Chloromethane: Health advisory

Technical Report · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5964129

The Drinking Water Health Advisory, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has issued its report on the chemical, methyl chloride. Methyl chloride is used in the production of other chemical products. The report covers the following areas: the occurrence of the chemical in the environment; its environmental fate; the chemical's absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion in the human body; and its health effects on humans and animals, including its mutagenicity and carcinogenicity characteristics. Also included is the quantification of its toxicological effects.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of the Assistant Administrator for Water
• OSTI ID: 5964129
• Report Number(s): PB-91-160564/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CARCINOGENESIS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
DRINKING WATER
METABOLISM
MUTAGENESIS
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CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
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ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PATHOGENESIS
POLLUTION
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