List of abbreviations
In this guide
In this guideThis is a paper for discussion. This does not represent the views of the Committee and should not be cited.
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ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
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BMDL05 |
BMDL05 is the benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL) associated with a benchmark response (BMR) of 5%. |
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bw |
Body Weight |
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CAS |
Chemical Abstracts Service |
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COT |
Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment |
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DWI |
Drinking Water Inspectorate |
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EFSA |
European Food Safety Authority |
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GD |
Gestation Day |
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HBGV |
Health-based guidance value |
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LOAEL |
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level - the lowest dose in a study at which adverse effect(s) are observed. |
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mg |
milligram |
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MRL |
Minimal Risk Level - an estimate of the daily human exposure to a substance that is likely to be without appreciable risk of adverse non-cancer health effects over a specified duration of exposure |
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NOAEL |
No Observed Adverse Effect Level - the highest administered dose at which no adverse effect has been observed. |
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NTP |
National Toxicology Program |
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PND |
Postnatal Day |
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PoD |
Point of Departure |
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ppm |
Parts per million |
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TDI |
Tolerable Daily Intake - an estimate of the amount of a contaminant, expressed on a body weight basis (e.g., mg/kg body weight) that can be ingested over a lifetime without appreciable health risk. |
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UKHSA |
UK Health Security Agency |
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US EPA |
US Environmental Protection Agency |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |