AATCC

American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists

BBIT

Butyl-benzisothiazolinone

BDP

Biocidal Products Directive

DCOIT

Dichloro- n-octyl-isothiazolinone

DINP

Diisononyl phthalate

EFSA

European Food Standards Agency

EPA

Environment Protection Agency

EU

European Union

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

IBRG

International Biodeterioration Research Group

IPBC

Iodo-propylbutyl carbamate

IVC

In vitro cytotoxicity

MIC

Minimum inhibitory concentration(s)

MRSA

Methycillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

OBPA

10,10 Oxybisphenoxarsine

OIT

N-Octyl-isothiazolinone

PE

Polyethylene

phr

Parts per hundred resin

ppm

Parts per million

PU

Polyurethane

PVC

Polyvinyl chloride

QUV

QUV is a trademark weatherometer with a UV light source

RED

Reregistration Eligibility Document

SAM

Sustainable antimicrobial

SARS

Severe acute respiratory syndrome

UV

Ultraviolet

WPC

Wood plastic composites