Abbreviations and acronyms
ADME: circuit of a chemical substance in the body

ADME: absorption – distribution – metabolization – excretion

AR: breathing apparatus

CFC: chlorofluorocarbon (fluorinated gas)

DDT: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (pesticide)

BEI: biological exposure indicator

PCB: polychlorinated biphenyl (organochlorine aromatic compound, used in some transformers)

MW: molecular weight

VLEP: occupational exposure limit values

TRV: toxicological reference values