List of Acronyms
ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
AIM Associated Industries of Massachusetts
AIHA American Industrial Hygiene Association
ANA American Neurological Association
ANSI American National Standards Institute
APA APA: The Engineered Wood Association
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
BCF Bioconcentration factor
BOD/COD Bio/Chemical oxygen demand
BTHC Butyryl trihexyl citrate
CAAA Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
CARB California Air Resources Board
CAS# Chemical Abstract Service number
CCA Chromated copper arsenate
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
CERHR Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction
CES Centre Européen des Silicones (European silicone industry association)
CFC Chlorofluorocarbon
ChV Chronic value
CMC Criteria maximum concentration
CNS Central nervous system
CO2 Carbon dioxide
CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission
CVD Chemical vapor deposition
CWA Clean Water Act
°C Degrees Celsius
DCM Dichloromethane or methylene chloride
DEHA Di (ethylhexyl) adipate
DEHP Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
DEHPA Di (2-ethylhexyl) phosphate
DEP Department of Environmental Protection (Massachusetts)
DfE Design for the Environment
DGD Dipropylene glycol dibenzoate
DINCH Di (isononyl) cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate
DINP Di isononyl phthalate
DEHT Di(2-ethylhexyl)terephthalate
DHS Department of Health Services
DOT Department of Transportation
DPTB Dipropylene glycol tertiary butyl ether
D5 Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane
EAC Ethylene-acrylate-carbon
ECMO Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation
EDTA Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid
EH&S Environmental, health and safety
EO Ethylene oxide
EOEA Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (Massachusetts)
EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPI Suite Estimation Program Interface Suite
ERP Environmental Results Program
ESD Electrospark deposition
EU European Union
EVA Ethyl vinyl acetate
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GI Gastrointestinal
GWP Global warming potential
HAPs Hazardous air pollutants
HC Hydrocarbon
HCAT Hard Chrome Alternatives Team
HCFC Hydrochlorofluorocarbon
HESIS Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service
HFC Hydrofluorocarbon
HFE Hydrofluoroether
Hg Mercury
HCWH Health Care Without Harm
HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development
HVOF High velocity oxy-fuel
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
IDLH Immediately dangerous to life or health
IRTA Institute for Research and Technical Assistance
ISO International Standards Organization
IV Intravenous
Kb Kauri-Butanol Value
Kd Soil sorption coefficient
kg Kilogram
Koc Organic carbon adsorption coefficient
LC50 Concentration that is lethal in 50% of the test animals
LCA Life cycle assessment
LCSP Lowell Center for Sustainable Production
LD50 Dose that is lethal in 50% of the test animals
LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LNG Liquefied natural gas
LOAEL Lowest observable adverse effect level
Log Kow Octanol-water partition coeficient
LTAVD® Low temperature arc vapor deposition
MACT Maximum achievable control technology
MCL Maximum contaminant level
MCTA Massachusetts Chemistry and Technology Alliance
MDF Medium density fiberboard
MDI Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate
MEK Methyl ethyl ketone
MEHP Mono-ethylhexyl phthalate a metabolite of DEHP
mg Milligram
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
MSDS Material safety data sheet
NDCEE National Defense Center for Environmental Excellence
NESHAP National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NIC National Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NMP N-methyl pyrrolidone
nPB N-propyl bromide
NOAEL No observable adverse effect level
NTP National Toxicology Program
ODP Ozone depletion potential
ODS Ozone depleting substance
O&M Operations & maintenance
OSB Oriented strand board
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OTA Office of Technical Assistance (Massachusetts)
PAE Polyamide-epichlorohydrin
P2 Pollution prevention
Pb Lead
PBT Persistent bioaccumulative and toxic
PCB Printed circuit board
PCBs Polychlorinated biphenyls
PCDT Poly-1,4 cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate
PCE Perchloroethylene or tetrachloroethylene
PE Polyethylene
PEL Permissible exposure limit
Perc Perchloroethylene
PET Polyethylene terphthalate
PFC Perfluorocarbon
phr Parts per hundred resin
PIRG Public Interest Research Group
PP Polypropylene
ppb Parts per billion
ppm Parts per million
Prop 65 Proposition 65 (California)
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
PVD Physical vapor deposition
PWA Printed wire assemblies
QA Quality assurance
QC Quality control
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
REL Recommended exposure limit
RoHS Restriction on certain Hazardous Substances Directive (European Union)
SAB Science Advisory Board
SEHSC Silicones Environmental, Health and Safety Council of North America
SERDP Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
SF Substitution factor
SFI Sustainable Forestry Initiative
SGE Substituted aliphatic glycol ethers
SIAJ Silicones Industry Association of Japan
SIC Standard Industrial Classification code
SMC, D or T Surface mount component, device or technology
SNAP Significant New Alternatives Policy
SSL Surface Solutions Laboratory (TURI)
STEL Short-term exposure limit
TCA 1,1,1-trichloroethane or methyl chloroform
TCA Total cost accounting
TCE Trichloroethylene or trichloroethene
TCF Totally chlorine-free
TLV® Threshold limit value
TOP Tri (2-ethylhexyl) phosphate
TOTM Triethylhexyl trimellitate
TPN Total parenteral nutrition
TPU Thermoplastic polyurethane
Trans-DCE Trans-dichloroethylene
TURA Toxics Use Reduction Act of 1989 (Massachusetts)
TURI Toxics Use Reduction Institute (Massachusetts)
TURI Lab Toxics Use Reduction Institute Surface Solutions Laboratory
TWA Time-weighted average
TWI Taber Wear Index
UV Ultraviolet
VCT Vinyl composition tile
VHN Vickers Hardness Number
VMS Volatile methylsiloxane
VOC Volatile organic compound
WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (European Union)
µg Microgram
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