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RECORD NUMBER: 667 OF 1319

Main Title Industry survey of test methods of potential health hazard /
Author Woodard, Geoffrey.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Homan, Elton R.
CORP Author Woodard Research Corp., Herndon, Va.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. Office of Toxic Substances.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Toxic Substances,
Year Published 1974
Report Number 68-01-2104; EPA 560/5-75-002; EPA-68-01-2104
Stock Number PB-239 840
OCLC Number 41993526
Subjects Chemicals--Testing ; Toxicity testing ; Hazardous substances--Testing ; Toxicology--Testing
Additional Subjects Industrial medicine ; Hazardous materials ; Chemical compounds ; Toxicity ; Test methods ; Recommendations ; Industrial hygiene ; Industrial atmospheres ; Identifying ; Chemical industry
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=9100RYP4.PDF
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EJBD  EPA 560-5-75-002 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 09/22/2014
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 560-5-75-002 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD RPS EPA 560-5-75-002 repository copy AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 05/22/2018
ELBD  EPA 560-5-75-002 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 11/28/2003
NTIS  PB-239 840 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation iii, 86 pages ; 28 cm
Abstract
Nine companies selected as representing a cross section of prominent producers of chemicals identified through four-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes were surveyed with respect to methods used to assess toxicological and environmental properties of new and existing chemicals. Four progressive levels of investigational effort depending upon extent, frequency, and nature of chemical use are identified: single or infrequent exposure; occasional low-level exposure; frequent low-level, occasional high-level exposures; and frequent high-level, general consumer, unavoidable exposures. Factors influencing the decisions regarding the level(s) of investigation needed or the initiation of the next higher level series of studies are explored. No mathematical formula has emerged to specify the level of testing required. A chemical-by-chemical assessment by competent pharmacologists, toxicologists, and chemists is still needed. Lack of a mechanism to trigger expanded levels of testing is a serious problem.
Notes
"EPA/560/5-75-002." "November 1974." "Contract no. 68-01-2104." "Project officer: Elton R. Homan."