Naphthalene: Drinking water health advisory
The Drinking Water Health Advisory, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has issued its report on the chemical, naphthalene. Naphthalene is used in the manufacture of phthalic and anthranilic acids and other derivatives, and in making dyes; in the manufacture of resins, celluloid, lampblack and smokeless gunpowder; and as moth repellant, insecticide, anthelmintic, vermicide, and intestinal antiseptic. 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:
- 5949033
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-160689/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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NAPHTHALENE
TOXICITY
CARCINOGENESIS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
DRINKING WATER
METABOLISM
MUTAGENESIS
WATER POLLUTION
AROMATICS
CONDENSED AROMATICS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PATHOGENESIS
POLLUTION
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