Leaking underground storage tanks and health: Understanding health risks from petroleum contamination
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5309211
The document summarizes the potential health effects associated with exposure to gasoline (as a whole product), with particular focus on its benzene constituent. A complete understanding of the potential health effects from exposure to gasoline requires the consideration of the other gasoline constituents as well, such as ethylbenzene, toluene, and xylene.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Underground Storage Tanks
- OSTI ID:
- 5309211
- Report Number(s):
- PB-92-184969/XAB; EPA--530/UST-91/018
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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02 PETROLEUM
020600 -- Petroleum-- Health & Safety
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
BENZENE
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASOLINE
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HYDROCARBONS
LIQUID FUELS
MATERIALS
OIL SPILLS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
PUBLIC HEALTH
RISK ASSESSMENT
STORAGE
TOLUENE
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
WATER POLLUTION
XYLENES
020600 -- Petroleum-- Health & Safety
020900* -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
560300 -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
BENZENE
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASOLINE
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HYDROCARBONS
LIQUID FUELS
MATERIALS
OIL SPILLS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
PUBLIC HEALTH
RISK ASSESSMENT
STORAGE
TOLUENE
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
WATER POLLUTION
XYLENES