Safeguarding scientific evaluations by governmental agencies: Case study of OSHA and the 1,3-butadiene classification

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 372-377

  Infante, Peter F ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Butadiene; Carcinogenicity classification; Government agencies; Industry influence; OSHA; Toxicity classification

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTADIENE; CARCINOGEN;

CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM TUMOR; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LEUKEMIA; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

EID: 27644435228     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2005.11.4.372     Document Type: Review

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