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