Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news on the impact of the environment on human health. EHP is published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and its content is free online. Print issues are available by paid subscription.DISCLAIMER
All nonstandard abbreviations should be defined in the text at first use; for example, organochlorine (OC) pesticides, LOD (limit of detection), polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Abbreviations for elements (e.g., Fe, Cu) and chemical compounds (e.g., polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs; carbon dioxide, CO2)) should be spelled out on first use and abbreviated thereafter.
The standard abbreviations listed below do not need to be defined in the text. Note that units of measure should be abbreviated only when a specific amount is given (e.g., "concentration of 10 ng/mL" versus "units of nanograms per milliliter").
Å
angstrom
amu
atomic mass unit
ATP
adenosine 5´- triphosphate
bw
body weight
°C
Celsius (°C)
cm
centimeter
cm2
square centimeter
cm3
cubic centimeter
Da
dalton
df
degrees of freedom
DMSO
dimethyl sulfoxide
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
EDTA
ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid
ELISA
enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay
ft
foot
g
gram
g
gravity (10,000 x g)
gal
gallon
ha
hectare
Gy
gray (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation)
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