Health and environmental effects profile for phenol

Technical Report · Sat Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6496046

The Health and Environmental Effects Profile for Phenol was prepared to support listings of hazardous constituents of a wide range of waste streams under Section 3001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and to provide health-related limits for emergency actions under Section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Both published literature and information obtained from Agency program office files were evaluated as they pertained to potential human-health, aquatic-life and environmental effects of hazardous-waste constituents. Quantitative estimates were presented provided sufficient data are available. Phenol has been determined to be a systemic toxicant. A Reference Dose (RfD), for phenol is 0.04 mg/kg/day for oral exposure. The Reportable Quantity (RQ) value of 1, 10, 100, 1000 or 5000 pounds is used to determine the quantity of a hazardous substance for which notification is required in the event of a release as specified by CERCLA based on chronic toxicity. The RQ value for phenol is 10.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (USA). Office of Environmental Criteria and Assessment
• OSTI ID: 6496046
• Report Number(s): PB-89-132112/XAB; EPA-600/X-87/121
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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