Emergency and continuous exposure guidance levels for selected airborne contaminants. Volume 6. Benzene and ethylene oxide. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:7221636

Regulatory agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), are concerned with air pollutants--such as oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, oxidants, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide--for which community and workplace environmental exposure standards are set. But their interest exclude guidance for short-term unpredicted exposures to chemicals that might be encountered in military or space operations. COT is often asked by the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide guidance on situations involving accidental release of potentially hazardous chemicals into the atmosphere. This information is furnished in the form of an emergency exposure guidance level (EEGL) with supporting toxicity information and occasionally suggestions for proper handling. It is inappropriate to use EEGLs for planned exposures, because they are neither safe nor hygienic. The purpose of the report is to recommend EEGLs for benzene and ethylene oxide.

• Research Organization: National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC (United States). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
• OSTI ID: 7221636
• Report Number(s): PB-92-223155/XAB; CNN: DAMA17-86-C-6151
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACCIDENTS
AIR POLLUTION
ALKENES
ANIMALS
AROMATICS
BENZENE
CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS
CHRONIC EXPOSURE
EMERGENCY PLANS
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MUTATIONS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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PRIMATES
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TERATOGENESIS
TOXICITY
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