OR/18/052 Glossary
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| Lapworth, D J, Crane, E J, Stuart, M E, Talbot, J C, Besien, T, and Civil, W. 2018. Micro-organic contaminants in groundwater in England: summary results from the Environment Agency LC-MS and GC-MS screening data. British Geological Survey Internal Report, OR/18/052. |
Additional compound names are given in full alongside their acronyms in Table 3.1 and Table 3.2.
| BBSA | Benzenesulfonamide, N-butyl |
| BAM | 2,6-Dichlorobenzamide |
| BHT | Butylated hydroxytoluene |
| BPA | Bisphenol A |
| CAS number | Chemical Abstract Service — a unique identifier for chemical |
| DWD | Drinking water directive 1998/83/EC |
| DEET | N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide |
| DEHP | Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate |
| Emerging substance | Substances detected in the environment, but not included in routine monitoring programmes, whose fate, behaviour and toxicological effects are poorly understood |
| GC-MS | Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (a laboratory analytical method) |
| LC-MS | Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| LOD | Limit of detection |
| MCPA | 2-methly-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid |
| MO | Micro-organic compound |
| Micro-organic compound | Organic compounds typically present at trace concentrations |
| PAH | polyaromatic hydrocarbons |
| Polyaromatic | Compounds with multiple ring structures |
| PFCs | Perfluorinated compounds |
| PFOA | Perfluorooctanoic acid |
| PFOS | Perfluorooctane sulfonate |
| PSD | Priority substances directive 2013/39/EU |
| PPPD | Plant Protection Products Directive 1107/2009/EC |
| Q-TOF | Quadrupole Time-of-Flight |
| REACH | Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) |
| Screen(ing) | Refers to an analytical method that can detect a large number of compounds, rather than targeting a small suite of specific compounds |
| SVHC | Substance of very high concern |
| SVOC | Semivolatile organic compounds |
| THMs | Trihalomethanes |
| TMDD | 2,4,7,9-Tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diol |
| TP | Transformation products, covering biotic and abiotic processes |
| TTT | 2,4,6-Triallyloxy-1,3,5-triazine |
| UHD | Ultra-High-Definition |
| VOCS | Volatile organic compounds |