Abbreviations and acronyms

AhR

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor

AOP

Adverse outcome pathway

AR

Androgen receptor

BEQ

Biological equivalent

BOD

Biological oxygen demand

BPA

Bisphenol A

CECs

Contaminants of emerging concern

DBP

Dibutyl phthalate

DDT

Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane

DEET

N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide or diethyltoluamide

E1

estrone

E2

17B-estradiol

E3

estriol

EAS

Endocrine active substance

EATS

Estrogen, Androgen, Thyroid, Steroidogenic

EBM

Effect-based methods or effect-based monitoring

EBT

Effect-based trigger (value)

ED

Endocrine disruptor

EDA

Effect-directed analysis

EDC

Endocrine disrupting chemical

eDNA

Environmental deoxyribonucleic acid

EDSP

Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (United States EPA)

EE2

17a-ethinylestradiol

EEM

Environmental Effect Monitoring (Programme)

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EQN

Environmental quality norm

EQS

Environmental Quality Standard

ER

Estrogen Receptor

eRNA

Environmental ribonucleic acid

EU

European Union

EXTEND

Extended Tasks on Endocrine Disruption

GC-MS

Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry

GDP

Gross domestic product

GR

Glucocorticoid Receptor

GWRC

Global Water Research Coalition

HRMS

High-resolution mass spectrometry

ICEDA

Intersectoral Centre for Endocrine Disruptors Analysis

INERIS

French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

LAGDA

Larval Amphibian Growth and Development Assay

LOD

Limit of detection

LOQ

Limit of quantification

MAD

Mutual Acceptance of Data

MEOGRT

Medaka Extended One Generation Reproduction Test

MIE

Molecular initiating event

MoA

Mechanism of Action

MoE

Ministry of Environment

NAM

New approach method

NTA

Non-targeted analysis

PARC

European Partnership for the Assessment of Risk from Chemicals

PBDE

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

PCB

Polychlorinated biphenyl

PFAS

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

PNEC

Predicted no-effect concentration

POP

Persistent organic pollutant

PPP

Purchasing Power Parity

PR

Progesterone receptor

QSAR

Quantitative structure–activity relationship models

REACH

Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (regulation under the European Union)

SIMONI

Smart integrated monitoring

SOP

Standard operating procedure

SSA

Suspect screening analyses

SWACHE

Surveys of willingness-to-pay to avoid chemicals-related health effects

TBT

Tributyltin

TCDD

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-dioxin

TG

Test Guideline

TR

Thyroid hormone Receptor

UN

United Nations

VTG

Vitellogenin

WWTP

Wastewater treatment plant

YES

Yeast Estrogen Screen