Workshop Report/Summary
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 2 (2002)
Board on Environmental Science and Toxicology
Topics:
Environmental Quality, Health, and Management
Disaster Management and Homeland Security
Risk Assessment and Communication
Risk Assessment and Communication
Disaster Response and Recovery
Toxic Chemicals, Toxicity Testing
Air Pollution, Air Quality
Disaster Mitigation, Planning, and Preparation
Environmental Health
The report reviews toxicity documents on five chemicals that can be released in the air from accidents at chemical plants, storage sites, or during transportation. The documents were prepared by the National Advisory Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances and were evaluated for their scientific validity, comprehensives, internal consistency, and conformance to the1993 guidelines report.