Health-risk assessment of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) in California drinking water. Final report

Technical Report · Tue May 17 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6879988

Reed, N R; Babapour, R; Reed, W; Beltran, L; Hsieh, D P.H.

The purpose of this document is to provide information on the toxicity of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) and to estimate the exposure of California residents to CTC. The information provided will aid the California Department of Health Services in developing drinking-water standards for CTC. The four major contributions of the document are: (1) a review of the existing literature pertinent to the health risk from CTC contaminated drinking water; (2) an estimation of the CTC exposure for California residents; (3) a delineation of the level of CTC that may cause a noncarcinogenic health effect; and (4) an estimation of the cancer potency and lifetime cancer risk. Topics also discussed are: physical and chemical properties; mechanisms of toxicity; human exposure; health effects; and data gaps.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Davis (USA). Dept. of Environmental Toxicology
• OSTI ID: 6879988
• Report Number(s): PB-89-102321/XAB; UCD/ET-88/1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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