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Priority Substances List Assessment Report for Acrolein

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronym/Abbreviation Description
BCF bioconcentration factor
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
CHO Chinese hamster ovary
CTV Critical Toxicity Value
EC50 median effective concentration
EEV Estimated Exposure Value
ENEV Estimated No-Effects Value
GWP Global Warming Potential
Koc organic carbon/water partition 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
LOEC Lowest-Observed-Effect Concentration
LOEL Lowest-Observed-Effect Level
NAPS National Air Pollution Surveillance
NOAEL No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level
NOEC No-Observed-Effect Concentration
NOEL No-Observed-Effect Level
ODP Ozone Depletion Potential
POCP Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential
PSL Priority Substances List
TC Tolerable Concentration