Overview of Chronic Oral Toxicity Values for Chemicals Present in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids, Flowback, and Produced Waters

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 4788-4797

  Yost, Erin E ^a   Stanek, John ^b   Dewoskin, Robert S ^b   Burgoon, Lyle D ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL HAZARDS; CHEMICALS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEALTH HAZARDS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); POTABLE WATER; SLOPE PROTECTION; TOXICITY; WATER RESOURCES;

DATA-SOURCES; FLOWBACK; HEALTH EFFECTS; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; PRODUCED WATER; REFERENCE VALUES; SLOPE FACTORS; TOXICITY VALUES;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

WATER; WASTE WATER; WELL WATER;

CANCER; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXICITY; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; FRACKING; HEALTH HAZARD; NEOPLASM; OIL AND GAS FIELD; ORAL SLOPE FACTOR; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLOPE FACTOR; HUMAN; RISK; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; HYDRAULIC FRACKING; RISK; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WATER; WATER RESOURCES; WATER WELLS;

EID: 84968883815     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04645     Document Type: Article

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