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Appendix A: List of acronyms

ALARA
- as low as reasonably achievable
ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
BDCM
- bromodichloromethane
BrdU
- 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine
CDBPs
- chlorinated disinfection by-products
CEPA
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
DBCM
- dibromochloromethane
DBPs
- disinfection by-products
DENA
- diethylnitrosamine
DNA
- deoxyribonucleic acid
EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency (USA)
FLR
- full litter resorption
GSTT1-1
- glutathione-S-transferase T1-1
HAAs
- haloacetic acids
IPCS
- International Programme on Chemical Safety
kg bw
- kilogram body weight
LD 50
- median lethal dose
Leq/day
- litre-equivalent per day
LH
- luteinizing hormone
LMS
- linearized multistage
LOAEL
- lowest-observed-adverse-effect level
MAC
- maximum acceptable concentration
MDL
- method detection limit
NCI
- National Cancer Institute (US)
NOAEL
- no-observed-adverse-effect level
NOM
- natural organic matter
NSF
- NSF International
NTP
- National Toxicology Program (US)
PBPK
- physiologically based pharmacokinetic
ppm
- parts per million
RNA
- ribonucleic acid
SCC
- Standards Council of Canada
SCE
- sister chromatid exchange
TC 05
- concentration associated with a 5% increase in tumour risk
TDI
- tolerable daily intake
TGF
- transforming growth factor
THMs
- trihalomethanes
UDS
- unscheduled DNA synthesis
UV
- ultraviolet
WHO
- World Health Organization

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