| DBA |
Dibutyl adipate |
| DBP |
Di-n-butyl phthalate |
| DBT |
Di-butyl terephthalate |
| DEGD |
Diethylene glycol dibenzoate |
| DEHA |
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate |
| DEHP |
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (also designates DOP) |
| DEHS |
Dioctyl sebacate |
| DEHT |
Di (2-ethyl-hexyl) terephthalate (same as DOTP) |
| DGD |
Dipropylene glycol dibenzoate |
| DPHP |
Di- (2-Propyl Heptyl) Phthalate |
| DiBA |
Diisobutyl adipate |
| DIBP |
Diisobutyl phthalate |
| DIDP |
Diisodecyl phthalate |
| DINA |
Diisononyl adipate |
| DINCH |
Di-isononyl-cyclohexane-1,2dicarboxylate |
| DINP |
Diisononyl phthalate |
| DNA |
Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid |
| DNOP |
Di-n-octyl phthalate |
| DOP |
Di-octyl phthalate (same as DEHP) |
| DOTP |
Di(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate (same as DEHT) |
| DPHP |
Di-(2-propyl heptyl) phthalate |
| DTDP |
Ditridecyl Phthalate |
| ECHA |
European Chemicals Agency |
| ECOSAR |
Ecological Structure Activity Relationships |
| ECPI |
European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency (here used for US EPA) |
| ESBO |
Epoxidized soy bean oil |
| EU |
European Union |
| GLP |
Good Laboratory Practice |
| GTA |
Glycerol Triacetate |
| HPV |
High Production Volume |
| IC50 |
Median Inhibitory Concentration. The concentration of a substance which reduces the effect by 50% |
| LC50 |
Median Lethal Concentration. The concentration of a substance which causes the death of 50% of a group of test animals |
| LD50 |
Median Lethal Dose 50. The dose of a substance which causes the death of 50% of a group of test animals |
| LG-flex BET |
Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl, mixed triesters with benzoic acid and trimethylopropane |
| LOAEL |
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level |
| Log Kow |
The logarithm to the octanol/water partition coefficient |
| Koc |
Organic carbon normalised distribution coefficient |
| Kow |
Octanol/water partition coefficient |
| NPG-EHA-BA |
2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-propanediol -benzoate 2-ethylhexanoate |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PA |
Polyadipate |
| PBT |
Persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic |
| PVA |
Polyvinyl acetate |
| PVC |
Polyvinyl chloride |
| P/vP |
Persistent/very persistent |
| RAR |
Risk Assessment Report |
| SCENIHR |
EU Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks |
| TBAC |
Tert-butyl acetate |
| TBG-EHA-BA |
Mixed triesters 1,1,1-trimethylol-propane-benzoate/2-ethylhexanoate |
| TEHTM |
Tri-(2-ethylhexyl)-trimellitate (same as TOTM) |
| TGD |
Triethylene glycol dibenzoate |
| ThOD |
Theoritical Oxygen Demand |
| TOTM |
Tris- (2-ethyhexyl) trimellitate (same as TEHTM) |
| TXIB |
Trimethyl pentanyl diisobutyrate |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| USEPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |