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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778711303321

Titolo

Drinking water and health . Volume 6 / / Richard D. Thomas, Study Director and Editor; Safe Drinking Water Committee, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, Assembly of Life Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1986

ISBN

1-280-22181-X

9786610221813

0-309-55492-6

0-585-14886-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (xviii, 457 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

ThomasRichard D

Soggetti

Drinking water - Contamination

Drinking water - Health aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

1 Front Matter; 2 1. Executive Summary; 3 2. Developmental Effects of Chemical Contaminants; 4 3. Reproductive Toxicology; 5 4. Neurotoxic Effects; 6 5. Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis; 7 6. Dose-Route Extrapolations: Using Inhalation Toxicity Data to Set Drinking Water Limits; 8 7. Data on Humans: Clinical and Epidemiological Studies; 9 8. Risk Assessment; 10 9. Toxicity of Selected Contaminants; 11 Committee Biographies; 12 Index