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MERCURY C-2<br />

APPENDIX C<br />

ECD electron capture detection<br />

ECG/EKG electrocardiogram<br />

EEG electroencephalogram<br />

EEGL Emergency Exposure Guidance Level<br />

EPA Environmental Protection <strong>Agency</strong><br />

F Fahrenheit<br />

F 1<br />

first-filial generation<br />

FAO Food <strong>and</strong> Agricultural Organization of the United Nations<br />

FDA Food <strong>and</strong> Drug Administration<br />

FEMA Federal Emergency Management <strong>Agency</strong><br />

FIFRA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, <strong>and</strong> Rodenticide Act<br />

FPD flame photometric detection<br />

fpm feet per minute<br />

ft foot<br />

FR Federal Register<br />

g gram<br />

GC gas chromatography<br />

Gd gestational day<br />

gen generation<br />

GLC gas liquid chromatography<br />

GPC gel permeation chromatography<br />

HPLC high-per<strong>for</strong>mance liquid chromatography<br />

hr hour<br />

HRGC high resolution gas chromatography<br />

HSDB Hazardous Substance Data Bank<br />

IDLH Immediately Dangerous to Life <strong>and</strong> Health<br />

IARC International <strong>Agency</strong> <strong>for</strong> Research on Cancer<br />

ILO International Labor Organization<br />

in inch<br />

IRIS Integrated Risk In<strong>for</strong>mation System<br />

Kd adsorption ratio<br />

kg kilogram<br />

kkg metric ton<br />

Koc organic carbon partition coefficient<br />

Kow octanol-water partition coefficient<br />

L liter<br />

LC liquid chromatography<br />

LCLo lethal concentration, low<br />

LC50 lethal concentration, 50% kill<br />

LDLo lethal dose, low<br />

lethal dose, 50% kill<br />

LD50 LT50 lethal time, 50% kill<br />

LOAEL lowest-observed-adverse-effect level<br />

LSE Levels of Significant Exposure<br />

m meter<br />

MA trans,trans-muconic acid<br />

MAL Maximum Allowable Level<br />

mCi millicurie<br />

MCL Maximum Contaminant Level

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