Thirteenth Interim Report Of The Subcommittee On Acute Exposure Guideline Levels

Download or read book Thirteenth Interim Report of the Subcommittee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formed in 1995 by EPA, several other federal and state agencies, and several private organizations, the National Advisory Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (referred to as the NAC) develops, reviews, and approves acute exposure guideline levels (AEGLs) for up to 400 extremely hazardous substances (EHSs). AEGLs have a broad array of potential applications for federal, state, and local governments and for the private sector. They are necessary for prevention and emergency-response planning for potential releases of EHSs, either from accidents or as a result of terrorist activities. This report includes an assessment of the NAC's draft AEGLs documents for the following 10 chemicals: 1, 4-dioxane; chloroform; carbon tetrachloride; sulfur dioxide; cis, trans 1,-2 dichloroethylene; monochloroacetic acid; carbon monoxide; fluorine; methanol; and phenol.