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RECORD NUMBER: 70 OF 2103Main Title | Air Pollution Assessment of Toluene. | |||||||||||
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Author | Walker., P. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Mitre Corp., McLean, Va.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, N.C. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1976 | |||||||||||
Report Number | MTR-7215; EPA-68-02-1495; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB-256 735 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Air pollution ; Toluene ; Air pollution control ; Waste disposal ; Chemical industry ; Industrial hygiene ; Assessment ; Toxicity ; Physical properties ; Chemical properties ; Material handling ; Coal ; Automobiles ; Physiological effects ; Exhaust emissions ; Research ; Concentration(Composition) ; Sources ; Solvents ; Effluents ; Ventilation ; Maintenance ; Industrial wastes ; Air pollution effects(Humans) ; Air pollution effects(Animals) ; Environmental chemical substitutes ; Carcinogens ; Stationary sources | |||||||||||
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Collation | 101p | |||||||||||
Abstract | Toluene, a homolog of benzene, is primarily a central nervous system depressant in both humans and animals. Only inconclusive evidence for hematopoietic or myelotoxic dysfunction was found. Toluene is produced in the U.S. from both coal and petroleum; however, the majority of this production is petroleum derived. Exposure of the human population to toluene can ensue not only from production facility emissions, but also from gasoline evaporation or automobile and coke oven emissions. The average concentration of toluene in urban air is reportedly 0.01 to 0.05 ppm. Control technology has been developed which, if utilized, can provide protection to industrial workers. |