Abbreviations explanation

This has been an abbreviated explanation of polymers and plastics, which are fairly complicated subjects. An entire book could be written on them. The most important thing for responders to understand about monomers and polymers is to be able to recognize them and the danger they present in the uncontrolled conditions of the incident scene. 

The compounds considered in this work are shown in Table 1. These particular siloxane compounds have been described elsewhere [42]. A system of abbreviation already in use for these compounds is given in the same table. Their abbreviated formulas are expressed on a standard functional basis in Table 1 along with the name of the compound. An explanation of the units in the abbreviated formulas is given below ... 

Footnotes Explanations of abbreviations or reference notes for data in the LSE tables are found in the footnotes. Footnote "b" indicates the NOAEL of 3 ppm in key number 18 was used to derive an MRL of 0.005 ppm. 

Fig. 7. Our current understanding of the protein C pathway. V, and VIII, represent inactivated factors V and VIII, respectively. For an explanation of other abbreviations see text.

Explanations for the abbreviations used in these charts are found in the List of Abbreviations and Acronyms, which appears before the Bibliography... 

Table 8.3 The cytokine receptor superfamilies. Refer to text for further details and to Table 8.1 for explanation of cytokine abbreviations...

Figure 11. Macrocyclic phenolate ligands containing a 1,4,7-triazacyclononane backbone (see Scheme 1 for an explanation of the abbreviations used).

TABLE 15.1. Instrumental Method Abbreviations and Their Explanation... 

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