Risk assessment for 2378-TCDD and 2378-TCDF contaminated receiving waters from US chlorine-bleaching pulp and paper mills. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6160739

A surface water risk assessment was conducted to predict the potential human and aquatic life impacts associated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzofuran discharged from chlorine-bleaching pulp and paper mills. Using 1988 effluent data, other site-specific information, and simplifying assumptions, it was concluded that predicted exposures could represent significant implications for human health and aquatic life near the mills.

• Research Organization: Tetra Tech, Inc., Fairfax, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6160739
• Report Number(s): PB-90-272873/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-C9-0013
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BENZOFURANS
DIOXIN
DOCUMENT TYPES
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FURANS
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INDUSTRY
MAMMALS
MAN
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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PAPER INDUSTRY
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PRIMATES
PROGRESS REPORT
RISK ASSESSMENT
SURFACE WATERS
VERTEBRATES
WATER POLLUTION
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