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