Priority Substances List Assessment Report for Phenol

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

B[a]P
benzo[a]pyrene

BCF
bioconcentration factor

CAS
Chemical Abstracts Service

CEPA
Canadian Environmental Protection Act

CFC
chlorofluorocarbon

CTV
Critical Toxicity Value

DMBA
dimethylbenz[a]anthracene

EEV
Estimated Exposure Value

ENEV
Estimated No-Effects Value

GWP
Global Warming Potential

ISCST3
Industrial Source Complex Short Term model

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

LOEL
Lowest-Observed-Effect Level

MWTP
municipal wastewater treatment plant

NOAEL
No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level

NOEL
No-Observed-Effect Level

ODP
Ozone Depletion Potential

POCP
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential

PSL
Priority Substances List

TC
Tolerable Concentration

TI
Tolerable Intake

WCEM
Wildlife Contaminant Exposure Model