Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document - Chlorite and Chlorate

Appendix B: List of Acronyms

NSI

American National Standards Institute

bw

body weight

CHO

Chinese hamster ovary

CI

confidence interval

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

DPD

N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.)

GAC

granular activated carbon

LD₅₀

median lethal dose

LOAEL

lowest-observed-adverse-effect level

MAC

maximum acceptable concentration

MDL

method detection limit

NOAEL

no-observed-adverse-effect level

OD

odds ratio

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PQL

practical quantitation limit

TDI

tolerable daily intake