Guidance on Chloral Hydrate in Drinking Water

Part B - Supporting information

B.4 References and acronyms

B.4.2 List of acronyms

ALDH

aldehyde dehydrogenase

ALT

alanine aminotransferase

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

AST

aspartate aminotransferase

bw

body weight

CoA

coenzyme A

DBP

disinfection by-product

DCA

dichloroacetic acid

DDT

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency (United States)

HAA

haloacetic acid

K_ow

octanol/water partition coefficient

LD₅₀

median lethal dose

LDH

lactate dehydrogenase

LOAEL

lowest-observed-adverse-effect level

MTBE

methyl tert-butyl ether

NCTR

National Center for Toxicological Research (United States)

NOAEL

no-observed-adverse-effect level

NOEL

no-observed-effect level

NSF

NSF International

NTP

National Toxicology Program (United States)

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PBPK

physiologically based pharmacokinetic

S9

metabolic activation (9000 × g supernatant)

SCC

Standards Council of Canada

SDH

sorbitol dehydrogenase

TCA

trichloroacetic acid

TCE

trichloroethylene

TCOG

trichloroethanol glucuronide

TCOH

trichloroethanol

TDI

tolerable daily intake

THM

trihalomethane

UV

ultraviolet

WHO

World Health Organization