Glossary

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DAC
Derived Air Concentration.
Dangerous Goods Class
Class allocated to substances according to the hazard they present during transport (see UN Recommandations on the transport of Dangerous Goods).
DBP
Dibutyl phthalate. See phthalate.
DD
Oral Discriminatory Dose for mammals.
DDA
Dimethyl Dodecyl Amine. more
DDT
See dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane.
DEA
Diethanolamine. See ethanolamine.
debottlenecking
Increasing production capacity of existing facilities through the modification of existing equipment to remove throughput restrictions. Debottlenecking generally increases capacity for a fraction of the cost of building new facilities.
DECHEMA
German Society for Chemical Apparatus, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.
decomposition
Breakdown of a material or substance (by heat, chemical reaction, electrolysis, decay or other processes).
defatting
The removal of natural oils from the skin by a fat-dissolving solvent.
DEFRA
UK Department for Environment and Rural Affairs.
DEGBE
Diethylene glycol butyl ether
DEGBEA
Diethylene glycol butyl ether acetate
DEGDBE
Diethylene glycol dibutylether
DEGDME
Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether
DEGEE
Diethylene glycol ethyl ether
DEGHE
Diethylene glycol hexyl ether
DEGME
Diethylene glycol methyl ether
DEHP
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. See phthalate.
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