Comprehensive default methodology for the analysis of exposures to mixtures of chemicals accidentally released to the atmosphere
- Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, SC (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- Duke Engineering Services, Hanford, Inc., Charlotte, NC (United States)
- Automated Solutions of Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
- AlphaTRAC, Inc. (United States)
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
Safety analysis of Department of Energy (DOE) facilities requires consideration of potential exposures to mixtures of chemicals released to the atmosphere. Exposure to chemical mixtures may lead to additive, synergistic, or antagonistic health effects. In the past, the consequences of each chemical have been analyzed separately. This approach may not adequately protect the health of persons exposed to mixtures. However, considerable time would be required to evaluate all possible mixtures. The objective of this paper is to present reasonable default methodology developed by the EFCOG Safety Analysis Working Group Nonradiological Hazardous Material Subgroup (NHMS) for use in safety analysis within the DOE Complex.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-96SR18500
- OSTI ID:
- 505312
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-MS-97-0395; CONF-9606230-7; ON: DE97060227; TRN: 97:013333
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1996 annual meeting of the energy facility contractors group computer aided design/computer aided engineering facilities users` group, Irvine, CA (United States), 10-14 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1997]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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