Acronyms and Abbreviations
- ACGIH
- American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
- AEGL
- Acute Exposure Guideline Level, developed by the EPA
- AIHA
- American Industrial Hygiene Association
- atm
- atmosphere
- BEI
- Biological Exposure Indices, published by ACGIH
- BP
- boiling point
- C
- ceiling limit; The concentration that should not be exceeded during any part of the working exposure (ACGIH).
- °C
- Celsius
- CAMEO
- Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations, maintained by NOAA
- CAS
- Chemical Abstracts Service
- CASRN
- Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number
- CHRIS
- Chemical Hazards Response Information System, maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard
- conc dep
- concentration dependent
- d
- day
- dec
- decomposes
- DOE
- U.S. Department of Energy
- DOT
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- EEGL
- Emergency Exposure Guidance Level
- EPA
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- ERPG
- Emergency Response Planning Guideline, published by AIHA
- FP
- freezing point
- G
- gas - state at 25°C
- g
- gram
- GOEV
- Guide to Occupational Exposure Values, published by ACGIH
- HCN
- Health Code Number
- HC&P
- Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
- HSDB
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank
- HSS
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Health, Safety and Security
- IDLH
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- I
- inhalable fraction
- insol
- insoluble in water
- IRIS
- Integrated Risk Information System, maintained by the EPA
- kg
- kilogram
- L
- liquid - state at 25°C
- LANL
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- LC50
- The concentration of a substance in air that kills 50% of the test population.
- LCLo
- The lowest concentration of a substance in air that has been shown to cause death in a test population.
- LD50
- The dose of a substance administered by any route (other than inhalation) that causes death to 50% of the test population.
- LDLo
- The lowest dose of a substance administered by any route (other than inhalation)that has been shown to cause death in a test population.
- LEL
- lower explosive limit
- LLNL
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- LOC
- Level of Concern, developed by EPA
- LOEL
- lowest-observed-effect-level
- m3
- cubic meter
- mm Hg
- pressure in millimeters of mercury
- MAK
- Maximale Arbeitsplatz-Konzentration (maximum workplace concentration) from the German Research Foundation
- MF
- molecular formula
- mg
- milligram
- min
- minute
- MP
- melting point
- MSDS
- Material Safety Data Sheet
- MW
- molecular weight
- NFPA HHR
- National Fire Protection Association - health hazard rating
- NIOSH
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- NLM
- National Library of Medicine
- NOAA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NPG
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
- NTP
- National Toxicology Program
- OEL
- occupational exposure limit
- OEV
- occupational exposure value
- OHMTADS
- Oil and Hazardous Materials Technical Assistance Data System
- OSHA
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- PAC
- Protective Action Criterion, published by DOE
- PEL
- Permissible Exposure Limit, promulgated by OSHA
- PNOS
- particulates not otherwise specified
- ppm
- parts per million
- REL
- Recommended Exposure Limit
- RTECS
- Registry of Toxic Effects Chemical Substances
- S
- solid - state at 25°C
- SAR
- structure activity relationship
- SAX
- Lewis, R. J., Sr. (2005). Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials (11th Edition). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
- SAX Number
- Each chemical's identifying code as used in Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Chemicals (SAX)
- SAX HR
- Hazard rating used in Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Chemicals (SAX)
- SCAPA
- DOE Subcommittee on Consequence Assessment and Protective Actions
- SG
- specific gravity
- STEL
- short-term exposure limit
- sol
- soluble in water
- TCLo
- The lowest concentration of a substance in air that has been shown to produce toxic effects in a test population.
- TDLo
- The lowest dose of a substance that has been shown to produce toxic effects in a test population.
- TEEL
- Temporary Emergency Exposure Limit
- TLV
- Threshold Limit Value, published by the ACGIH
- TSCA
- Toxic Substances Control Act
- TWA
- time-weighted average
- UEL
- upper explosive limit
- unk
- unknown
- USCG
- U.S. Coast Guard
- VP
- vapor pressure
- WEEL
- Workplace Environmental Exposure Level, published by AIHA