Environmental toxicology, abreviations

DDT

Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane

PCB

Polychlorinated biphenyls

PAH

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

fOM/fOC

fraction organic matter or fraction organic carbon

EqP

equilibrium partitioning theory

DOM and POM

dissolved organic matter and particulate organic matter

BCF

bioconcentration factor

BTF

biotransfer factor

BMF

biomagnification factor

BSAF

biota to sediment accumulation factor

BAF

bioaccumulation factor

ADME

absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion

PBTK

physiologically based toxicokinetics

LOEC/NOEC

lowest/no observed effect concentration

LD50/LC50

lethal dose/concentration for 50%

ED50/EC50

dose/concentration that causes 50% of the effects

BMD

benchmark dose

POP

persistent organic pollutants, stockholm convention 2001

PBDE

polybrominated diphenylethers

HBCD

hexabromocyclododecane

REP

relative potency

PCDD

polychlorinated dibenzodioxins

PCDF

polychlorinated dibenzofurans

TEF

toxic equivalency factor

TEQ

toxic equivalent concentration

GRIP

grouping, ranking, identifying, prioritizing

EBT

effect-based trigger value

BEQ

bioanalytical equivalent concentrations

PNEC

predicted no effect concentrations

ER-CALUX

estrogen responsive chemically activated luciferase expression

PCDD & PCDF

polychlorinated dibenzodioxins & polychlorinated dibenzofurans

EPA

environmental protection agency: application of assessment factors for determination of risk limits.

MAC-EQS

maximum acceptable concentration environmental quiality standard (short term exposure)

AA-EQS

annual average environmental quality standard (long term exposure)

ARfD

acute reference dose (one meal)