Applicability of US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) risk-assessment guidelines for chemical mixtures

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6737644

Lutkenhoff, S D; Hertzberg, R C; Sonich-Mullin, C

The U.S. EPA published Guidelines for the health Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures in September, 1986. To facilitate the application of Guidelines procedures, the Agency has developed a data base on known toxicological interactions (synergism, etc.). This unique resource allos incorporation of interaction data on a case-by-case basis into mixture risk assessments. Additional technical support information is being compiled, which will provide the scientific basis for the Guidelines procedures. In the present paper, the Guidelines still be summarized and illustrated using an example assessment of contaminated ground water.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office
• OSTI ID: 6737644
• Report Number(s): PB-88-238951/XAB; EPA-600/D-88/170
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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