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Acronym/Abbreviation	Description
ABS	acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
ACN	acrylonitrile
BCF	bioconcentration factor
CAS	Chemical Abstracts Service
CEPA	Canadian Environmental Protection Act
CEPA 1999	Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
CFC	chlorofluorocarbon
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
MISA	Municipal/Industrial Strategy for Abatement
mRR	meta-relative risk
NOEC	No-Observed-Effect Concentration
NOEL	No-Observed-Effect Level
ODP	Ozone Depletion Potential
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
POCP	Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential
PSL	Priority Substances List
SAN	styrene-acrylonitrile
TC	Tumorigenic Concentration
TD	Tumorigenic Dose