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ATSDR

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Agency for Toxic Substances and disease registry

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AQI

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Air quality index

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APHIS

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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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BHA

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Butylated hydroxyl anisole

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BHT

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Butylated hydroxytoluene

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BLS

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Bureau of labor statistics

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BSE

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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

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CAA

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Clean air act of 1970

  • allows regulation of air emissions from stationary and mobile sources
  • created NAAQS in every state
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CERCLA

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Comprehensive environmental response, compensation and liability act

  • created ATSDR
  • cleans up spills
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CFR

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Case fatality rate

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CHD

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Coronary heart disease

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CNS

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Central nervous system

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CO

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Carbon monoxide

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COHb

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Carboxylhemoglobin

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CTS

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Carpal tunnel syndrome

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16
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Db

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Decibels

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DBPs

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Disinfection ByProducts

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DDT

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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

  • used to kill mosquitoes in malaria prevention
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DES

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Diethylstilbestrol

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DHHS

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Department of health and human services

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EIA

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Environmental impact assessment

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EMF

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Electromagnetic fields

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FAO

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Food agricultural organization

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ELF

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Extremely low frequency radiation

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MIC

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Methyl isocyanate

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MSW

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Municipal solid waste

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MSD

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Musculoskeletal disorders

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NPL

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National priorities list

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OR

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Odds ratio

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O3

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Ozone layer

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PM

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Particulate matter

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POPS

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Persistent organic pollutants

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PCBs

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Polychlorinated biphenyls

  • halogenated compound that can become concentrated through biological processes in food and can be carcinogens
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RF

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Radio frequency radiation

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RDD

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Radiological dispersal device

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RR

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Relative risk

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SI

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System international units

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S02

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Sulfur dioxide

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TLV

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Threshold limit value

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TCE

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Trichloroethylene

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VOCs

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Volatile organic compounds

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Cr(VI)

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Chromium (VI)

Hexavalent chromium

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DNA

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Depxyriboneucleic acid

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FIFRA

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Federal insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide act of 1996

- regulates sale and use of pesticides

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FSIS

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Food safety and inspection services

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GM

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Genetically modified foods

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GRAS

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Generally recognized as safe

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HAV

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Hepatitis A virus

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NIOSH

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National institute for occupational safety and health

  • created by occupational health and safety act along with OSHA
  • federal agency that conducts research and makes recommendations
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NAAQS

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National ambient air quality standards

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NEPA

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National environmental policy act of 1969

- one of the first laws that established policy for protecting our environment

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NIEHS

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National institute of environmental health services

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NTP

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National toxicology program

  • premier program for evaluating and testing agents in our environment
  • founded by NIEHS
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Ops

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Organophosphate

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PAHs

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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PPCPs

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Pharmaceutical and personal care products

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SMR

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Standardized

Mortality rate

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SARA

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Superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986

  • account of toxic chemicals
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SPL

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Sound pressure level

60
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TCDD

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Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

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