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ACGIH ADR A.IC50 ANSI ASTM AVP AVP(L) APV CAS

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road Algae. Inhibitory concentration for 50% of population

CMA CMEA CSDS CSIN CT D.EC50

American National Standards Institute American Society for the Testing of Materials Absolute vapour pressure Absolute vapour pressure, in liquid state Absolute pressure in vessel Chemical Abstract Service (identity registry numbers for chemicals) Closed cup test (flammability) Canadian centre for Occupational Health and Safety Commission of the European Communities Conseil Européen des Fédérations de l'Industrie Chimique (European Chemical Industry Council) Canadian Environment Protection Act Code of Federal Regulations (USA) International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre/Centre international d'informations sur la sécurité et la santé au travail Chemical Manufacturers Association (USA) Council of Mutual Economic Association Chemical Safety Data Sheet Chemical Substances Information Network (US EPA) Critical temperature Daphnia. Effective dose 50%

D.LD50

Dermal Lethal Dose for 50% of population

DI.LC50

Lethal concentration for 50% of population (Inhalation dust, mist, fumes) Deutsche Institut für Normung (Germany) European Communities UN Economic Commission for Europe (Geneva) European Chemical Industry, Ecology and Toxicology Centre UN Economic and Social Council European Economic Community (see EU) European Free Trade Association European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances US Environmental Protection Agency European Union (1994, new name of the European Economic Community) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Fish Lethal Concentration for 50% of population

CC CCOHS CEC CEFIC CEPA CFR CIS

DIN EC ECE ECETOC ECOSOC EEC EFTA EINECS EPA EU FAO F.LC50 GESAMP

Group of Experts for the Scientific Assessment of Marine Pollution

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GI.LC50 HCS I.LC50 IAEA IARC

Lethal concentration for 50% of population (Inhalation gases) OSHA Hazard Communication Standard Lethal Concentration (Inhalation)

ICFTU ICSC ILO IMDG IMO IPCS IRPTC ISO IUPAC LC50

International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) International Agency for Research on Cancer (Lyon, France) International Air Transport Association International Civil Aviation Organisation (Montreal) International Council of Chemical Associations International Chemical and Energy Workers Federation International Council of Free Trade Unions International Chemical Safety Card (IPCS) International Labour Organisation Intermodal transport of dangerous goods International Maritime Organization International Programme on Chemical Safety International Registry of Potentially Toxic Chemicals International Organization for Standardization International Union of Pure and Applied Chemicals Lethal Concentration for 50% of population

LD50

Lethal Dose for 50% of population

IATA ICAO ICCA ICEF

MARPOL

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (73/78) MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet NBS US National Bureau of Standards NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), USA NTP US National Toxicology Program NTP Normal temperature and pressure O.LD Oral Lethal Dose OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development; has published `Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals' which contain recommended testing methods for determing chemical and physical properties and toxic and environmental effects of chemicals. OEL Occupational Exposure Limit OSHA US Occupational Safety and Health Administration RTECS Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances. An important database publihed in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Cincinnati, USA SOLAS 74 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea STEL Short Term Exposure Limit TDG Transport of Dangerous Goods TLV Threshold limit value (ACGIH) TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act (USA) TWA Time weighted average (ACGIH) UN/CETDG UN Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods UN No An identification number for chemicals listed in UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods UNRTDG UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods UNEP United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO VI.LC50 VP WHMIS WHO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Lethal concentration for 50% of population (Inhalation vapours) Vapour pressure Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (Canada) World Health Organisation

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