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INTERAGENCY PROGRAM IN ENERGY-RELATED HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS RESEARCH. PROJECT STATUS REPORT
Citation:
INTERAGENCY PROGRAM IN ENERGY-RELATED HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS RESEARCH. PROJECT STATUS REPORT. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/7-79/009 (NTIS PB290578).
Description:
Projects reported in this document are grouped under one of four major research areas. The first area is identification of hazardous agents associated with non-nuclear energy technologies. These projects involved the development of qualitative methods for the identification of hazardous materials. The second area is development of more rapid and sensitive methods to evaluate dose to man. These projects focused on the development of quantitative methods for measuring degree of toxicity of various pollutants. The third area is determination of the metabolism and fate of hazardous agents associated with energy technologies. These projects involved determination of the physiological activities of several known carcinogens. The fourth research area is evaluation of hazards to man. In addition to studies of the effects of certain pollutants on humans, several of the projects concerned preparation of standard pollutant samples for use in future studies to increase the comparability of results. A list of additional studies funded under this program is included.