List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Used for Eradicating Mosquitoes
(West Nile Virus Control)
April 2005
| ACGIH | American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| aRfD | acute Reference Dose |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| cRfD | chronic Reference Dose |
| DOT | US Department of Transportation |
| EPA | US Environmental Protection Agency |
| EXTOXNET | Extension Toxicology Network |
| HSDB | Hazardous Substance Data Bank |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| IPCS | International Program on Chemical Safety |
| IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System |
| LC50 | Lethal Concentration, 50% mortality |
| LD50 | Lethal Dose, 50% mortality |
| LOAEL | lowest-observed-adverse-effect level |
| MOE | Margin Of Exposure |
| MRL | Minimal Risk Level |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NOAEL | no-observed-adverse-effect level |
| OHM/TADS | Oil and Hazardous Materials/Technical Assistance Data System |
| PAD | populations-adjusted dose |
| RfD | Reference Dose |
| TOXNET | Toxicology Network |
| ULV | ultra-low volume |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
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