Health-based provisional advisory levels (PALs) for homeland security

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 12-16

  Adeshina, Femi ^a   Sonich Mullin, Cynthia ^a   Ross, Robert H ^b   Wood, Carol S ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Emergency planning; Inhalation; PAL

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; PESTICIDE; PHOSGENE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AMBIENT AIR; DECISION MAKING; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY; EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVISIONAL ADVISORY LEVEL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CIVIL DEFENSE; CONSULTANTS; DISASTER PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 76449090923     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08958370903202788     Document Type: Review

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