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Part II. Science and Technical Considerations (continued)
- ALARA
- as low as reasonably achievable
- ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
- AOP
- advanced oxidation process
- ASL
- angiosarcoma of the liver
- bw
- body weight
- CAA
- chloroacetaldehyde
- CEO
- chloroethylene oxide
- CI
- confidence interval
- CPVC
- chlorinated polyvinyl chloride
- CSA
- Canadian Standards Association
- CYP
- cytochrome P450
- DNA
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- ELCD
- electrolytic conductivity detector
- EPA
- Environmental Protection Agency ( U.S.)
- EQL
- estimated quantitation limit
- GAC
- granular activated carbon
- GC
- gas chromatography
- GSH
- glutathione
- HBV
- health-based value
- HCC
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- IARC
- International Agency for Research on Cancer
- LD 50
- median lethal dose
- LOD
- limit of detection
- LOQ
- limit of quantification
- MDL
- method detection limit
- MRL
- minimum reporting level
- MS
- mass spectrometer/spectrometry
- NADPH
- reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
- NOAEL
- no-observed-adverse-effect level
- NPC
- National Plumbing Code
- NSF
- NSF International
- PBPK
- physiologically based pharmacokinetic
- PID
- photoionization detector
- POD
- point of departure
- PQL
- practical quantification limit
- PTA
- packed tower aeration
- PVC
- polyvinyl chloride
- RNA
- ribonucleic acid
- RR
- relative risk
- SCC
- Standards Council of Canada
- SIM
- selected ion monitoring
- SMR
- standardized mortality ratio
- SPAC
- single product allowable concentration
- TDI
- tolerable daily intake
- UV
- ultraviolet
- VOC
- volatile organic compound
- WHO
- World Health Organization
Date reviewed: 2026-06-05