Health-risk assessment of trichlorofluoromethane in California drinking water

Technical Report · Thu Dec 22 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5842399

Reed, N R; Reed, W; Weir, K; Beltran, K; Babapour, R

Existing literature is reviewed that is pertinent to the health risk posed by the use of Freon-11 contaminated drinking water, an estimation of the Freon-11 exposure for California residents based on the most recent data on Freon-11 concentrations in California drinking-water supplies, and a delineation of the level of Freon-11 that may cause a noncarcinogenic health effect.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Davis, CA (USA). Dept. of Environmental Toxicology
• OSTI ID: 5842399
• Report Number(s): PB-89-190391/XAB; UCD/ET-88/4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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