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Appendix A: List of acronyms
- 1,2-DCA
- 1,2-dichloroethane
- ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
- BMD
- benchmark dose
- BMDL
- lower confidence limit of the benchmark dose
- bw
- body weight
- DNA
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- EBCT
- empty bed contact time
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.)
- GAC
- granular activated carbon
- GSH
- glutathione
- GST
- glutathione S-transferase
- HBV
- health-based value
- IARC
- International Agency for Research on Cancer
- K p
- skin permeability coefficient
- LC 50
- median lethal concentration
- LD 50
- median lethal dose
- L-eq
- litre-equivalent
- LOAEL
- lowest-observed-adverse-effect level
- MAC
- maximum acceptable concentration
- MCL
- maximum contaminant level
- MDL
- method detection limit
- MTD
- maximum tolerated dose
- NCI
- National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
- NOAEL
- no-observed-adverse-effect level
- NOEC
- no-observed-effect concentration
- NOEL
- no-observed-effect level
- NSF
- NSF International
- NTP
- National Toxicology Program (U.S.)
- PAC
- powdered activated carbon
- PBPK
- physiologically based pharmacokinetic
- PHG
- public health goal
- ppm
- parts per million
- PQL
- practical quantification limit
- PTA
- packed tower aeration
- RNA
- ribonucleic acid
- SCC
- Standards Council of Canada
- TDI
- tolerable daily intake
- UV
- ultraviolet
- VOC
- volatile organic compound
- WHO
- World Health Organization
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