Comparison of water quality criterion and lifetime health advisory for hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX)

Journal Article · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0273-2300(90)90015-4· OSTI ID:6871947

Etnier, E L; Hartley, W R ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN (USA)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has recently recommended a lifetime health advisory (HA) for hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX). The purpose of this brief article is to present the basis for the calculation of the HA so that the reader can compare it with a water quality criterion (WQC) that has been proposed. In the earlier article, a water quality criterion of 105 micrograms/liter for RDX in drinking water was proposed, and in the present article the methodology by which USEPA calculated a lifetime HA of 2 micrograms/liter is presented. The differences in the derivation of the WQC and the HA are discussed. 7 references.

• OSTI ID: 6871947
• Journal Information: Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology; (USA), Journal Name: Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology; (USA) Vol. 11:2; ISSN 0273-2300; ISSN RTOPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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