Trihalomethanes

Appendix A: List of acronyms

ALARA

- as low as reasonably achievable

ANSI

- American National Standards Institute

BDCM

- bromodichloromethane

BrdU

- 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine

CDBPs

- chlorinated disinfection by-products

CEPA

- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

DBCM

- dibromochloromethane

DBPs

- disinfection by-products

DENA

- diethylnitrosamine

DNA

- deoxyribonucleic acid

EPA

- Environmental Protection Agency (USA)

FLR

- full litter resorption

GSTT1-1

- glutathione-S-transferase T1-1

HAAs

- haloacetic acids

IPCS

- International Programme on Chemical Safety

kg bw

- kilogram body weight

LD₅₀

- median lethal dose

Leq/day

- litre-equivalent per day

LH

- luteinizing hormone

LMS

- linearized multistage

LOAEL

- lowest-observed-adverse-effect level

MAC

- maximum acceptable concentration

MDL

- method detection limit

NCI

- National Cancer Institute (US)

NOAEL

- no-observed-adverse-effect level

NOM

- natural organic matter

NSF

- NSF International

NTP

- National Toxicology Program (US)

PBPK

- physiologically based pharmacokinetic

ppm

- parts per million

RNA

- ribonucleic acid

SCC

- Standards Council of Canada

SCE

- sister chromatid exchange

TC₀₅

- concentration associated with a 5% increase in tumour risk

TDI

- tolerable daily intake

TGF

- transforming growth factor

THMs

- trihalomethanes

UDS

- unscheduled DNA synthesis

UV

- ultraviolet

WHO

- World Health Organization