LEADER 05073nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910971104603321 005 20251017110052.0 010 $a0-309-16655-1 010 $a1-280-17640-7 010 $a9786610176403 010 $a0-309-53013-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000000384 035 $a(OCoLC)568031782 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10055438 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000276651 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12061838 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276651 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10226708 035 $a(PQKB)10359795 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3376322 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3376322 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10055438 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL17640 035 $a(OCoLC)923262384 035 $a(DNLM)1094029 035 $a(BIP)53856563 035 $a(BIP)12806778 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000000384 100 $a20070309d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAcute exposure guideline levels for selected airborne chemicals /$fSubcommittee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission of Life Sciences, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (309 p.) 225 1 $aThe compass series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-309-09147-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFront Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Roster of the National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances -- Appendixes -- 1 Chlorine: Acute Exposure Guideline Levels -- 2 Hydrogen Chloride: Acute Exposure Guideline Levels -- 3 Hydrogen Fluoride: Acute Exposure Guideline Levels -- 4 Toluene 2,4- and 2,6- Diisocyanate: Acute Exposure Guideline Levels -- 5 Uranium Hexafluoride: Acute Exposure Guideline Levels. 330 $aThe Bhopal Disaster of 1984 resulted in the death of around 2,000 residents living near chemical plants and irreversible injuries to more than 20,000 other residents. These numbers can be attributed to the community's lack of awareness concerning the chemicals' existence, dangers and effects, and/or how to react in case of emergency. The disaster emphasized the need for governments to identify hazardous substances and to aid local communities in developing plans for emergency exposures. As a result, the United States government issued the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986; requiring the identification of extremely hazardous substances (EHSs) by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA was also tasked with assisting Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) in conducting health-hazard assessments to develop emergency-response plans for sites where EHSs are produced, stored, transported, or used. The EPA identified nearly 400 EHSs in terms of their immediate danger to life and health (IDLH) as their first step in assisting these LEPCs. In 1991 the EPA went on to request that the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Toxicology (COT) develop criteria and methods for developing emergency exposure levels for EHSs for the general population. The COT, who had published many reports on emergency exposure guidance levels at the time, designated the task to a subcommittee. The subcommittee focused on Guidelines for Developing Community Emergency Exposure Levels for Hazardous Substances. Four years later the National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC) was created with a focus on identifying, reviewing, and interpreting relevant toxicologic and other scientific data and developing acute exposure guideline levels (AEGLs) for high-priority, acutely toxic chemicals. In Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals:Volume 4, the NAC outlines acute exposure guideline levels for chlorine, hydrogen chloride, toluene 2,4, hydrogen fluoride, 2,6-diisocyanate, and uranium hexafluoride. 410 0$aCompass series (Washington, D.C.) 606 $aGases, Asphyxiating and poisonous 606 $aHazardous substances$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aHazardous substances$xHealth aspects 606 $aChemicals$xPhysiological effect 606 $aChemicals$xHealth aspects 615 0$aGases, Asphyxiating and poisonous. 615 0$aHazardous substances$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aHazardous substances$xHealth aspects. 615 0$aChemicals$xPhysiological effect. 615 0$aChemicals$xHealth aspects. 676 $a615.9/1 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bSubcommittee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971104603321 996 $aAcute exposure guideline levels for selected airborne chemicals$92610632 997 $aUNINA