Review of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission's health effects and exposure assessment documents on nitrogen dioxide. Report of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee. Final report

Technical Report · Mon May 09 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6741598

At the request of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee conducted a review on the potential health hazards associated with exposure to 0.1 to 1.0 ppm nitrogen dioxide generated by unvented indoor combustion sources. The committee concluded that: (1) repeated peak exposures at concentrations of 0.3 ppm of nitrogen dioxide may cause health effects in some individuals; (2) the population groups that appear most sensitive to nitrogen dioxide exposure include children, chronic bronchitics, asthmatics, and individuals with emphysema; and (3) the most direct evidence regarding lung damage associated with nitrogen dioxide is obtained from animal studies.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Science Advisory Board
• OSTI ID: 6741598
• Report Number(s): PB-88-212394/XAB; SAB/CASAC-86/021
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
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NITROGEN DIOXIDE
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
HEALTH HAZARDS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
COMBUSTION
PROGRESS REPORT
REVIEWS
TOXICITY
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DOCUMENT TYPES
HAZARDS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
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OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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