Acronyms
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LCI
Life Cycle Inventory
LCIA
Life Cycle Impact Assessment
LCSA
Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
LOAEL
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level
LRTP
Long-Range Transport Potential
MAPP
Major Accident Prevention Policy
MCDA
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
MEA
Multilateral Environmental Agreement
MOS
Margin of Safety
MRL
Maximum Residue Level
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures
MTSR
Maximum Temperature of the Synthesis Reaction
MTT
Maximum Tolerable Temperature
NGO
Nongovernmental Organization
NOAEL
No Observed Adverse Effect Level
NOEC
No Observed Effect Concentration
NPV
Net Present Value
NREL
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (United States)
ODP
Ozone Depletion Potential
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OEL
Occupational Exposure Limit
OSH
Occupational Safety and Health
P ov
Overall Persistence
PAH
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
PBPK
Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic
PBT
Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic
PCB
Polychlorinated Biphenyl
PDI
Predicted Daily Intake
PDSCL
Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Law (Japan)
PEC
Predicted Environmental Concentration
PFAS
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
PFD
Probability of Failure on Demand
PMN
Pre-manufacture Notice
PMT
Persistent, Mobile, and Toxic
PNEC
Predicted No-Effect Concentration
POCP
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential
POP
Persistent Organic Pollutant
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
PRTR
Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
QSAR
Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship
R&D
Research and Development
RA
Risk Assessment
RAC
Risk Assessment Committee