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Explores how the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can improve risk assessment practices, with a focus on implementation of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. This volume explores the "default option" and other concepts. It is meant for the EPA and other agencies, risk managers, environmental advocates, scientists, faculty, and students.
Presents the results of studies of hazardous wastes in the air, water, soil, and food, and examines the potential of biological markers in health risk assessment. This volume is of interest to toxicologists, environmental health professionals, epidemiologists, and other biologists.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program develops toxicologic assessments of environmental contaminants. This title evaluates critical scientific issues in assessing cancer and noncancer effects of oral exposure to inorganic arsenic.
A report that follows up the 2012 report A Research Strategy for Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials, which presented a strategic approach for developing the science and research infrastructure needed to address uncertainties regarding the potential environmental, health, and safety risks posed by ENMs.
Identifies, reviews, and interprets relevant toxicologic and other scientific data for ethyl mercaptan, methyl mercaptan, phenyl mercaptan, tert-octyl mercaptan, lewisite, methyl isothiocyanate, and selected monoisocyanates in order to develop acute exposure guideline levels (AEGLs) for these high-priority, acutely toxic chemicals.
"National Research Council of the National Academies."
Includes Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) for acetone cyanohydrin, carbon disulfide, monochloroacetic acid, and phenol. This book reviews the scientific literature for 12 chemicals.
Beryllium and its alloys can be found in many important technologies in the defense and aeronautics industries. This book, requested by the US Air Force to help to determine the steps necessary to protect its workforce from the effects of beryllium, outlines an exposure and disease management program for protecting its workers.
A book from the National Research Council that recommends changes in how the federal government evaluates the efficiency of research at EPA and other agencies. Assessing efficiency should be considered only 1 part of gauging a program's quality and effectiveness. The efficiency of research processes should be evaluated using different approaches.
Assesses two studies that evaluate the various aspects of flows in the Klamath basin: The Instream Flow Phase II study (IFS), conducted by Utah State University, and the Natural Flow of the Upper Klamath Basin study (NFS), conducted by the US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR).
At the request of the Department of Defense, the National Research Council has reviewed the relevant scientific literature compiled by an expert panel and established Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) for 12 new chemicals. This title includes AEGLs for chemicals such as ammonia, nickel carbonyl and phosphine, among others.
Beryllium is an important metal that is used in a number of industries - including the defense, aerospace, automotive, medical, and electronics industries. This title identifies the epidemiologic, and other literature on beryllium that is relevant for addressing the statement of task, focusing primarily on beryllium sensitization, CBD, and cancer.
Since the 1980s, the US military has used depleted uranium in munitions and in protective armor on tanks. Depleted uranium is a toxic heavy metal and is weakly radioactive. This book reviews the toxicologic, radiologic, epidemiologic, and toxicokinetic data on depleted uranium.
Many regulations issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are based on the results of computer models. This book presents guidelines and principles for improving agency models and decision-making processes. It also suggests a life-cycle approach to model evaluation which includes peer review, and corroboration of results.
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