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Test equipment abbreviations
from Chemicals Guidance
EXPLANATORY SECTION
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Required limit value: Limit value as agreed in business sector and or by legal requirements. Note that limit value is measured in products. Weight percent shall be calculated from the weight of the whole product if nothing else is stated.
CAS RN: Chemical abstract services registration number. CAS RN are given for specific defined substances.
Properties: Human toxicological and Eco toxicological properties.
Use: Identified uses on the market.
Comments: Information on known alternatives and recommendations on how to avoid unwanted chemicals.
Detection limit: Limit of detection (LOD). Lowest concentration the test equipment is able to detect. This can vary between different test laboratories. Note that detection limit is not relevant as required limit values for all substances as the background concentrations can be notably higher.
Legal background: Current legal international and national framework and requirements.
Substances listed on Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for authorization of the Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) leads to information duty if the concentration is above 0.1 weight-% (1000 mg/kg).
MADL:
NSRL: Maximum Allowable Dose Levels. Safe harbor levels for chemicals causing reproductive toxicity in Proposition 65.
No Significant Risk Levels. Safe harbor levels for cancer-causing chemicals in Proposition 65.
Quantification limit: Limit of quantification (LOQ). The smallest concentration of an analyte that can be reliably measured by an analytical procedure.
Test method: Standardized test method if such exists. ISO/EN standards are prioritized over national or commercial standards. Test equipment if no standardized test method exists. Abbreviations of recommended test equipment are explained below. All substances in a chemical group may not be legally regulated, but still included as a chemical group in this guide. As it can distinguish between different laboratories which substances besides the legal restricted, they offer test for, this should be confirmed before ordering.
