Acro Flashcards
(60 cards)
1
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ATSDR
1
A
Agency for Toxic Substances and disease registry
2
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AQI
A
Air quality index
3
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APHIS
A
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
4
Q
BHA
A
Butylated hydroxyl anisole
5
Q
BHT
A
Butylated hydroxytoluene
6
Q
BLS
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Bureau of labor statistics
7
Q
BSE
A
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
8
Q
CAA
1
A
Clean air act of 1970
- allows regulation of air emissions from stationary and mobile sources
- created NAAQS in every state
9
Q
CERCLA
1
A
Comprehensive environmental response, compensation and liability act
- created ATSDR
- cleans up spills
10
Q
CFR
A
Case fatality rate
11
Q
CHD
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Coronary heart disease
12
Q
CNS
A
Central nervous system
13
Q
CO
A
Carbon monoxide
14
Q
COHb
A
Carboxylhemoglobin
15
Q
CTS
A
Carpal tunnel syndrome
16
Q
Db
A
Decibels
17
Q
DBPs
A
Disinfection ByProducts
18
Q
DDT
1
A
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
- used to kill mosquitoes in malaria prevention
19
Q
DES
A
Diethylstilbestrol
20
Q
DHHS
A
Department of health and human services
21
Q
EIA
1
A
Environmental impact assessment
22
Q
EMF
A
Electromagnetic fields
23
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FAO
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Food agricultural organization
24
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ELF
A
Extremely low frequency radiation
25
MIC
Methyl isocyanate
26
MSW
Municipal solid waste
27
MSD
Musculoskeletal disorders
28
NPL
National priorities list
29
OR
Odds ratio
30
O3
Ozone layer
31
PM
Particulate matter
32
POPS
Persistent organic pollutants
33
PCBs
| 1
Polychlorinated biphenyls
- halogenated compound that can become concentrated through biological processes in food and can be carcinogens
34
RF
Radio frequency radiation
35
RDD
Radiological dispersal device
36
RR
Relative risk
37
SI
System international units
38
S02
Sulfur dioxide
39
TLV
Threshold limit value
40
TCE
Trichloroethylene
41
VOCs
Volatile organic compounds
42
Cr(VI)
Chromium (VI)
Hexavalent chromium
43
DNA
Depxyriboneucleic acid
44
FIFRA
Federal insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide act of 1996
| - regulates sale and use of pesticides
45
FSIS
Food safety and inspection services
46
GM
Genetically modified foods
47
GRAS
Generally recognized as safe
48
HAV
Hepatitis A virus
49
NIOSH
| 1
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
50
NAAQS
| 1
National ambient air quality standards
51
NEPA
| 1
National environmental policy act of 1969
| - one of the first laws that established policy for protecting our environment
52
NIEHS
| 1
National institute of environmental health services
53
NTP
National toxicology program
- premier program for evaluating and testing agents in our environment
- founded by NIEHS
54
Ops
Organophosphate
55
PAHs
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
56
PPCPs
Pharmaceutical and personal care products
57
SMR
Standardized
| Mortality rate
58
SARA
| 1
Superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986
- account of toxic chemicals
59
SPL
Sound pressure level
60
TCDD
Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
