Health and Environmental Effects Profile for brominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6908159

The Health and Environmental Effects Profile for Brominated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans 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 are presented provided sufficient data are available. Existing data are insufficient to determine a Reference Dose (RfD) or a carcinogenic potency factor for brominated diben-p- dioxins and dibenzofurans. 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. Existing data are insufficient to determine an RQ value.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (USA). Office of Environmental Criteria and Assessment
• OSTI ID: 6908159
• Report Number(s): PB-88-219357/XAB; EPA-600/X-86/301
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BROMINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CARCINOGENS
CLEARANCE
DIOXIN
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EXCRETION
FURANS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
LAWS
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
METABOLISM
ORGANIC BROMINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION LAWS
RISK ASSESSMENT
SUPERFUND
TOXICITY