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| Name | Description | Related terms |
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| PAES | Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements | |
| PAH | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon | |
| PBPK | physiologically-based pharmacokinetics | |
| PBS | Portfolio Budget Statements | |
| PCB | polychlorinated biphenyl | |
| PCRL | Priority Candidate Review List | |
| PDE | permitted daily exposure | |
| portable document format | ||
| PEC | predicted environmental concentration | |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol | |
| PGR | plant growth regulator | |
| pH | a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions in a substance | |
| Ph Eur | European pharmacopoeia | |
| PHED | Pesticide Handlers Exposure Database (of North America) | |
| PIC |
Prior Informed Consent |
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| PIC | Property Identification Code (of a HGP user) | |
| PIC |
Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention |
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| PICs Convention | Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade | |
| PIN | Penalty Infringement Notice | |
| pKa | acid dissociation constant | |
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PM10 |
particulate matter of equal to, or less than, 10 micrometres (µm)—the fraction of particles passing an inlet with a 50 per cent cut-off efficiency at an aerodynamic diameter of 10 µm |
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| PMF | Plant Master File | |
| PMRA | Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Health Canada) | |
| PNEC | predicted no-effect concentration | |
| po | per oral—by the oral cavity | |
| POEM | Predictive Operator Exposure Model (of the United Kingdom) | |
| POP | persistent organic pollutant | |
| POPs Convention | Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants | |
| ppb | parts per billion | |
| PPE | personal protective equipment | |
| ppm | parts per million | |
| PQ | process qualification | |
| PRA | probabilistic risk assessment | |
| PRF | preliminary review findings | |
| PRS | Public Release Summary | |
| PSD | United Kingdom Pesticides Safety Directorate | |
| psi | pounds per square inch | |
| PSPF | Protective Security Policy Framework | |
| PTWI | Provisional Tolerable Weekly Intake (World Health Organization) | |
| PUBCRIS | Public Chemical Registration Information System | |
| PVC | polyvinyl chloride | |
| PVDC | polyvinylidene chloride | |
| PWTAG | Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group (United Kingdom) |