Drinking Water Criteria Document for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) (Final Draft, 1985)

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Abstract

The Office of Drinking Water (ODW), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has prepared a Drinking Water Criteria Document on PCBs. The Criteria Document is an extensive review of the following topics: Physical and chemical properties of PCBs, Toxicokinetics and human exposure to PCBs, Health Effects of PCBs in humans and animals, Mechanisms of toxicity of PCBs, and Quantification of toxicological effects of PCBs.
Prepared in cooperation with Syracuse Research Corp., NY.

Citation

Goetchius, P., D. Gray, M. Remington, D. Tullis, AND M. Neal. Drinking Water Criteria Document for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) (Final Draft, 1985). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/X-84/198-1 (NTIS PB86118312).