Environmental toxicology, abreviations

Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane

Polychlorinated biphenyls

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

fraction organic matter or fraction organic carbon

equilibrium partitioning theory

dissolved organic matter and particulate organic matter

bioconcentration factor

biotransfer factor

biomagnification factor

biota to sediment accumulation factor

bioaccumulation factor

absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion

physiologically based toxicokinetics

lowest/no observed effect concentration

lethal dose/concentration for 50%

dose/concentration that causes 50% of the effects

benchmark dose

persistent organic pollutants, stockholm convention 2001

polybrominated diphenylethers

hexabromocyclododecane

relative potency

polychlorinated dibenzodioxins

polychlorinated dibenzofurans

toxic equivalency factor

toxic equivalent concentration

grouping, ranking, identifying, prioritizing

effect-based trigger value

bioanalytical equivalent concentrations

predicted no effect concentrations

estrogen responsive chemically activated luciferase expression

polychlorinated dibenzodioxins & polychlorinated dibenzofurans

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

maximum acceptable concentration environmental quiality standard (short term exposure)

annual average environmental quality standard (long term exposure)

acute reference dose (one meal)