Priority Substances List Assessment Report for Butylbenzylphthalate

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

BBP : butylbenzylphthalate

BCF : bioconcentration factor

BMD : benchmark dose

CAS : Chemical Abstracts Service

CEPA : Canadian Environmental Protection Act

CFC : chlorofluorocarbon

CTV : Critical Toxicity Value

DEHP : bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

EC₅₀ : median effective concentration

ED₅₀ : median effective dose

EEV : Estimated Exposure Value

ENEV : Estimated No-Effects Value

GWP : Global Warming Potential

K_oc : organic carbon/water partition coefficient

K_ow : 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

MATC : Maximum Acceptable Toxicant Concentration

NOAEL : No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level

NOEC : No-Observed-Effect Concentration

NOEL : No-Observed-Effect Level

NTP : National Toxicology Program

ODP : Ozone Depletion Potential

POCP : Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential

PSL : Priority Substances List

PVC : polyvinyl chloride

SCE : sister chromatid exchange

TD₀₅ : tumorigenic dose

TI : Tolerable Intake