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RECORD NUMBER: 1 OF 2Main Title | Bromoethane : drinking water health advisory. | |||||||||||
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CORP Author | United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water. | |||||||||||
Publisher | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Assistant Administrator for Water, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1989 | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB91-160614 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Bromomethane ; Environmental health--United States ; Bromoethane--toxicity | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Potable water ; Water quality ; Water pollution effects(Humans) ; Toxicology ; Health hazards ; Pharmacokinetics ; Metabolism ; Carcinogenicity tests ; Mutagenicity tests ; Teratogens ; Water pollution effects(Animals) ; Chemical analysis ; Skin(Anatomy) ; Eyes ; Bromomethane ; CAS 74-83-9 | |||||||||||
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Collation | 22 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm | |||||||||||
Abstract | The Drinking Water Health Advisory, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has issued its report on the chemical, bromomethane. Bromomethane is used primarily as a fumigant in soil to control fungi, nematodes and weeds and in the space fumigation of food commodities and storage facilities to control insects and rodents. The report covers the following areas: the occurrence of the chemical in the environment; its environmental fate; the chemical's absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion in the human body; and its health effects on humans and animals, including mutagenicity and carcinogenicity characteristics. Also included is the quantification of its toxicological effects. |
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Notes | "September 1989." Includes bibliographical references. Microfiche., |