The EPA health risk assessment of methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT)

Risk Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-70

  Davis, J Michael ^a   Jarabek, Annie M ^a   Mage, David T ^b   Graham, Judith A ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian analyses; Benchmark dose; Inhalation reference concentration; Manganese health risks; MMT; Personal exposure distribution

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BENCHMARK DOSE; INHALATION REFERENCE CONCENTRATION; METHYLCYCLOPENTADIENYL MANGANESE TRICARBONYL; PERSONAL EXPOSURE DISTRIBUTION;

FUEL ADDITIVES; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

HEALTH RISKS;

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; MANGANESE; MANGANESE DIOXIDE; METHYLCYCLOPENTADIENYLMANGANESE TRICARBONYL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CALCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INHALATION; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; BAYES THEOREM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GASOLINE; HUMANS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE POISONING; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 0004854631     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1998.tb00916.x     Document Type: Article

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