ABBREVIATIONS

7SI-ED                        Seven steps for the identification of endocrine disrupting properties

ADME                        Adsorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination

AOP                            Adverse outcome pathway

BP                               Biocidal product

CAS                             Chemical abstract service

CF                               Conceptual framework

CRED                          Criteria for Reporting and Evaluating Ecotoxicity Data

EATS pathways        (O)estrogen, androgen, thyroid and steroidogenesis pathways

ECETOC                     European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals

ECHA                          European Chemicals Agency

ED                               Endocrine disrupting

EFSA                           European Food Safety Authority

EPA                             Environmental Protection Agency

GD                              Guidance document

IPCS                            International Programme on Chemical Safety

IUPAC                        International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

JRC                             Joint Research Centre

MoA                           Mode-of-action

MTD / MTC               Maximum tolerated dose / concentration

OPPTS                        Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substance

OCSPP                        Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

PPP                             Plant protection product

(Q)SAR                       (Quantitative) structure activity relationship

TG                               Test guideline

ToxR Tool                 Toxicological data reliability assessment tool

US                               United States

WHO                          World Health Organisation

WoE                           Weight-of-evidence