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List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
| Acronym/Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|
| BMC | benchmark concentration |
| BMC05 | the concentration associated with a 5% increase in the benchmark endpoint |
| BMCL05 | the lower 95% confidence limit for the BMC05 |
| CAS | Chemical Abstracts Service |
| CEPA | Canadian Environmental Protection Act |
| CEPA 1999 | Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 |
| CFC | chlorofluorocarbon |
| CTV | Critical Toxicity Value |
| EC05 | median effective concentration |
| EEV | Estimated Exposure Value |
| ENEV | Estimated No-Effects Value |
| GWP | Global Warming Potential |
| Koc | organic carbon/water partition coefficient |
| Kow | oc tanol/water partition coefficient |
| kg-bw | kilogram body weight |
| LC05 | median lethal concentration |
| LD05 | median lethal dose |
| LOAEL | Lowest-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level |
| LOEL | Lowest-Observed-Effect Level |
| MIR | maximum incremental reactivity |
| NAPS | National Air Pollution Surveillance |
| NOEL | No-Observed-Effect Level |
| ODP | Ozone Depletion Potential |
| POCP | photochemical ozone creation potential |
| NOx | nitrogen oxides |
| PSL | Priority Substances List |
| TC | Tolerable Concentration |
| TC05 | Tumorigenic Concentration |
| TCL05 | lower 95% confidence limit of the TC05 |
| VOC | volatile organic compounds |
