Risk assessment of butadiene in ambient air; the approach used in the UK

Toxicology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 221-225

  Fielder, R J ^a  

^a Elephant and Castle ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1,3 butadiene; air quality standard; genotoxic carcinogen

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTADIENE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; CANCER; CARCINOGENICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOKINETICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030605157     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-483X(96)03448-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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