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Acronyms and AbbreviationsACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists ADG Code Australian Dangerous Goods Code AICS Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (NICNAS) APA American Psychiatric Association APVMA Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority AS Australian Standard ASCC Australian Safety and Compensation Council ATP Air Toxics Program ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (US) AWPA Australian Wood Panel Association BMD benchmark dose analysis BCA Building Code of Australia bw bodyweight C celsius CAA Clean Air Act (US) CAS Chemical Abstracts Service cDNA complementary deoxyribonucleic acid CEPA Canadian Environmental Protection Act CHO Chinese hamster ovary CI Confidence interval CICAD Concise International Chemical Assessment Document CIIT Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology CNS central nervous system CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation DEH Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage DMDM Hydantoin 1,3-dihydroxymethyl-5, 5-dimethyl hydantoin DNA deoxyribonucleic acid DNPH dinitrophenylhydrazine DPX DNA protein cross-linking EA Environment Australia (former name of the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage) EASE estimation and assessment of substance exposure EC European Community, or European Commission EC50 median effective concentration ECETOC European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals EHC Environmental Health Criteria EINECS European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances EL50 effective loading rate resulting in 50% effect EU European Union FDR fecundability density ratio FEFR Forced expiratory flowrate FEV1.0 forced expiratory volume in one second FID Flame ionisation detection
GC gas-chromatography GC-MS gas-chromatography/mass spectrometry GHS Globally Harmonised System for Health and Environmental Hazard Classification and Communication GLP good laboratory practice
HAP hazardous air pollutant HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography HPV high production volume HSIS Hazardous Substances Information System HUD US Department of Housing and Urban Development HVICL High Volume Industrial Chemical List IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer IC(NA) Act Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 (Cwlth) IDLH immediately dangerous to life and health IgE immunoglobulin-E ip Intraperitoneal IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry ISO International Organization for Standardization kcal kilocalorie kg kilogram Koc organic carbon partition coefficient Kow octanol/water partition coefficient kPa kilo Pascal L litre LC50 median lethal concentration LD50 median lethal dose LEV local exhaust ventilation LOAEC lowest-observed-adverse-effect concentration LOAEL lowest-observed-adverse-effect level LOEC lowest-observed-effect concentration LOEL lowest-observed-effect level LVL laminated veneer lumber m metre MAK maximale arbeitsplatz-konzentration (maximum workplace concentration) MCOD multiple cause of death MDF medium density fibreboard MEL Maximum exposure limit mg milligram mg/kg bw/d milligram per kilogram bodyweight per day min minute mL millilitre MN micronucleation mRR meta-relative risk MS mass spectrometry MSDS material safety data sheet MUF melamine urea formaldehyde MUPF melamine urea phenol formaldehyde resins NA not available NDPSC National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee NEPM National Environmental Protection Measure NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council NICNAS National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme NIOSH National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health NOAEC no-observed-adverse-effect concentration NOEC no-observed-effect concentration NOAEL no-observed-adverse-effect level NOEL no-observed-effect level NPI National Pollutant Inventory NSW New South Wales NTP National Toxicology Program NOHSC National Occupational Health and Safety Commission OASCC Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OHS occupational health and safety OR odds ratio OSB oriented strand board OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USA) P p value Ptrend p value for trend analysis PAA Plywood Association of Australia PACIA Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association Pb particleboard PCMR proportionate cancer mortality ratio PEC predicted environmental concentration PEL permissible exposure limit PEFR peak expiratory flow rate PMR proportionate mortality ratio PNEC predicted-no-effect concentration ppb parts per billion PPE personal protective equipment ppm parts per million ppt Parts per trillion QLD Queensland RD50 depression of the respiratory rate by 50% REL reference exposure level RR relative risks RTECS Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (US) SCE sister chromatid exchange SIAR SIDS Initial Assessment Report SIDS Screening Information Data Set SMRs standardised mortality ratios STEL short-term exposure limit SUSDP Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons TLV Threshold Limit Value TWA time-weighted average UF urea formaldehyde resin UFFI urea formaldehyde foam insulation UK HSE United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive UN United Nations UNEP United Nations Environment Program US EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency UV ultra-violet VIC Victoria VOC volatile organic compound WHO World Health Organization degree g microgram Directory: data -> assets -> word doc -> 0006 word doc -> Commonwealth of Australia 2002 word doc -> Commonwealth of Australia 2000 word doc -> Priority Existing Chemical word doc -> Rail safety news issue 6 – October 2011 word doc -> Review of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Identifying 0006 -> Board Endorsed October 2009 amended 13-09-11 with extra units 0006 -> Rt Hon Andrew Lansley cbe mp secretary of State for Health 0006 -> Environmental Approvals Application Form Use this form Download 5.77 Mb. Share with your friends:
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