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Main Title Human health effects of molybdenum in drinking water /
Author Chappell, Willard R., ; Meglen, Robert R. ; Moure-Eraso, Rafael ; Solomons, Clive C. ; Tsongas, Theodora A.
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Author Title of a Work
Meglen, Robert R.,
Moure-Eraso, Rafael,
Solomons, Clive C.,
Tsongas, Theodora A.,
Walravens, Philip A.,
Winston, Paul W.,
Chappell, Willard R.
CORP Author Colorado Univ., Boulder. Environmental Trace Substances Research Program.;Health Effects Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH.
Publisher Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Health Effects Research Laboratory, For sale by the National Technical Information Service.
Year Published 1979
Report Number EPA-600/1-79-006; EPA-R-803645; PB292755
Stock Number PB 292 755
OCLC Number 04786137
ISBN pbk.
Subjects Molybdenum--Physiological effect ; Drinking water--United States ; Molybdenum--poisoning ; Water Pollution, Chemical--adverse effects
Additional Subjects Molybdenum ; Potable water ; Toxicology ; Guidelines ; Humans ; Plants(Botany) ; Animals ; Concentration(Composition) ; Occurrence ; Metabolism ; Chemical analysis ; Biochemistry ; Excretion ; Ingestion(Biology) ; Toxicity ; Recommendations ; Chemical properties ; Experimental data ; Drinking water ; Environmental health ; Toxic substances ; Heavy metals ; Maximum permissible exposure ; Biological effects ; Water pollution effects(Humans)
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=2000Z0FV.PDF
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EJBD  EPA 600-1-79-006 c.1 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 04/18/2014
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-1-79-006 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD RPS EPA 600-1-79-006 repository copy AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 03/12/2019
NTIS  PB-292 755 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation xii, 101 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Abstract
Molybdenum plays an important biological role as a micronutrient for plants and animals. At high levels it can be toxic to animals. While concentrations in surface waters are generally less than 5 micrograms Mo/L, concentrations as high as 500 micrograms Mo/L have been reported in some drinking waters. Concentrations in water greater than 20 micrograms Mo/L are almost certainly anthropogenic. The average human intake via food for the United States is 170 micrograms Mo/day while the average intake via drinking water is less than 5 micrograms Mo/day. While no adverse health effects have been reported in the United States, there are reports in the Russian and Indian literature of both biochemical and clinical effects in humans at intakes ranging from 1 to 10 micrograms Mo/day. Rapid urinary excretion appears to provide considerable protection at intakes less than 1 micrograms Mo/day. This report reviews the data on molybdenum as it relates to the effects of its occurrence in drinking water. The report also reviews the results of an interdisciplinary study carried out by the authors. The authors recommend a guideline of 50 micrograms Mo/L for the maximum concentration in drinking water.
Notes
Grant no. R-803645. Jan. 1979. Includes bibliographical references.