Abbreviations

The following is a list of the abbreviations used in the text. Common terms, the names of publications and institutions, and legal agreements are included along with their full identities. Other abbreviations will be defined wherever they first occur in an article. For further abbreviations, see page IX, Symbols and Units; page XVII, Frequently Cited Companies (Abbreviations), and page XVIII, Country Codes in patent references. The names of periodical publications are abbreviated exactly as done by Chemical Abstracts Service.

abs. absolute a.c. alternating current ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists ACS American Chemical Society ADI acceptable daily intake ADN accord européen relatif au transport international des marchandises dangereuses par voie de navigation interieure (European agreement concerning the international transportation of dangerous goods by inland waterways) ADNR ADN par le Rhin (regulation concerning the transportation of dangerous goods on the Rhine and all national waterways of the countries concerned) ADP adenosine 5´-diphosphate ADR accord européen relatif au transport international des marchandises dangereuses par route (European agreement concerning the international transportation of dangerous goods by road) AEC Atomic Energy Commission (United States) a.i. active ingredient AIChE American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIME American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers ANSI American National Standards Institute AMP adenosine 5´-monophosphate APhA American Pharmaceutical Association API American Petroleum Institute ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATP adenosine 5´-triphosphate BAM Bundesanstalt für Materialprüfung (Federal Republic of Germany) BAT Biologischer Arbeitsstofftoleranzwert (biological tolerance value for a working material, established by MAK Commission, see MAK) Beilstein Beilstein's Handbook of Organic Chemistry, Springer, Berlin - Heidelberg - New York BET Brunauer - Emmett - Teller BGA Bundesgesundheitsamt (Federal Republic of Germany) BGB1. Bundesgesetzblatt (Federal Republic of Germany) BIOS British Intelligence Objectives Subcommittee Report (see also FIAT) BOD biological oxygen demand bp boiling point B.P. British Pharmacopeia BS British Standard ca. circa calcd. calculated CAS Chemical Abstracts Service cat. catalyst, catalyzed CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation cf. compare CFR Code of Federal Regulations (United States) cfu colony forming units Chap. chapter ChemG Chemikaliengesetz (Federal Republic of Germany) C.I. Colour Index CIOS Combined Intelligence Objectives Subcommitee Report (see also FIAT) CLP Classification, Labelling and Packaging CNS central nervous system Co. Company COD chemical oxygen demand conc. concentrated const. constant Corp. Corporation crit. critical CSA Chemical Safety Assessment according to REACH CSR Chemical Safety Report according to REACH CTFA The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association (United States) DAB Deutsches Arzneibuch, Deutscher Apotheker-Verlag, Stuttgart d.c. direct current decomp. decompose, decomposition DFG Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Science Foundation) dil. dilute, diluted DIN Deutsche Industrienorm (Federal Republic of Germany) DMF dimethylformamide DNA deoxyribonucleic acid DOE Department of Energy (United States) DOT Department of Transportation - Materials Transportation Bureau (United States) DTA differential thermal analysis EC effective concentration EC European Community ed. editor, edition, edited e.g. for example emf electromotive force EmS Emergency Schedule EN European Standard (European Community) EPA Environmental Protection Agency (United States) EPR electron paramagnetic resonance Eq. equation ESCA electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis esp. especially ESR electron spin resonance Et ethyl substituent (-C2H5) et al. and others etc. et cetera EVO Eisenbahnverkehrsordnung (Federal Republic of Germany) exp (.) e(.), mathematical exponent FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations) FDA Food and Drug Administration (United States) FD&C Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (United States) FHSA Federal Hazardous Substances Act (United States) FIAT Field Information Agency, Technical (United States reports on the chemical industry in Germany, 1945) Fig. figure fp freezing point Friedländer P. Friedländer, Fortschritte der Teerfarbenfabrikation und verwandter Industriezweige Vol. 1-25, Springer, Berlin 1888-1942 FT Fourier transform (g) gas, gaseous GC gas chromatography GefStoffV Gefahrstoffverordnung (regulations in the Federal Republic of Germany concerning hazardous substances) GGVE Verordnung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland über die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter mit der Eisenbahn (regulation in the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the transportation of dangerous goods by rail) GGVS Verordnung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland über die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter auf der Straße (regulation in the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the transportation of dangerous goods by road) GGVSee Verordnung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland über die Beförderung gefährlicher Güter mit Seeschiffen (regulation in the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the transportation of dangerous goods by sea-going vessels) GHS Globally Harmonised System of Chemicals...