Priority Substances List Assessment Report for N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

ARET : Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics

CAS : Chemical Abstracts Service

CEPA : Canadian Environmental Protection Act

CEPA 1999 : Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

CFC : chlorofluorocarbon

CTV : Critical Toxicity Value

DMA : dimethylamine

EC₅₀ : median effective concentration

EEV : Estimated Exposure Value

ENEV : Estimated No-Effects Value

EPI : Exposure Potency Index

ETS : environmental tobacco smoke

GWP : Global Warming Potential

K_ow : octanol/water partition coefficient

kg-bw : kilogram body weight

LC₅₀ : median lethal concentration

LCL : lower confidence limit

LD₅₀ : median lethal dose

NDMA : N-nitrosodimethylamine

ODP : Ozone Depletion Potential

POCP : Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential

PSL : Priority Substances List

PSL2 : Second Priority Substances List

TD₀₅ : Tumorigenic Dose₀₅; dose causing a 5% increase in tumour incidence over background