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List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 417-420

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... List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ADP ANL APA ATP BAL CAG CAS CBW CDC CMR COPD Ct CTGC CWS DAV DNA DoA DoD EPA FEV1 FOIA FVC HCN HD Adenine diphosphoribose Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia American Psychiptric Association Adenosine triphosphate British Anti-Lewisite, an antidote for Lewisite Carcinogen Assessment Group of the Environmental Protection Agency Chemical Abstracts Service Chemical and biological warfare Centers for Disease Control Committee on Medical Research Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Concentration multiplied by time, used to determine cumulative exposure Committee on the Treatment of Gas Casualties Chemical Warfare Service Disabled American Veterans Deoxynbonucleic acid Department of the Army Department of Defense Environmental Protection Agency Forced expiratory volume in 1 second Freedom of Information Act Forced vital capacity Hydrogen cyanide Distilled sulfur mustard; bis(2-chIoroethyl) sulfide 417
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... ; bis(2 chIoroethyl) sulfide HT Impure mixture of distilled sulfur mustard, stabilizer com pound, and sulfur impurities IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer ICt50 Statistically estimated concentration over a period of time that would cause incapacitation to 50 percent of ex posed test subjects IOM Institute of Medicine IF Intraperitoneal IV Intravenous LCt50 Statistically estimated concentration over a period of time that would be lethal to 50 percent of test subjects; median lethal count LD50 Dose level that would be lethal to 50 percent of test subjects; median lethal dose MEDLARS Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System MeSH Medical Subject Headings MSH Melanocyte-stimulating hormone NAD Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide NAS National Academy of Sciences NDRC National Defense Research Committee NLM National Library of Medicine NOEL No observed effect level NRC National Research Council NRL Naval Research Laboratory NTIS National Technical Information Service NTP National Toxicology Program OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSRD Office of Scientific Research and Development PADPRP Poly-(adenosine diphosphateribose)
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... LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 419 SMR Standardized mortality ratio TD50 Statistically estimated dose that would produce a toxic effect in 50 percent of test subjects; median toxic dose TDI Toluene diisocyanate TMI Three Mile Island USUHS Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences W Ultraviolet light WB Region in the ultraviolet spectrum VA Department of Veterans Affairs WHO World Health Organization WWI World War I WWII World War II
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