Ab

b-amyloid protein

AD

Alzheimer's disease

ADRDA

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Associations

ATPase

adenosine triphosphatase

BCF

bioconcentration factor

cAMP

cyclic adenosine monophosphate

CAS

Chemical Abstracts Service

CEPA

Canadian Environmental Protection Act

CEPA 1999

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

cGMP

cyclic guanosine monophosphate

CI

confidence interval

CT

computer tomography

CTV

Critical Toxicity Value

DIN

Drug Identification Number

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

DOC

dissolved organic carbon

DOM

dissolved organic matter

DSM

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

d.w.

dry weight

DWSP

Drinking Water Surveillance Program

DWTP

drinking water treatment plant

EEV

Estimated Exposure Value

ENEV

Estimated No-Effects Value

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

GF-AAS

graphite furnace atomic absorption analysis

ICD

International Classification of Diseases

kg-bw

kilogram body weight

LC₅₀

median lethal concentration

LMMS

laser microprobe mass spectrometry

LOAEC

Lowest-Observed-Adverse-Effect Concentration

LOEC

Lowest-Observed-Effect Concentration

LSA

Longitudinal Study of Aging

MAP-2

microtubule associated protein-2

MMS

Mini Mental Status test

mRNA

messenger ribonucleic acid

MWTP

municipal wastewater treatment plant

MWWTP

municipal water and wastewater treatment plant

NFT

neurofibrillary tangle

NINCDS

National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disordersand Stroke

NOEC

No-Observed-Effect Concentration

OR

odds ratio

PAC

polyaluminum chloride

PAQUID

Principle Lifetime Occupation and Cognitive Impairment in aFrench Elderly Cohort

PAS

polyaluminum sulfate

PHF

paired helical filament

^PM2.5

particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 µm in diameter

^PM10

particulate matter less than or equal to 10 µm in diameter

P&P

pulp and paper

PSL

Priority Substances List

RFP

Request for Proposals

RMOC

Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton

RR

relative risk

TBARS

thiobarbituric acid reactive substances

w.w.

wet weight