List of abbreviations and their full meanings.

AST

Aspartate Aminotransferase

ATSDR

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

bw

Body Weight

CAS

Chemical Abstracts Service

COT

Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment

ECG

Electrocardiogram

GSH

Glutathione

HBGV

Health-based guidance value

LOAEL

Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level - the lowest dose in a study at which adverse effect(s) are observed.

LOEL

Lowest Observed Effect Level - the lowest dose in a study at which effect(s) are observed.

mg

Milligram

µg

Microgram

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

NOAEL

No Observed Adverse Effect Level - the highest administered dose at which no adverse effect has been observed.

NTP

National Toxicology Program

ppm

Parts per million

Sb

Antimony

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.

WHO

World Health Organization