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Abiotic
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Absolute risk
Acceptable Daily Intake
Acceptable risk
Accumulation
ACGIH
Acid
Acidic solution: See Acid
Action Level
Acute Effect
Acute Hazard
Acute Toxicity: See Toxicity
Additive Effect
Adhesion
ADI: See Acceptable Daily Intake
Adjuvant
ADR
Adverse effect
Aerosol
AIHA
Allergen
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Allergy
All-or-none effect: See Quantal effect
Allotrope
AMA
Ambient standard: See Environmental quality standard
Ames test
Analgesic
Annex I
Anoxia
Antagonism: See Antagonistic effect
Antagonistic effect
Argyria: See Argyrism
Argyrism
Asphyxiant
Asphyxiation: See Asphyxiant
Atmosphere: See Units of pressure
Auto-ignition temperature
Bar: See Units of pressure
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Base
Basic solution: See Base
Benign
Binary effect: See Quantal effect
Biohazard
Biological half-life
Biomagnification
Boiling point
Breakthrough
Breakthrough time
Carcinogen
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Carcinogenic
CAS Number
Ceiling Level
Ceiling value (CV): See Ceiling level
Chemical family
Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations: See CHIP
CHIP
Chronic Hazard
Chronic Toxicity: See Toxicity
Chrysiasis
Clastogen
Clastogenesis
CNS
Combustible substances
Copolymer
Corrosive
COSHH
Cryogenic
CTDs: See Repetitive Strain Injury
Cumulative trauma disorders: See Repetitive Strain Injury
Cutaneous hazard
(See also
subcutaneous)
Cytotoxic
Degradation
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Deliquescent
Dermatitis
Desquamation
Detoxify
DGSA
Display screen equipment
Dose-response Curve
DOT
DOT Hazard Codes
DSE: See Display screen equipment
ECn
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***** G *****
***** H *****
EC No: see EINECS
Ecotoxicology
ED50
EDn
EINECS
ELINCS
Embryotoxic
Embryotoxins
Emetic
Emission Standard
Environmental quality objective
Environmental quality standard
EPA
Epidemiology
Epidemiological study: See Epidemiology
EQO: See Environmental quality objective
EQS: See Environemntal quality standard
ET50
Etiologic agents
Exothermic
Explosion limits: see Flammability Limits
Hazard
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Hazard Codes: see UN hazard codes.
Health & Safety Executive (UK): See HSE
Hematopoietic agent
Hepatotoxin
Highly toxic
HSE
Hygroscopic
Hypersensitivity: See Allergy
Hypertonic
Hypotonic
Hypoxia
IARC
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***** L *****
IDLH
IMDG
Immune response
Immunotoxic
Inhibitor
Insoluble
Intraperitoneal
Intravenous
In Vitro
In Vivo
IOSH
Irritant
IV - See IVN
IVN
Lachrymator
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LC50
LD50
Level A
LDLO
Logistic effect: See Quantal effect
Malignancy
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Maximum residue limit
Median lethal concentration
MLC: See Median lethal concentration
Median Lethal Dose (MLD): see LD50.
MEL
Melting point
Miscible
Molluscicide
MRL: See Maximum residue limit
MSDS
Multigeneration study
Mutagen
Mutagenesis
Mutagenic
Mutation
Nanogram
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Narcotic
NDSL
Neonatal
Neoplasia
NFPA
NIOSH
Nephrotoxic: See nephrotoxin
Nephrotoxin
Neurotoxin
ng: See nanogram
NOEL
Nonflammable
Non-sparking tools
No observable effect level: See NOEL
NOS
NTP
Nuisance material
Nystagmus
Occlusion
***** P *****
Occupational hygiene
Occupational Overuse Injuries: See Repetitive Strain Injuries
Odds ratio: See Relative risk
Odour threshold
OEL
OES
OOI: See Repetitive Strain Injuries
OSHA
Overexposure
Oxidizing agent
Oxygen Deficient Atmosphere
Packing Group
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Partition coefficient
Parts per million: see ppm
Pascal: see Units of pressure
PEC: see Predicted Environmental Concentration
Permeability
PEL
Permeation rate
Peroxidizable Materials
Photoallergic Contact Dermatitis
Physical Hazard
P.O.
Poison class A or B
Pictographs
Potentiation
ppb
PPE
ppm
Predicted Environmental Concentration
Promoter
Protein binding
Pul: See Pulmonary
Pulmonary
PVA
Pyrophoric materials
QSAR: See Structure-activity relationship
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Quantal effect
Quantitative structure-activity relationship: See Structure-activity relationship
REACH
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Recommended limit
Reducing agent
Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals: See REACH
Relative risk
Renal
Repetitive Strain Injury
Reproductive toxicology
Reproductive toxin
Respirable dust
RID
Risk. See also Absolute risk.
Risk evaluation
Risk management
Risk phrases
Risk ratio: See Relative risk
Rodenticide
Routes of Entry
RSI: See Repetitive Strain Injury
RTECS number
SAR: See Structure-activity relationship
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SCBA
Self-contained breathing apparatus
Sensitizer
Short-term exposure limit
SNARL
Spellings
Spontaneously combustible
STEL: See Short-term exposure limit
Stochastic
Structure-activity relationship
Subacute Toxicity: See Toxicity
Subcutaneous
Sublimation
Suggested no adverse response level: See SNARL
Surfactant
Synergism: See Synergistic Effect
Synergistic effect
Synergy: See Synergistic Effect
Synonym (chemical)
Systemic poison
Target organ dose
***** U *****
Target organ toxin
TD50
TDI: See Tolerable Daily Intake
Teflon
Temperature Rating
Temporary Safe Reference Action Level
Teratogen
Teratogenesis
Threshold Limit Value: See TLV
Time Weighted Average: See TWA
TLV
TLV-C
TLV-STEL
TOD: See Target organ dose
TOC - TAG Open Cup: See Flash Point
Tolerable Daily Intake
Tolerance
Torr: See Units of pressure
Toxic
Toxicant
Toxicity
Toxicity, Acute: See Toxicity
Toxicity assessment
Toxicity, Chronic: See Toxicity
Toxicity, Subacute: See Toxicity
Toxin
Translucent
Trohoc
TSCA
TSRAL: See Temporary safe reference action level
Tumorigenic
TWA
UES: See Emission Standard
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UN Hazard Codes
Uniform Emission Standard: See Emission Standard
Units of pressure
VDU: See Display Screen Equipment
Vesicant
Very toxic
Viton
VOCs
Work-related Upper Limb Disorder: See Repetitive Strain Injury
WULD: See Repetitive Strain Injury
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