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Appendix A: List of acronyms
- 8-OH-dG
- 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine
- ALP
- alkaline phosphatase
- ALT
- alanine transaminase
- ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
- AOC
- assimilable organic carbon
- AOP
- advanced oxidation process
- AST
- aspartate transaminase
- AUC
- area under the concentration-time curve
- BMDL
- lower confidence limit of the benchmark dose
- BMD
- benchmark dose
- BMDL
- lower confidence limit of the benchmark dose
- BMDS
- Benchmark Dose Software
- BUN
- blood urea nitrogen
- bw
- body weight
- CCI
- colour confusion index
- CoA
- coenzyme A
- CYP
- cytochrome P450
- DCA
- dichloroacetic acid
- DNA
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- EBCT
- empty bed contact time
- ED 50
- median effective dose
- GABA
- gamma-aminobutyric acid
- GAC
- granular activated carbon
- GC
- gas chromatography
- gpm
- gallons per minute
- GST
- glutathione S-transferase
- HBV
- health-based value
- LD 50
- median lethal dose
- LDH
- lactate dehydrogenase
- L-eq
- litre-equivalent
- LOAEL
- lowest-observed-adverse-effect level
- MAC
- maximum acceptable concentration
- MCL
- maximum contaminant level (U.S.)
- MCL
- mononuclear cell leukaemia
- MCLG
- maximum contaminant level goal (U.S.)
- MDL
- method detection limit
- MOA
- mode of action
- MS
- mass spectrometry
- NAcTCVC
- N-acetyl- S-(1,2,2-trichlorovinyl)-L-cysteine
- NAG
- N-acetylglutamate
- NES
- Neurological Evaluation Scale
- NOAEL
- no-observed-adverse-effect level
- NOM
- natural organic matter
- NSF
- NSF International
- PAC
- powdered activated carbon
- PBPK
- physiologically based pharmacokinetic
- POD
- point of departure
- PPARα
- peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
- ppm
- parts per million
- PQL
- practical quantification level
- PTA
- packed tower aeration
- RBP
- retinol binding protein
- RNA
- ribonucleic acid
- S9
- 9000 × g supernatant fraction from rodent liver homogenate
- SCC
- Standards Council of Canada
- TBARS
- thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
- TCA
- trichloroacetic acid
- TCVC
- S-(1,2,2-trichlorovinyl) cysteine
- TCVG
- S-(1,2,2-trichlorovinyl) glutathione
- TDI
- tolerable daily intake
- U.S. EPA
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- UV
- ultraviolet
- VOC
- volatile organic compound
- WHO
- World Health Organization