Derivation of an occupational exposure limit (OEL) for methylene chloride based on acute CNS effects and relative potency analysis

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 240-250

  Storm, Jan E ^a   Rozman, Karl K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DICHLOROMETHANE; METHYL CHLORIDE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMPARISON; HUMAN; INHALATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

LIGUSTICUM PORTERI; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032104350     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1998.1209     Document Type: Article

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