Drinking water criteria document for asbestos

HERO ID

759183

Reference Type

Technical Report

Year

1985

Language

English

HERO ID 759183
Year 1985
Title Drinking water criteria document for asbestos
Authoring Organization U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher Text Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
City Cincinnati, OH
Abstract The Office of Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency, has prepared a Drinking Water Criteria Document on Asbestos. This Criteria Document is an extensive literature review of the following topics: physical and chemical properties of asbestos; toxicokinetics and human exposure to asbestos; health effects of asbestos in humans and animals; mechanisms of toxicity of asbestos; and quantification of toxicological effects of asbestos. (Author 's abstract)
Report Number 600/X-84/199-1
Ntis Number PB86118262
Is Certified Translation No
Dupe Override No
Comments Journal: Available from the National Technical Information Service, Springfield VA. 22161, as PB89-192074. Price codes: A09 in paper copy, A01 in microfiche. Report No. ECAO-CIN-422, March 1985. 181p, 3 fig, 18 tab, 175 ref, append. ISSN:
Is Public Yes
Language Text English
Keyword Water Resources Abstracts; Asbestos; Drinking water; Literature review; Public health; Water pollution effects; Chemical properties; Physical properties; Toxicity; SW 3060:Water treatment and distribution; SW 3030:Effects of pollution
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