(N. B.: Chemical elements and pesticides are not included in this list) | |
ADI |
acceptable daily intake |
ai |
active ingredient |
b.p. |
boiling point |
bw/b.w. |
body weight |
°C |
degree Celsius (centigrade) |
CCPR |
Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues |
EC |
emulsion concentrate |
ERL |
extraneous residue limit |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
g |
gram |
m g |
microgram |
GAP |
good agricultural practice |
GL |
guideline level |
ha |
hectare |
IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
i.m. |
intramuscular |
i.p. |
intraperitoneal |
IPCS |
International Programme on Chemical Safety |
IRPTC |
International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals |
JMPR |
Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and a WHO Expert Group on Pesticide Residues) |
k |
kilo- (× 1000) |
kg |
kilogram |
l |
litre |
LC50 |
lethal concentration, 50% |
LD50 |
lethal dose, median |
m |
metre |
mg |
milligram |
ml |
millilitre |
m.p. |
melting point |
MRL |
Maximum Residue Limit. |
MTD |
maximum tolerated dose |
ng |
nanogram |
NOAEL |
no-observed-adverse-effect level |
NOEL |
no-observed-effect level |
OP |
organophosphorus pesticide |
PHI |
pre-harvest interval |
ppm |
parts per million (Used only reference to the concentration of a pesticide in an experimental diet. In all other contexts the terms mg/kg or mg/l are used). |
sp gr |
specific gravity |
STEL |
Short Term Exposure Limit |
TADI |
Temporary Acceptable Daily Intake |
TLV |
Threshold Limit Value |
TMDI |
theoretical maximum daily intake |
TMRL |
Temporary Maximum Residue Limit |
TWA |
Time Weighted Average |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WP |
wettable powder |
wt |
weight |
< |
less than |
<< |
much less than |
£ |
less than or equal to |
> |
greater than |
³ |
greater than or equal to |