Substances mentioned within report

AP
alkylphenols
2-BE
2-butoxyethanol
BFRs
brominated flame retardants
BPA
bisphenol A
3-PBA
3-phenoxybenzoic acid
CFCs
chlorofluorocarbons
CH4
methane
CO2
carbon dioxide
CP
chlorinated paraffins
DCPA or dacthal
dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate
DDE
dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene
DDT
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
diMe-TCP
dimethyl tetrachlorophthalate
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
DNOC
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol
GHG
Greenhouse Gases
5H
5-Hydroxy
HA
haloacetaldehydes
HAA
haloacetic acids
HAN
haloacetonitriles
HCB
hexachlorobenzene
HCBD
hexachlorobutadiene
HCFCs
hydrochlorofluorocarbons
HCH
hexachlorocyclohexane
HFCs
hydrofluorocarbons
HK
haloketones
MBMBP
2,2'-methylene-bis(4-methyl-6-tert-butyl-phenol)
MeO
methoxylated
MSMA
methanearsonate
MTBE
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
MX
Furanone or Mutagen X
N2O
nitrous oxide
NDMA
N-nitrosodimethylamine
NP/NPE
nonylphenol and its ethoxylates
Octa-BDE
octabromodiphenyl ether
OH
hydroxylated (OH-)
PAHs
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PBDEs
polybrominated diphenyl ethers
PCBs
polychlorinated biphenyls
PCDDs
polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins
PCDFs
polychlorinated dibenzofurans
PCN
polychlorinated naphthalene
PeCB
Pentachlorobiphenyl
PFAs
perfluoroalkyl substances
PFCs
perfluorocarbons
PFCAs
perfluorocarboxylates
PFOA
perfluorooctanoic acid
PFOS
perfluorooctane sulfonate
PM
particulate matter
PM2.5
particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 microns
PM10
particulate matter less than or equal to 10 microns
POPs
persistent organic pollutants
1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoro-
Propane
QCB
pentachlorobenzene
RNA
ribonucleic acid
SCCP
short chain chlorinated paraffins
SF6
sulphur hexafluoride
TBBPA
tetrabromobisphenol A
TCDD
2,3,7,8,-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
TeCBs
tetrachlorobenzenes
THM
trihalomethanes
VOC
volatile organic compounds
Vtg
vitellogenin
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