AA

atomic absorption

APCI

atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation

APRes

Council of Europe 2004 Resolution

BfR

Bundesinstitut f r Risikobewertung

BHT

butylated hydroxytoluene

BPA

bisphenol A

CBS

N-cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazole sulphenamide

CoE

Council of Europe

DCM

dichloromethane

DMA

dimethylamine

DMDPTD

dimethyldiphenyl thiuram disulphide

Dn

cyclic polydimethylsiloxanes

DOP

di-octyl phthalate

DOTG

N, N ?-di-ortho-tolyl guanidine

DPG

diphenyl guanidine

DPTD

dipentamethylene thiuram monosulphide

EPDM

ethylene-propylene-diene

FDA

Food and Drug Administration (US)

FID

flame ionisation detection

FSA

Foods Standards Agency

GC

gas chromatography

GCxGC

two-dimensional GC-MS

GC-MS

gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

GI

gastrointestinal

GRAS

generally recognised as safe

HODnH

silanol-terminated linear polydimethylsiloxanes

HPLC

high performance liquid chromatography

ICP

inductively coupled plasma spectrometry

IPPD

N-isopropyl- N ?-phenyl- p-phenylenediamene

LC-MS

liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

MBS

2-(morpholinothio)benzothiazole

MBT

2-mercaptobenzothiazole

MBTS

2-mercaptobenzothiazyl

MDnH

trimethylsiloxy/silanol-terminated polydimethylsiloxanes

MdNM

trimethylsiloxy-terminated polydimethylsiloxanes

MIBK

4-methylpentan-2-one

MM

hexamethyldisiloxane

Mn

number average molecular weight

MPTD

dimethyl diphenyl thiuram disulphide

MS

mass spectroscopy

Mw

weight average molecular weight

nd

not detected

NDBA

N-nitrosodibutylamine

NDEA

N-nitrosodiethylamine

NDMA

N-nitrosodimethylamine