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Ecological State of the Science Report on Decabromodiphenyl Ether (decaBDE)

List of Acronyms

B
bioaccumulative

BAF-QSAR
bioaccumulation factor - quantitative structure-activity relationship

BAF
bioaccumulation factor

BCF
bioconcentration factor

BDE
brominated dipheynyl ether

BDE209
congener form of decaBDE

BDF
brominated dibenzofuran

BDL
below detection limit

BFR
brominated flame retardant

BMF
biomagnification factor

bw
body weight

bw/d
body weight per day

CEPA 1999
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

CF
confidence factor

Ci/mol
curies/mol

cm
centimetre

CYP1A
cytochrome P4501A

d
day or days

DE
diphenyl ether

decaBDE
decabromodiphenyl ether

DL
detection limit

dw
dry weight

ECNI
electron capture negative ionization

ED
dietary assimilation efficiency

EI
electron ionization

EVA
Experimental Value Adjustment

FID
flame ionization detector

g
grams

GC
gas chromatography

GC/MS
gas chromatography / mass spectrometry

GC-ECD
gas chromatography - electron capture detection

GI
gastrointestinal

h
hour or hours

heptaBDE
heptabromodiphenyl ether

hexaBDE
hexabromodiphenyl ether

HIPS
high-impact polystyrene

HPLC
high-performance liquid chromatography

HRGC
high-resolution mass spectrometry

HRMS
high-resolution mass spectrometry

k2
elimination rate constant

kE
fecal egestion rate constant

kG
growth rate constant

kg/d
kilograms per day

kM
metabolic rate constant

Koa
octanol-air partition coefficient

KOAWIN
model for prediction of octanol-air partition coefficient

Kow
octanol-water partition coefficient

kT
total elimination rate

L
litre

Lipid
lipid weight

LRMS
low-resolution mass spectrometry

M
molarity, as the number of moles of a solute in 1 litre of solution

MDL
method detection limit

mg/d
milligrams per day

mg/kg
milligrams per kilogram

MITI
Ministry of International Trade and Industry ( Japan )

mL
millilitre

mmol/kg
millimole per kilogram

>mPa
millipascal

MMP
Molecular Modelling Pro

n
number of samples

ng/d
nanogram per day

ng/g
nanogram per gram

nm
nanometre

NMR
nuclear magnetic resonance

nonaBDE
nonabromodiphenyl ether

OC
organic carbon

octaBDE
octabromodiphenyl ether

P
persistent

PBDD
polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxin

PBDE
polybrominated diphenyl ether

PBDF
polybrominated dibenzofuran

PCB
polychlorinated biphenyl

pentaBDE
pentabromodiphenyl ether

pg/g
picogram per gram

QSAR
quantitative structure-activity relationship

QSPR
quantitative structure-property relationships

sediment BSAFs
sediment biota-sediment accumulation factors

SIM
selected ion monitoring

soil BSAFs
soil biota-soil accumulation factors

SRM
standard reference material

TCE
trichlorethane

tetraBDE
tetrabromodiphenyl ether

THF
tetrahydrofuran

TMF
trophic magnification factor

TTR
transthyretin

µg
micrograms

µg/kg
micrograms per kilogram

µg/L
micrograms per litre

µL
microlitres

µm
micrometer

µmol/kg
micromole per kilogram

UK
United Kingdom

US
United States

UV
ultraviolet

v/v
volume per volume

W
Watts

w/w
weight per weight

ww
wet weight

WWTP
wastewater treatment plant
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