Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document - Haloacetic Acids

Appendix A: List of acronyms

ALARA

as low as reasonably achievable

ALT

alanine transaminase

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

APHA

American Public Health Association

AST

aspartate transaminase

CAS

Chemical Abstracts Service

CDBP

chlorinated disinfection by-product

DBA

dibromoacetic acid

DBP

disinfection by-product

DCA

dichloroacetic acid

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

ECD

electron capture detection

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency (USA)

GAC

granular activated carbon

GC

gas chromatography

GST-zeta

glutathione-S-transferase-zeta

HAA

haloacetic acid

HAA5

total haloacetic acids; refers to the total of monochloroacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid, monobromoacetic acid and dibromoacetic acid

IARC

International Agency for Research on Cancer

KA

kinetic adjustment factor

kg bw

kilogram body weight

LD₅₀

median lethal dose

LMS

linearized multistage

LOAEL

lowest-observed-adverse-effect level

MAC

maximum acceptable concentration

MBA

monobromoacetic acid

MCA

monochloroacetic acid

MDL

method detection limit

mRNA

messenger ribonucleic acid

MTBE

methyl tert-butyl ether

NOAEL

no-observed-adverse-effect level

NOEL

no-observed-effect level

NOM

natural organic matter

NSF

NSF International

NTP

National Toxicology Program (USA)

NTU

nephelometric turbidity unit

PCE

perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethene)

PPAR

peroxisome proliferator activated receptor

ppm

parts per million

PQL

practical quantitation limit

SCC

Standards Council of Canada

TCA

trichloroacetic acid

TCE

trichloroethylene

TDI

tolerable daily intake

THM

trihalomethane

UV

ultraviolet

WHO

World Health Organization