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Publications
Prepared by Dr. John Scheirs,
ExcelPlas Polymer Technology (EPT) for
Environment Australia, June 2003
| APC | air pollution control |
| APME | Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe |
| ASR | automotive shredder residue |
| BaP | benzoapyrene |
| BBP | benzyl butyl phthalate (or butyl benzyl phthalate) |
| BTHC | butyryltrihexylcitrate |
| Calendering | Process where PVC is formed into sheet through heated rollers |
| CERHR | Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction |
| C&DW | construction and demolition waste |
| CO | carbon monoxide |
| CSTEE | EU Scientific Committee for Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment |
| CW | clinical waste |
| DBP | di-butyl phthalate |
| DEHP | bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
| DEHT | di-octyl terephthalate |
| DEP | di-ethyl phthalate |
| DHP | di-n-hexyl phthalate |
| DIBP | di-isobutyl phthalate |
| DIDP | di-isodecyl phthalate |
| DIOP | di-isooctyl phthalate |
| Dip Moulding | Moulding articles by dipping in PVC plastisols |
| DINCH | di-isononyl cyclohexane |
| DINP | di-isononyl phthalate |
| DMP | di-methyl phthalate |
| DOP | di-octyl phthalate (see DEHP) |
| DOTP | di-octyl tere-phthalate |
| DOTTG | dioctyltin diisooctylthioglycolate |
| DTDP | di-tridecyl phthalate |
| ECVM | The European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers |
| EDOS | 1,3-dioxane-based plasticizer |
| ELV | end-of-life vehicles |
| EuPC | European Plastics Converters |
| EU | European Union |
| EVC | European Vinyls Corporation |
| Extrusion | Conversion step to melt process polymers |
| FGNR | flue gas neutralization residue |
| GC/MS | gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| HCl | hydrochloric acid |
| I-TEQ | International Toxic Equivalent (for dioxins/furans) |
| LOAEL | Lowest observed adverse effect level |
| MOTTG | monooctyltin triisooctylthioglycolate |
| MSW | municipal solid waste |
| NaCl | sodium chloride |
| NOAEL | No observed adverse effect level |
| NTP | National Toxicology Program |
| PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| PCB | polychlorinated biphenyls |
| PCDD | polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins |
| PCDD/F | polychlorinated dioxins and furans in general |
| PCDF | polychlorinated di-benzo-p-furans |
| PE | polyethylene |
| Plastisols | Highly plasticized liquid PVC resin |
| PP | polypropylene |
| PET | polyethylene terephthalate |
| PNI | Plastics News International |
| PS | polystyrene |
| PVC | polyvinyl chloride |
| RDF | refuse derived fuel |
| Slush Moulding | Casting articles using PVC plastisols |
| TCDD | tetrachloride dibenzo-p-dioxin |
| TDI | total daily intake |
| TEF | toxic equivalence factor |
| TEHTM | tri(2-ethylhexyl) trimellitate |
| TEQ | toxic equivalents |
| TOTM | trioctyl trimellitate |
| tpa | tonnes per annum |
| US-FDA | US Food and Drug Administration |
| USPSC | US Product Safety Commission |
| VCM | vinyl chloride monomer |
| WTE | waste-to-energy |