List of Abbreviations
In this guide
In this guide|
ADI |
Acceptable Daily Intake |
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AIC |
Akaike Information Criterion |
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BMA |
Bayesian Model Averaging |
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BMD |
Benchmark Dose |
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BMDL |
Benchmark Dose lower bound |
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BMDS |
Benchmark Dose Software |
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BMDU |
Benchmark Dose upper bound |
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BMR |
Benchmark response |
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CED |
Critical Effect Dose |
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CEDL |
Critical Effect Dose lower bound |
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CEDU |
Critical Effect Dose upper bound |
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CES |
Critical Effect Size |
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COC |
The Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment |
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COM |
The Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment |
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COT |
The Committee on the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment |
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DRM |
Dose-Response Models |
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EFSA |
European Food Safety Authority |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
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FSA |
Food Standards Agency |
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HBGV |
Health Based Guidance Values |
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IPCS |
International Programme on Chemical Safety |
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IRIS |
Integrated Risk Information System |
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JECFA |
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives |
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JMPR |
Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues |
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LMS |
Linearised Multistage (model) |
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LOAEL |
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level |
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LVM |
Latent variable model |
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MCMC |
Markov Chain Monte Carlo |
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MLE |
Maximum-Likelihood Estimation |
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MOE |
Margin of Exposure |
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NOAEL |
No Observed Adverse Effect Level |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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OGD |
Other Government Departments |
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PoD |
Point of Departure |
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RfD |
Reference Dose |
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RPF |
Relative Potency Factors |
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SC |
Scientific Committee |
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TEF |
Toxic Equivalency Factors |
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UF |
Uncertainty Factor |
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US EPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
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US NTP |
United States National Toxicology Program |
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WHO |
World Health Organisation |