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Priority Substances List Assessment Report for 2-Ethoxyethanol

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronym/Abbreviation Description

BCF

bioconcentration factor

CAS

Chemical Abstracts Service

CEPA

Canadian Environmental Protection Act

CEPA 1999

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

CTV

Critical Toxicity Value

EAA

ethoxyacetic acid

EALD

ethoxyacetaldehyde

EEV

Estimated Exposure Value

ENEV

Estimated No-Effects Value

GWP

Global Warming Potential

HC5

hazardous concentration for 5% of test species

IC50

inhibitory concentration for 50% of test species

Koc

soil sorption coefficient

Kow

octanol/water partition coefficient

kg-bw

kilogram body weight

LC50

median lethal concentration

LD50

median lethal dose

LOAEL

Lowest-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level

LOEL

Lowest-Observed-Effect Level

NOAEL

No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level

NOEL

No-Observed-Effect Level

NOX

nitrogen oxides

NPRI

National Pollutant Release Inventory

ODP

Ozone Depletion Potential

POCP

Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential

PSL

Priority Substances List