| AFFF |
|
asymetric field flow fractionation |
| AHTN |
|
6-acetyl-1,1,2,4,4,7-hexamethyltetraline (an artificial fragrance) |
| ALEC |
|
Arizona Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants |
| APCI |
|
atmospheric pressure chemical ionization |
| Awwa |
|
American Water Works Association |
| AwwaRF |
|
American Water Works Association Research Foundation - renamed Water Research Foundation Jan 2009 |
| BDE |
|
bromodiphenylether |
| BFR |
|
brominated flame retardant |
| BPA |
|
bisphenol A |
| BPI |
|
base peak intensity (signal for mass chromatogram) |
| DCM |
|
dichloromethane (a common nonpolar solvent) |
| DEET |
|
N, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide |
| DEHP |
|
dehydroepiandrosterone |
| DHEA |
|
bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
| DIDP |
|
diisodecyl phthalate |
| DINP |
|
diisononyl phthalate |
| DOM |
|
dissolved organic matter |
| E1 |
|
estrone |
| E2 |
|
estradiol |
| E3 |
|
estriol |
| EDC |
|
endocrine disrupting compound |
| EI |
|
electron impact |
| EmCon |
|
Emerging Contaminants Conference |
| EPA |
|
Environmental Protection Agency (of U.S.A.) |
| ESI |
|
electrospray ionization |
| EU |
|
European Union |
| g |
|
gram |
| GC |
|
gas chromatography |
| HBCD |
|
hexabromocyclododecane (a type of BFR) |
| HCB |
|
hexachlorobenzene |
| HLB |
|
hydrophilic lipophilic balance |
| HPLC |
|
high performance liquid chromatography |
| ICP |
|
inductively coupled plasma |
| l |
|
liter |
| LC |
|
liquid chromatography |
| LIMS |
|
laboratory information management system |
| LOD |
|
limit of detection (usually at signal : noise ratio of 3:1) |
| LOQ |
|
limit of quantitation (usually at signal : noise ratio of 9 or 10:1) |
| MALS |
|
multi-angle light scattering |
| µg |
|
milligram (10-6 g) |
| mg |
|
milligram (10-3 g) |
| ml |
|
milliliter (10-3 L) |
| MSMS |
|
tandem mass spectrometry/spectrometer |
| ng |
|
nanogram (10-9 g) |
| NDMA |
|
N-nitrosodimethylamine |
| NOM |
|
natural organic matter |
| NP |
|
nonylphenol |
| OM |
|
organic matter |
| OP |
|
organophosphate (a class of pesticides) |
| PBDE |
|
polybromodiphenylether |
| PCB |
|
polychlorobiphenyl |
| PCP |
|
pentachlorophenol |
| PFOS |
|
perfluorooctanesulfonic acid |
| pg |
|
picogram (10-12 g) |
| PNEC |
|
predicted no effect concentration |
| POP |
|
persistent organic pollutant |
| ppb |
|
parts per billion (mg/L, pg/mL) |
| PPCP |
|
pharmaceutical and personal care products |
| ppm |
|
parts per million (mg/L, ng/mL) |
| ppt |
|
parts per trillion (ng/L, fg/mL) |
| QDL |
|
quantitation detection limit (LOQ) |
| SEC |
|
size exclusion chromatography |
| SNWA |
|
Southern Nevada Water Authority |
| SPE |
|
solid phase extraction |
| SWES |
|
Soil, Water & Environmental Science |
| TBBP |
|
a tetrabromo bisphenol A (a BFR) |
| TCE |
|
trichloroethylene |
| TCEP |
|
tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine |
| TIC |
|
total ion current (signal for mass chromatogram) |
| WWTP |
|
waste water treatment plant |
Endocrine disruption glossary (from Em-com)
