Draft objective for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Canadian drinking water: References and appendices

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• References
• Appendix A: List of PFAS and minimum reporting levels and detection limits for analysis by U.S. EPA Methods 533 and 537.1
• Appendix B: List of abbreviations

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Appendix B: List of abbreviations

(Note that this list includes only PFAS that are not listed and spelled out in Appendix A)

AOF

adsorbable organic fluorine

AFFF

aqueous film-forming foams

AIX

anion exchange

ALARA

as low as reasonably achievable

FOSA or PFOSA

perfluorooctane sulfonamide

FHUEA

2H-perfluoro-2-octenoic acid

FOUEA

2H-perfluoro-2-decenoic acid

FTCA

fluorotelomer carboxylic acid

FTSA

fluorotelomer sulfonic acid

GAC

granular activated carbon

LC-MS/MS

liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

MDL

method detection limit

NF

nanofiltration

PAC

powdered activated carbon

PFAAs

perfluoroalkyl acids

PFAS

per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

PFDS

perfluorodecane sulfonic acid

PFECHS

perfluoroethylcyclohexane sulfonic acid

PFEtS

perfluoroethane sulfonic acid

PFOSA or FOSA

perfluorooctane sulfonamide

PFPrS

perfluoropropane sulfonic acid

RO

reverse osmosis

SPE

solid-phase extraction

TOF

total organic fluorine

TOP

total oxidizable precursors

TRV

toxicological reference value

UCMR

Unregulated Contaminants Monitoring Rule

U.S. EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency