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RECORD NUMBER: 459 OF 1860Main Title | Bromochloromethane: Health Advisory. | |||||||||||
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CORP Author | Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of the Assistant Administrator for Water. | |||||||||||
Publisher | Oct 89 | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1989 | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB91-160572 | |||||||||||
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 ; Bromochloromethane ; CAS 74-9705 | |||||||||||
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Collation | 18p | |||||||||||
Abstract | The Drinking Water Health Advisory, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has issued its report on the chemical, bromochloromethane. Bromochloromethane is primarily used as a fire-extinguishing fluid, particularly in aircraft and portable extinguishers. It is also used in organic syntheses. 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 its mutagenicity and carcinogenicity characteristics. Also included is the quantification of its toxicological effects. | |||||||||||
Category Codes | 57U; 57Y; 68D | |||||||||||
NTIS Prices | PC A03/MF A01 | |||||||||||
Primary Description | 700/02 | |||||||||||
Document Type | NT | |||||||||||
Cataloging Source | NTIS/MT | |||||||||||
Control Number | 111625368 | |||||||||||
Origin | NTIS | |||||||||||
Type | CAT |