A quantitative analysis of factors affecting PELs and TLVs for carcinogens

Risk Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1223-1224

  Smith, Jeffrey S ^a   Mendeloff, John M ^b  

^a Geomatrix Consultants   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

ACGIH; Carcinogens; OSHA; Risk assessment; Standard setting

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS (PEL); WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE (WOE);

RISK ASSESSMENT;

1,2 DIBROMOETHANE; 2 NITROPROPANE; CHROMIUM;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033405247     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007051215650     Document Type: Article

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