Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations in Reregistration
Term or Abbreviation | Description |
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AE | Acid Equivalent |
ai | ® Active Ingredient |
AGDCI | Agricultural Data Call-In |
ai | Active Ingredient |
aPAD | Acute Population Adjusted Dose |
AR | Anticipated Residue |
ARC | Anticipated Residue Contribution |
BCF | Bioconcentration Factor |
CAS | Chemical Abstracts Service |
CI | Cation |
CNS | Central Nervous System |
cPAD | Chronic Population Adjusted Dose |
CSF | Confidential Statement of Formula |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CSFII | USDA Continuing Surveys for Food Intake by Individuals |
DCI | Data Call-In |
DEEM | Dietary Exposure Evaluation Model |
DFR | Dislodgeable Foliar Residue |
DRES | Dietary Risk Evaluation System |
DWEL | Drinking Water Equivalent Level (DWEL). The DWEL represents a medium specific (i.e., drinking water) lifetime exposure at which adverse, noncarcinogenic health effects are not anticipated to occur. |
DWLOC | Drinking Water Level of Comparison. |
EC | Emulsifiable Concentrate Formulation |
EEC | Estimated Environmental Concentration. The estimated pesticide concentration in an environment, such as a terrestrial ecosystem. |
EP | End-Use Product |
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FIFRA | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act |
FFDCA | Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act |
FQPA | Food Quality Protection Act |
FOB | Functional Observation Battery |
G | Granular Formulation |
GENEEC | Tier I Surface Water Computer Model |
GLC | Gas Liquid Chromatography |
GLN | Guideline Number |
GM | Geometric Mean |
GRAS | Generally Recognized as Safe as Designated by FDA |
HA | Health Advisory (HA). The HA values are used as informal guidance to municipalities and other organizations when emergency spills or contamination situations occur. |
HAFT | Highest Average Field Trial |
HDT | Highest Dose Tested |
IR | Index Reservoir |
Kow | Octanol-water partition coefficient |
LC50 | Median Lethal Concentration. A statistically derived concentration of a substance that can be expected to cause death in 50% of test animals. It is usually expressed as the weight of substance per weight or volume of water, air or feed, e.g., mg/l, mg/kg or ppm. |
LD50 | Median Lethal Dose. A statistically derived single dose that can be expected to cause death in 50% of the test animals when administered by the route indicated (oral, dermal, inhalation). It is expressed as a weight of substance per unit weight of animal, e.g., mg/kg. |
LEL | Lowest Effect Level |
LOC | Level of Concern |
LOD | Limit of Detection |
LOAEL | Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level |
MATC | Maximum Acceptable Toxicant Concentration |
MCLG | Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG). The MCLG is used by the Agency to regulate contaminants in drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act. |
mg/kg/day | Milligram Per Kilogram Per Day |
mg/L | Milligrams Per Liter |
mm/Hg | Millimeters of Mercury. This is a measure of vapor pressure. |
MOE | Margin of Exposure |
MP | Manufacturing-Use Product |
MPI | Maximum Permissible Intake |
MRID | Master Record Identification (number). EPA's system of recording and tracking studies submitted. |
NA | Not Applicable |
N/A | Not Applicable |
NAWQA | USGS National Water Quality Assessment |
NOEC | No Observable Effect Concentration |
NOEL | No Observed Effect Level |
NOAEL | No Observed Adverse Effect Level |
NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NR | Not Required |
OP | Organophosphate |
OPP | EPA Office of Pesticide Programs |
OPPTS | EPA Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances |
Pa | pascal. The pressure exerted by a force of one newton acting on an area of one square meter. |
PAD | Population Adjusted Dose |
PADI | Provisional Acceptable Daily Intake |
PAG | Pesticide Assessment Guideline |
PAM | Pesticide Analytical Method |
PCA | Percent Crop Area |
PDP | USDA Pesticide Data Program |
PHED | Pesticide Handler's Exposure Data |
PHI | Preharvest Interval |
ppb | Parts Per Billion |
PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
ppm | Parts Per Million |
PRN | Pesticide Registration Notice |
PRZM | / |
EXAMS | Tier II Surface Water Computer Model |
Q1* | The Carcinogenic Potential of a Compound, Quantified by the EPA's Cancer Risk Model |
RAC | Raw Agriculture Commodity |
RBC | Red Blood Cell |
RED | Reregistration Eligibility Decision |
REI | Restricted Entry Interval |
RfD | Reference Dose |
RQ | Risk Quotient |
RS | Registration Standard |
RUP | Restricted Use Pesticide |
SAP | Science Advisory Panel |
SCI-GROW | Tier I Ground Water Computer Model |
SF | Safety Factor |
SLC | Single Layer Clothing |
SLN | Special Local Need (Registrations Under Section 24© of FIFRA) |
TC | Toxic Concentration. The concentration at which a substance produces a toxic effect. |
TD | Toxic Dose. The dose at which a substance produces a toxic effect. |
TEP | Typical End-Use Product |
TGAI | Technical Grade Active Ingredient |
TLC | Thin Layer Chromatography |
TMRC | Theoretical Maximum Residue Contribution |
torr | A unit of pressure needed to support a column of mercury 1 mm high under standard conditions. |
TRR | Total Radioactive Residue |
UF | Uncertainty Factor |
g/g | Micrograms Per Gram |
g/L | Micrograms Per Liter |
USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
USGS | United States Geological Survey |
UV | Ultraviolet |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WP | Wettable Powder |
WPS | Worker Protection Standard |