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Appendix A: List of acronyms

2,4-D

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

2,4-DB

4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)butyric acid

2,4-DP

2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid (dichlorprop)

2,4,5-T

2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid

ALP

alkaline phosphatase

ALT

alanine aminotransferase

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

AOC

assimilable organic carbon

AOP

advanced oxidation process

AST

aspartate aminotransferase

bw

body weight

CI

confidence interval

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

DOC

dissolved organic carbon

EBCT

empty bed contact time

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency (United States)

GAC

granular activated carbon

GC

gas chromatography

HMCPA

4-chloro-2-hydroxymethyl-phenoxyacetic acid

HPLC

high-performance liquid chromatography

IARC

International Agency for Research on Cancer

LD ₅₀

median lethal dose

LOAEL

lowest-observed-adverse-effect level

MAC

maximum acceptable concentration

MCPA

2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid

MCPA-DMAS

MCPA dimethylamine salt

MCPA-EHE

MCPA 2-ethylhexyl ester

MCPB

4-(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy)butyric acid

MCPP

(±)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propanoic acid (mecoprop)

MCPP-p

(R)(+)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propanoic acid (mecoprop-p)

MRL

maximum residue limit

MS

mass spectrometry

MTD

maximum tolerated dose

NHL

non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

NOAEL

no-observed-adverse-effect level

NOEL

no-observed-effect level

NSF

NSF International

OR

odds ratio

PDA

photodiode array

PMRA

Pest Management Regulatory Agency

S9

metabolic activation (9000 × g supernatant)

SCC

Standards Council of Canada

SPE

solid-phase extraction

STS

soft tissue sarcoma

TDI

tolerable daily intake

U.S. EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

UV

ultraviolet

WHO

World Health Organization

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