Health Effects Classification and Its Role in the Derivation of Minimal Risk Levels: Neurological Effects

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 455-471

  Chou, C H Selene Jen ^a   Williams Johnson, Mildred ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; ATSDR; LOAEL; lowest observed adverse effect level; MF; minimal risk levels; modifying factor; MRLs; no observed adverse effect level; NOAEL; UF; uncertainty factor

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BROMOFORM; CARBON DISULFIDE; CHLORDECONE; CHLOROETHANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CLOFENVINFOS; CRESOL; DICHLORVOS; DIMPYLATE; DISULFOTON; ENDRIN; HEAVY METAL; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; HEXACHLOROETHANE; HEXANE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METHYL BROMIDE; METHYL CHLORIDE; NAPHTHALENE; PARATHION METHYL; PESTICIDE; STYRENE; TOLUENE; UNINDEXED DRUG; XYLENE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RISK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCIES; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031946817     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074823379801400305     Document Type: Article

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