SAMPLE
1
→
Table 3-1. Levels of Significant Exposure to [Chemical x] – Inhalation
LOAEL (effect)
Exposure
Key to
frequency/
NOAEL
Less serious
Serious (ppm)
figure
a
Species duration
System (ppm)
(ppm)
Reference
2
3
4
→
INTERMEDIATE
EXPOSURE
5
6
7
8
9
10
→
Systemic
↓
↓
↓
↓
↓
↓
18
Rat
13 wk
Resp
3
b
10 (hyperplasia)
→
5 d/wk
Nitschke et al. 1981
6 hr/d
CHRONIC EXPOSURE
Cancer
11
↓
38
Rat
18 mo
20
(CEL, multiple
Wong et al. 1982
5 d/wk
organs)
7 hr/d
39
Rat
89–104 wk
10
(CEL, lung tumors,
NTP 1982
5 d/wk
nasal tumors)
6 hr/d
40
Mouse
79–103 wk
10
(CEL, lung tumors,
NTP 1982
5 d/wk
hemangiosarcomas)
6 hr/d
12
→
a
The number corresponds to entries in Figure 3-1.
b
Used to derive an intermediate inhalation Minimal Risk Level (MRL) of 5x10
-3
ppm; dose adjusted for intermittent exposure and divided
by an uncertainty factor of 100 (10 for extrapolation from animal to humans, 10 for human variability).
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APPENDIX C. ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND SYMBOLS
ACGIH
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
ACOEM
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
ADI
acceptable daily intake
ADME
absorption,
distribution, metabolism, and excretion
AED
atomic emission detection
AFID
alkali flame ionization detector
AFOSH
Air Force Office of Safety and Health
ALI
annual
limits on intake
ALT
alanine aminotransferase
AMAD
activity median aerodynamic diameter
AML
acute myeloid leukemia
AOAC
Association of Official Analytical Chemists
AOEC
Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
AP
alkaline phosphatase
APHA
American Public
Health Association
AST
aspartate aminotransferase
atm
atmosphere
ATSDR
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
AWQC
Ambient Water Quality Criteria
BAT
best available technology
BCF
bioconcentration factor
BEI
Biological Exposure Index
BMD/C
benchmark dose or benchmark concentration
BMD
X
dose that produces a X% change in response rate of an adverse effect
BMDL
X
95% lower confidence limit on the BMD
X
BMDS
Benchmark Dose
Software
BMR
benchmark response
Bq
Becquerel
BSC
Board of Scientific Counselors
C
centigrade
CAA
Clean Air Act
CAG
Cancer Assessment Group of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
CAS
Chemical Abstract Services
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CEL
cancer effect level
CELDS
Computer-Environmental Legislative Data System
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
Ci
curie
CI
confidence interval
CL
ceiling limit value
CLP
Contract Laboratory Program
cm
centimeter
CMAD
count median aerodynamic diameter
CML
chronic myeloid leukemia
CPSC
Consumer Products
Safety Commission
CWA
Clean Water Act
DAC
derived air concentration
DHEW
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
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APPENDIX C
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DOL
Department of Labor
DOT
Department of Transportation
DOT/UN/
Department of Transportation/United Nations/
NA/IMDG
North America/Intergovernmental Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
DWEL
drinking
water exposure level
ECD
electron capture detection
ECG/EKG
electrocardiogram
EEG
electroencephalogram
EEGL
Emergency Exposure Guidance Level
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
F
Fahrenheit
F
1
first-filial generation
FAO
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
FDA
Food
and Drug Administration
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FIFRA
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
FPD
flame photometric detection
fpm
feet per minute
FR
Federal Register
FSH
follicle stimulating hormone
g
gram
GC
gas chromatography
gd
gestational day
GLC
gas liquid chromatography
GPC
gel permeation chromatography
GSD
geometric standard deviation
Gy
gray
HPLC
high-performance liquid chromatography
HRGC
high resolution gas chromatography
HSDB
Hazardous Substance Data Bank
IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer
ICRP
International Commission on Radiological Protection
IDLH
immediately dangerous to life and health
ILO
International Labor Organization
IRIS
Integrated Risk Information System
ITRI
Inhalation Toxicology Research
Institute
kBq
kiloBequerel
Kd
adsorption ratio
kg
kilogram
kkg
metric ton
K
oc
organic carbon partition coefficient
K
ow
octanol-water partition coefficient
L
liter
LC
liquid chromatography
LC
50
lethal concentration, 50% kill
LC
Lo
lethal concentration, low
LD
50
lethal dose, 50% kill