Appendix A: List of Acronyms
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ANSI
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American National Standards Institute
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BMD
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benchmark dose
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BMDL
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lower 95% confidence limit of the benchmark dose
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BMDL
X
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lower 95% confidence limit estimate of dose corresponding to an x% level of risk over background levels
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CH
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chloral hydrate
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CI
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confidence interval
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CYP
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cytochrome P450
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DCA
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dichloroacetic acid
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DCVC
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S-dichlorovinyl-L-cysteine
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1,1-DCVC
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S-(1,1-dichlorovinyl)-L-cysteine
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1,2-DCVC
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S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)-L-cysteine
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2,2-DCVC
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N-acetyl-S-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-L-cysteine
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DCVG
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S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl) glutathione
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DCVNac
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N-acetyl-S-dichlorovinyl-L-cysteine
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1,2-DCVNac
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N-acetyl-S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)-L-cysteine
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2,2-DCVNac
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N-acetyl-S-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-L-cysteine
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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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GSH
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glutathione
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GST
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glutathione-S-transferase
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kg bw
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kilogram body weight
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LC
50
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median lethal concentration
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LD
50
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median lethal dose
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Leq
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litre equivalent
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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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LOEL
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lowest-observed-effect level
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MAC
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maximum acceptable concentration
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NOAEL
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no-observed-adverse-effect level
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NOEL
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no-observed-effect level
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NSF
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NSF International
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OR
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odds ratio
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PBPK
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physiologically based pharmacokinetic
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PCE
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perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethene)
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PP
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peroxisome proliferation
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PPAR
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peroxisome proliferator activated receptor
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ppb
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parts per billion
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ppm
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parts per million
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ppmv
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parts per million by volume
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PQL
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practical quantitation limit
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RR
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relative risk
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SCE
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sister chromatid exchange
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SIR
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standardized incidence ratio
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SMR
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standardized mortality ratio
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SSCP
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single-stranded conformation polymorphism
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TCA
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trichloroacetic acid
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TCE
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trichloroethene
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TCOG
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trichloroethanol glucuronide
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TCOH
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trichloroethanol
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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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VHL
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von Hippel Landau
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VOC
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volatile organic compound
