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Appendix A: List of acronyms

8-OHdG: 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine
ALS: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
BAT: best available technology
bw: body weight
CI: confidence interval
CSA: Canadian Standards Association
DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid
EBCT: empty bed contact time
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.)
EPIC: European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
gpm: gallons per minute
HBV: health-based value
HR: hazard ratio
LD ₅₀: median lethal dose
MAC: maximum acceptable concentration
MCL: maximum contaminant level (U.S.)
MCLG: maximum contaminant level goal (U.S.)
MDL: method detection limit
ND: not detected
NHANES: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (U.S.)
NOAEL: no-observed-adverse-effect level
NPC: Nutritional Prevention of Cancer
NSF: NSF International
NTP: National Toxicology Program (U.S.)
OR: odds ratio
PHG: public health goal (U.S.)
PQL: practical quantification limit
RDA: recommended dietary allowance
RO: reverse osmosis
RR: relative risk
SCC: Standards Council of Canada
SELECT: Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial
SEM: standard error of the mean
SMR: standardized mortality ratio
TDI: tolerable daily intake
TDS: Total Diet Study
TUNEL: terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase deoxyuridine triphosphate nick end labelling
UF: uncertainty factor
UL: tolerable upper intake level