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Term |
Definition |
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A |
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| AAT |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
Body which provides independent review of a wide range of administrative
decisions made by the Australian Government and some non-government bodies |
| ACC |
Australian Crime Commission |
| ACCC |
Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission |
| ACCI |
Australian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry |
| ACCORD |
ACCORD Australasia – previously
ACSPA, the Australian Consumer and Speciality Products Association |
ACGIH |
American Conference of
Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
| ACT, the |
The Commonwealth Industrial
Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 |
| ADH |
alcohol dehydrogenase |
| ADG Code |
Australian Dangerous Goods Code |
| ADI |
acceptable daily intake |
| AGD |
Attorney-General’s Department |
| AHECC |
Australian Harmonised Export
Commodity Classification |
| ai |
active ingredient |
| AICS |
Australian Inventory of Chemical
Substances. A list of chemical identity data maintained by NICNAS; legal device
that distinguishes new from existing chemicals and lists all industrial
chemicals in use in Australia between 1 January 1977 and 28 February 1990;
includes new assessed chemicals since February 1990 |
| AIOH |
Australian Institute of
Occupational Hygienists |
| AIP |
Australian Institute of Petroleum |
| ALT |
alanine aminotransferase |
| AP |
alkaline phosphatase |
| APMF |
Australian Paint Manufacturers’
Federation |
| APS |
Australian Public Service.
Values articulated in section 10(1) of the Public Service Act 1999; provide the
real basis and integrating element to the Australian Public Service, its
professionalism, its integrity and its impartial and responsive service to the
government of the day |
| APVMA |
Australian Pesticides and
Veterinary Medicines Authority |
| AQUIRE |
aquatic toxicity information retrieval database (US EPA) |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| AS |
Australian Standard |
| AST |
aspartate aminotransferase |
| ASTER |
assessment tools for the evaluation of risk database (US EPA) |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing of Materials |
| ATP |
adenosine triphosphate |
| Audit |
Formal review of
procedures and practices in relation to obligations under the Act |
|
B |
|
| BAT |
biologischer arbeitsstoff-tolreanz-wert (biological tolerance value for occupational exposure) |
| BEI |
Biological Exposure Index |
| BOD |
biochemical oxygen demand |
| BUN |
blood urea nitrogen |
| Business plan, NICNAS |
Document describing the
performance measures and data for NICNAS and how these relate to the NICNAS
Strategic Plan |
| bw |
bodyweight |
|
C |
|
| Candidate list |
List of chemicals selected for
possible priority assessment, following a screening process, from chemicals
nominated to NICNAS by industry, unions, the public and government |
| CAS |
Chemical Abstracts Service |
| CBI |
confidential business information |
| CCPR |
Codex Committee on Pesticide Residue |
| cDNA |
complementary deoxyribonucleic acid |
| CEC |
commercial evaluation permit
category (NICNAS) |
| CEF |
Community Engagement Forum.
NICNAS’s consultative group that identifies community concerns about the impact
of industrial chemicals on the environment, public health and/or worker health
and safety |
| CEPA |
Canadian Environmental Protection Act |
| ChE |
cholinesterase |
| Chemical Gazette |
Government publication,
published by NICNAS, under its Act, on the first Tuesday of each month,
containing information regarding changes to NICNAS legislation, newly assessed
chemicals and the Register of Chemical Introducers |
| CHO |
Chinese hamster ovary |
| CICAD |
Concise International Chemical Assessment Document.
Informative document published under the IPCS that provides a summary of the
relevant scientific information concerning the potential effects of a chemical
on human health and/or the environment |
| CMA |
Chemical Manufacturers Association (US) |
| CMC |
critical micelle concentration |
| CNS |
central nervous system |
| COAG |
Council of Australian
Governments |
| COD |
chemical oxygen demand |
| Compliance case |
a business entity which
has one or more potential contraventions of the Act |
| conc. |
concentration |
| CONCAWE |
Oil Companies’ European Organisation for Environmental and Public Health Protection |
| consultancy |
procurement of external
specialists to provide advice and services where NICNAS staff either do not have
the expertise or have overriding obligations |
| CPI |
cell proliferation index |
| CPLG |
Chemicals and Plastics
Leadership Group |
| CSSC |
Chemicals Standards
Sub-Committee of the ASCC |
|
D |
|
| DEH |
Australian Government Department
of the Environment and Heritage |
| Director |
The Director of NICNAS |
| DIISR |
Australian Government Department
of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) |
| DITR |
(the former) Australian Government Department
of Industry, Tourism and Resources now Australian Government Department of
Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) |
| DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DOC |
dissolved organic carbon |
| DoHA |
Australian Government Department
of Health and Ageing |
| DOL |
dissolved oxygen level |
| DPP |
Director of Public Prosecutions |
| DSL |
Domestic Substances List (Canada) |
| Due diligence |
level of judgement, care,
prudence, determination and activity with which a person would reasonably be
expected to perform under particular circumstances |
|
E |
|
| EA |
Environment Australia |
| EASE |
estimation and assessment of substance exposure |
| EC50 |
median effective concentration |
| EC |
European Community, or European Commission |
| ECB |
European Chemicals Bureau |
| ECD |
electron capture detection |
| ECETOC |
European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals |
| EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EHD |
estimated human dose |
| EINECS |
European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances |
| EIP |
Early Introduction Permit |
| ELINCS |
European List of Notified Chemical Substances |
| EL50 |
Effective loading rate resulting in 50% effect |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency
(US) |
| EPHC |
Environment Protection and
Heritage Council |
| ERMA |
Environmental Risk Management Authority (New Zealand) |
| ESD |
Ecologically Sustainable
Development using, conserving and enhancing the community’s resources so that
ecological processes, on which life depends, are maintained and the total
quality of life, now and in the future, can be enhanced |
| EU |
European Union |
| EUP |
end use product |
| EUSES |
European Union system for the evaluation of substances |
| Existing Chemicals |
industrial chemicals other than
new industrial chemicals |
| Exposure
assessment |
An evaluation of
exposure to a chemical in the environment. The exposure may be orally, by
inhalation or through the skin, or any combination of these |
|
F |
|
| FOB |
functional observation battery |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information |
| FSANZ |
Food Standards Australia New
Zealand |
|
G |
|
| GABA |
γ-glutamyl transpeptidase |
| GC |
gas-chromatography |
| GC-MS |
gas-chromatography/mass spectrometry |
| GGT |
γ-glutamyl transferase |
| GLC |
gas liquid chromatography |
| GLP |
good laboratory practice |
| GPC |
gel permeation chromatography |
| GST |
glutathione S-transferase |
| GWP |
global warming potential |
|
H |
|
| Hazard
characterisation |
Evaluates the dose-response
relationship for each of the adverse effects caused by a substance. This is
the relationship between the dose of a substance and the incidence or
probability of a specific adverse effect |
| Hazard Identification |
Determines whether a substance
(at any dose) can cause an increase in the incidence of adverse effects and the
qualitative evaluation of the adverse effects induced |
| Hb |
haemoglobin |
| Hct |
haematocrit |
| HCB |
hexachlorobenzene |
| HPLC |
high-performance liquid chromatography |
| HPV |
high production volume
(chemicals) |
| HSNO |
Hazardous Substances and New
Organisms |
| HVIC |
Australian High Volume
Industrial Chemicals list. A list of information regarding chemicals
manufactured in and/or imported into Australia in quantities greater than or
equal to 1000 tonnes |
|
I |
|
| IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| ICMM |
International Council on Mining
and Metals |
| IC(NA) Act |
Industrial Chemicals
(Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 |
| id |
intradermal |
| ILO |
International Labour
Organisation |
| im |
intramuscular |
| INC |
Intergovernmental Negotiating
Committee |
| ip |
intraperitoneal |
| iv |
intravenous |
| IDLH |
immediately dangerous to life and health |
| IGCC |
Industry Government Consultative
Committee. Primary consultative body for industry and government on NICNAS
matters; among other things, reviews the utilisation of resources against NICNAS
objectives under terms of reference set by the Minister |
| Industrial chemical |
chemical that has an industrial
use (whether or not it also has other non-industrial uses) |
| IPCS |
International Programme on Chemical Safety.
Co-operative venture of the World Health Organisation, International Labour
Organisation and United Nations Environmental Programme formed with the
objective of establishing the scientific basis for the assessment of the risk to
human health and the environment from exposure to chemicals and to provide
technical assistance to strengthen national capacities for the sound management
of chemicals |
| IUPAC |
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| IR |
infrared |
| ISEE |
International Society for
Environmental Epidemiology |
| ISO |
International Standards Organisation |
|
J |
|
| JETOC |
Japan Chemical Industry Ecology-Toxicology and Information Centre |
|
K |
|
| Koc |
organic carbon partition coefficient |
| Kow |
octanol/water partition coefficient |
| L |
|
| LC50 |
median lethal concentration |
| LD50 |
median lethal dose |
| LDH |
lactate dehydrogenase |
| LEV |
local exhaust ventilation |
| LL50 |
lethal loading rate resulting in 50% mortality |
| LLR |
lethal loading rate |
| LOAEL |
lowest observed adverse effect level |
| LOEL |
lowest observed effect level |
| LoREX |
Low Release/Low Exposure Exemption (US EPA) |
| LRCC Act, the |
the Commonwealth Industrial
Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Low Regulatory Concern
Chemicals) Act 2004 |
| LRCC |
Low Regulatory Concern
Chemicals. Industrial chemicals which could qualify for reduced regulatory input
on the basis of a definition of low risk or where regulatory input from
elsewhere is sufficient to meet Australian requirements |
| LTD |
Limited Notification category (NICNAS) |
| LVC |
Low Volume Chemical (NICNAS) |
|
M |
|
| MAK |
maximale arbeitsplatz-konzentration (maximum workplace concentration) |
| MAN |
Mutual Acceptance of
Notification |
| MCH |
mean corpuscular (or cell) haemoglobin |
| MCHC |
mean corpuscular (or cell) haemoglobin concentration |
| MCV |
mean corpuscular (or cell) volume |
| mg/kg bw/d |
milligram per kilogram bodyweight per day |
| MMAD |
mass median aerodynamic diameter |
| MMT |
methylcyclopentadienyl manganese
tricarbonyl |
| MOE |
margin of exposure |
| MOS |
margin of safety |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding.
Agreement between parties that details mutual obligations in relation to
services and/or the exchange of information (relating to industrial chemicals) |
| MRL |
maximum residue limit |
| MTD |
maximum tolerated dose |
| MS |
mass spectrometry |
| MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet.
Document that describes the properties and uses of a substance, i.e. identity,
chemical and physical properties, health hazard information, precautions for use
and safe handling information |
|
N |
|
| NAMW |
number-average molecular weight |
| NAPD |
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NDSL |
Non Domestic Substances List (Canada) |
| NDPSC |
National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee |
| NEPM |
National Environment Protection
Measures |
| New chemicals |
industrial chemicals (including
polymers) not listed on the Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances |
| NHMRC |
National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NICNAS |
National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme |
| NIOSH |
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
| NMR |
nuclear magnetic resonance |
| NOEC |
no-observed-effect concentration |
| NOAEL |
no-observed-adverse-effect level |
| NOEL |
no-observed-effect level |
| NTP |
National Toxicology Program |
| ASCC |
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission |
| NOTS |
Notified Toxic Substances |
| NZERMA |
New Zealand Environmental Risk
Management Authority |
|
O |
|
| OCS |
Office of Chemical Safety. Part
of the TGA Group of Regulators in the Australian Government Department of Health
and Ageing and comprises NICNAS; public health risk assessment for veterinary
chemicals, pesticides and other environmental chemicals; establishment of public
health controls and standards, and the secretariat for, poisons scheduling; and
compliance and monitoring of narcotics and other prohibited goods under UN
Treaties and the Customs Act |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development. Groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to
democratic government and the market economy; plays a prominent role in
fostering good governance in the public service and in corporate activity; work
covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education,
development and science and innovation |
| OHS (OH&S) |
Occupational Health and Safety.
General area of concern in employment which spans the physiological and
psychological needs and well-being of persons engaged in occupations,
work-related trauma and death, the prevention of work-related trauma and death,
the protection from, or from risk of, work-related trauma and death, and the
rehabilitation and retraining of persons who have suffered work-related trauma |
| OGTR |
Office of Gene Technology
Regulator |
| OPPTS |
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (US EPA) |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US) |
| Outcome |
in the context of the Portfolio
Budget Statements (PBS), a stated goal for achievement by an organisation |
| Output |
In the context of the Portfolio
Budget Statements (PBS), a set of activities and products that contribute to the
achievement of a stated goal of an organisation (outcome); subject to
performance standards |
|
P |
|
| PAA |
photon activation analysis |
| PACIA |
Plastics and Chemicals Industry Association |
| PBDE |
Polybrominated diphenylether |
| PBFR |
Polybrominated Flame Retardant |
| PBPK |
physiologically based pharmacokinetic |
| PBS |
Portfolio Budget Statement.
Document that details proposed allocation of resources to government outcomes by
agencies within a portfolio; facilitates understanding of the proposed
appropriations in Appropriation Bills and provides sufficient information,
explanation and justification to enable parliament to understand the purpose of
each outcome proposed in the Bills |
| PCV |
packed cell volume |
| PEC (1) |
predicted environmental concentration |
| PEC (2) |
see priority existing chemical |
| PEL |
permissible exposure limit (US OSHA) |
| PFAS |
Perfluoroalkyl sulfonate |
| PFOA |
Perfluorooctanoic acid |
| PFOS |
Perfluorooctane sulfonate |
| PIC |
prior informed consent |
| pKa |
dissociation constant |
| PLC |
synthetic polymer of low concern (NICNAS) |
| PMN |
pre-manufacture notice (US EPA) |
| PNEC |
predicted-no-effect concentration |
| POC |
particulate organic carbon |
| POM |
particulate organic matter |
| POP |
(Stockholm Convention on)
Persistent Organic Pollutants (Treaty) |
| ppb |
parts per billion |
| PPE |
personal protective equipment |
| ppm |
parts per million |
| Precursor chemicals |
chemicals which are known to be
used in the manufacture of drug precursors |
| Priority existing
chemical |
chemical declared by the
Minister for assessment under the NICNAS Existing Chemicals Program because its
manufacture, handling, storage, use or disposal gives rise or may give rise to
an adverse risk to human health and/or the environment |
|
Q |
|
| QSAR |
quantitative structure-activity relationship |
|
R |
|
| RACI |
Royal Australian Chemical
Institute |
| RBC |
red blood cell |
| Risk |
The
probability or likelihood of harm and the likely extent of the harm |
| Risk Assessment |
A process involving Hazard identification, Hazard
characterisation, Exposure assessment and Risk characterisation |
| Risk characterisation |
Interprets and integrates the
information from the previous steps to provide a practical estimate of risk and
to identify any limitations and uncertainties of this estimate |
| Risk Management |
Involves
integrating the risk assessment results with economic and social factors to
identify strategies to minimise or eliminate the identified risk. These
strategies are decided after consideration of all available options. Risk
management also involves monitoring, evaluating and reviewing the strategies
implemented |
| RNA |
ribonucleic acid |
| Rotterdam Convention |
The Rotterdam Convention on the
Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and
Pesticides in International Trade, ratified by Australia on 20 May 2004 |
| RSC |
Review Steering Committee for
NICNAS Existing Chemicals Program |
| RTECS |
Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (US) |
|
S |
|
| sc |
subcutaneous |
| SAR |
structure-activity relationship |
| SCAA |
Surface Coatings Association of
Australia |
| SCE |
sister chromatid exchange |
| service charter,
NICNAS |
document that spells out the
types, levels and standards of service NICNAS clients can expect from the organisation, including details of complaint resolution procedures |
| SIAM |
SIDS Initial Assessment Meeting
of the OECD |
| SIAR |
SIDS Initial Assessment Report.
OECD Existing Chemicals Programme report of hazards of a specific industrial
chemical based upon an evaluation of an OECD Screening Information Data Set |
| SIDS |
Screening Information Data Set.
Agreed minimal data set as determined by the OECD that allows for the
establishment of the hazards of a specific industrial chemical |
| SMILES |
simplified molecular input line entry system |
| SNIF |
Summary Notification Interchange Format (EC) |
| SNUN |
significant new use notice (US EPA) |
| SNUR |
significant new use rule (US EPA) |
| STD |
standard notification category (NICNAS) |
| STEL |
short-term exposure limit |
| Stockholm Convention |
the Stockholm Convention on
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), ratified by Australia on 20 May 2004 |
| STP |
sewage treatment plant |
| Strategic plan,
NICNAS |
Document that details the
strategies NICNAS will use to achieve its stated goals and values for three
year periods (e.g. 2002-2005) |
| SUSDP |
Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons |
|
T |
|
| TAG |
Technical Advisory Group |
| Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier
3 |
NICNAS Registration levels, each
relating to a range of total values for industrial chemicals introduced in a
registration year (1 September – 30 August of following year), used in assessing
registration charges |
| TGA, the |
Therapeutic Goods Administration
is a unit of the Australian Department of Health and Ageing |
| TLV |
Threshold Limit Value (ACGIH) |
| TOD |
total oxygen demand |
| TSCA |
Toxic Substances Control Act (US) |
| TTMRA |
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition
Arrangement |
| TWA |
time-weighted average (ASCC) |
|
U |
|
| UDS |
unscheduled DNA synthesis |
| UK HSE |
United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive |
| UNCED |
United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Program |
| US EPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| UVCB |
unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, biological material |
|
V |
|
| VOC |
volatile organic compound |
| v/v |
volume per volume |
|
W |
|
| w/v |
weight per volume |
| w/w |
weight per weight |
| WAF |
water accommodated fraction |
| WBC |
white blood cell |
| WHO |
World Health Organisation |
| WSF |
water soluble fraction |
|
XYZ |
|
| none |
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