Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals
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COMMITTEE ON ACUTE EXPOSURE GUIDELINE LEVELS
Members
DONALD E. GARDNER (Chair),
Inhalation Toxicology Associates, Raleigh, NC
DANIEL KREWSKI (past Chair),
University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
EDWARD C. BISHOP,
HDR Engineering, Inc., Omaha, NE
JAMES V. BRUCKNER, (past member)
University of Georgia, Athens
RAKESH DIXIT, MedImmune, Inc.,
Gaithersburg, MD
JOHN DOULL (past member),
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
JEFFREY W. FISHER,
University of Georgia, Athens
DAVID W. GAYLOR (past member),
Gaylor and Associates, LLC, Eureka Springs, AR
KANNAN KRISHNAN (past member)
University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DAVID P. KELLY,
Dupont Company, Newark, DE
STEPHEN U. LESTER, (past member),
Center for Health, Environment, and Justice, Falls Church, VA
JUDITH MACGREGOR, (past member),
Toxicology Consulting Services, Arnold, MD
PATRICIA M. MCGINNIS (past member)
Syracuse Research Corporation, Ft. Washington, PA
DAVID A. MACYS,
Island County Health Department, Coupeville, WA
FRANZ OESCH,
University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
RICHARD B. SCHLESINGER,
Pace University, New York, NY
ROBERT SYNDER,
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
JOHN A. THOMAS,
Indiana University School of Medicine, Bloomington, IN
CALVIN C. WILLHITE (past member),
California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Berkeley
FREDERIK A. DE WOLFF,
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Staff
KULBIR S. BAKSHI, Senior Program Officer
RAYMOND A. WASSEL, Senior Program Officer for Environmental Studies
RADIAH A. ROSE, Senior Editorial Assistant
AIDA C. NEEL, Program Associate
Sponsor
U.S. Department of Defense
COMMITTEE ON TOXICOLOGY
Members
WILLIAM E. HALPERIN (Chair),
UMDNJ–New Jersey Medical School, Newark
LAWRENCE S. BETTS,
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk
EDWARD C. BISHOP,
HDR Engineering, Inc., Omaha, NE
JAMES V. BRUCKNER,
University of Georgia, Athens
GARY P. CARLSON,
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
MARION F. EHRICH,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg
SIDNEY GREEN,
Howard University, Washington, DC
MERYL H. KAROL,
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
JAMES N. MCDOUGAL,
Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH
ROGER G. MCINTOSH,
Science Applications International Corporation, Abingdon, MD
GERALD N. WOGAN,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
Staff
EILEEN N. ABT, Senior Program Officer for Risk Analysis
KULBIR S. BAKSHI, Senior Program Officer
ELLEN K. MANTUS, Senior Program Officer
SUSAN N. J. MARTEL, Senior Program Officer for Toxicology
RAYMOND A. WASSEL, Senior Program Officer for Environmental Studies
MIRSADA KARALIC-LONCAREVIC, Manager, Technical Information Center
TAMARA DAWSON, Program Associate
RADIAH A. ROSE, Senior Editorial Assistant
BOARD ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND TOXICOLOGY1
Members
JONATHAN M. SAMET (Chair),
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
RAMÓN ALVAREZ,
Environmental Defense Fund, Austin, TX
JOHN M. BALBUS,
Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC
DALLAS BURTRAW,
Resources for the Future, Washington, DC
JAMES S. BUS,
Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI
RUTH DEFRIES,
University of Maryland, College Park
COSTEL D. DENSON,
University of Delaware, Newark
E. DONALD ELLIOTT,
Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP, Washington, DC
MARY R. ENGLISH,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
J. PAUL GILMAN,
Covanta Energy Corporation, Fairfield, NJ
JUDITH A. GRAHAM (Retired),
Pittsboro, NC
WILLIAM M. LEWIS, JR.,
University of Colorado, Boulder
JUDITH L. MEYER,
University of Georgia, Athens
DENNIS D. MURPHY,
University of Nevada, Reno
DANNY D. REIBLE,
University of Texas, Austin
JOSEPH V. RODRICKS,
ENVIRON International Corporation, Arlington, VA
ARMISTEAD G. RUSSELL,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
ROBERT F. SAWYER,
University of California, Berkeley
KIMBERLY M. THOMPSON,
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
MARK J. UTELL,
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Senior Staff
JAMES J. REISA, Director
DAVID J. POLICANSKY, Scholar
RAYMOND A. WASSEL, Senior Program Officer for Environmental Studies
EILEEN N. ABT, Senior Program Officer for Risk Analysis
SUSAN N.J. MARTEL, Senior Program Officer for Toxicology
KULBIR BAKSHI, Senior Program Officer
ELLEN K. MANTUS, Senior Program Officer
RUTH E. CROSSGROVE, Senior Editor
OTHER REPORTS OF THE BOARD ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND TOXICOLOGY
Estimating Mortality Risk Reduction and Economic Benefits from Controlling Ozone Air Pollution (2008)
Respiratory Diseases Research at NIOSH (2008)
Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2008)
Hydrology, Ecology, and Fishes of the Klamath River Basin (2008)
Applications of Toxicogenomic Technologies to Predictive Toxicology and Risk Assessment (2007)
Models in Environmental Regulatory Decision Making (2007)
Toxicity Testing in the Twenty-first Century: A Vision and a Strategy (2007)
Sediment Dredging at Superfund Megasites: Assessing the Effectiveness (2007)
Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects (2007)
Scientific Review of the Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin from the Office of Management and Budget (2007)
Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues (2006)
New Source Review for Stationary Sources of Air Pollution (2006)
Human Biomonitoring for Environmental Chemicals (2006)
Health Risks from Dioxin and Related Compounds: Evaluation of the EPA Reassessment (2006)
Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA’s Standards (2006)
State and Federal Standards for Mobile-Source Emissions (2006)
Superfund and Mining Megasites—Lessons from the Coeur d’Alene River Basin (2005)
Health Implications of Perchlorate Ingestion (2005)
Air Quality Management in the United States (2004)
Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River (2004)
Atlantic Salmon in Maine (2004)
Endangered and Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River Basin (2004)
Cumulative Environmental Effects of Alaska North Slope Oil and Gas Development (2003)
Estimating the Public Health Benefits of Proposed Air Pollution Regulations (2002)
Biosolids Applied to Land: Advancing Standards and Practices (2002)
The Airliner Cabin Environment and Health of Passengers and Crew (2002)
Arsenic in Drinking Water: 2001 Update (2001)
Evaluating Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs (2001)
Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act (2001)
A Risk-Management Strategy for PCB-Contaminated Sediments (2001)
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals (six volumes, 2000-2008)
Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury (2000)
Strengthening Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2000)
Scientific Frontiers in Developmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment (2000)
Ecological Indicators for the Nation (2000)
Waste Incineration and Public Health (2000)
Hormonally Active Agents in the Environment (1999)
Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter (four volumes, 1998-2004)
The National Research Council’s Committee on Toxicology: The First 50 Years (1997)
Carcinogens and Anticarcinogens in the Human Diet (1996)
Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest (1996)
Science and the Endangered Species Act (1995)
Wetlands: Characteristics and Boundaries (1995)
Biologic Markers (five volumes, 1989-1995)
Science and Judgment in Risk Assessment (1994)
Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children (1993)
Dolphins and the Tuna Industry (1992)
Science and the National Parks (1992)
Human Exposure Assessment for Airborne Pollutants (1991)
Rethinking the Ozone Problem in Urban and Regional Air Pollution (1991)
Decline of the Sea Turtles (1990)
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OTHER REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON TOXICOLOGY
Review of Toxicologic and Radiologic Risks to Military Personnel from Exposures to Depleted Uranium (2008)
Emergency and Continuous Exposure Guidance Levels for Selected Submarine Contaminants, Volume 1 (2007), Volume 2 (2008)
Review of the Department of Defense Research Program on Low-Level Exposures to Chemical Warfare Agents (2005)
Review of the Army's Technical Guides on Assessing and Managing Chemical Hazards to Deployed Personnel (2004)
Spacecraft Water Exposure Guidelines for Selected Contaminants, Volume 1 (2004), Volume 2 (2007)
Toxicologic Assessment of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8 (2003)
Review of Submarine Escape Action Levels for Selected Chemicals (2002)
Standing Operating Procedures for Developing Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Chemicals (2001)
Evaluating Chemical and Other Agent Exposures for Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity (2001)
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Contaminants, Volume 1 (2000), Volume 2 (2002), Volume 3 (2003), Volume 4 (2004), Volume 5 (2007), Volume 6 (2007)
Review of the US Navy’s Human Health Risk Assessment of the Naval Air Facility at Atsugi, Japan (2000)
Methods for Developing Spacecraft Water Exposure Guidelines (2000)
Review of the U.S. Navy Environmental Health Center’s Health-Hazard Assessment Process (2000)
Review of the U.S. Navy’s Exposure Standard for Manufactured Vitreous Fibers (2000)
Re-Evaluation of Drinking-Water Guidelines for Diisopropyl Methylphosphonate (2000)
Submarine Exposure Guidance Levels for Selected Hydrofluorocarbons: HFC-236fa, HFC-23, and HFC-404a (2000)
Review of the U.S. Army’s Health Risk Assessments for Oral Exposure to Six Chemical-Warfare Agents (1999)
Toxicity of Military Smokes and Obscurants, Volume 1(1997), Volume 2 (1999), Volume 3 (1999)
Assessment of Exposure-Response Functions for Rocket-Emission Toxicants (1998)
Toxicity of Alternatives to Chlorofluorocarbons: HFC-134a and HCFC-123 (1996)
Permissible Exposure Levels for Selected Military Fuel Vapors (1996)
Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Selected Airborne Contaminants, Volume 1 (1994), Volume 2 (1996), Volume 3 (1996), Volume 4 (2000)
Preface
Extremely hazardous substances (EHSs)2 can be released accidentally as a result of chemical spills, industrial explosions, fires, or accidents involving railroad cars and trucks transporting EHSs. Workers and residents in communities surrounding industrial facilities where EHSs are manufactured, used, or stored and in communities along the nation’s railways and highways are potentially at risk of being exposed to airborne EHSs during accidental releases or intentional releases by terrorists. Pursuant to the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified approximately 400 EHSs on the basis of acute lethality data in rodents.
As part of its efforts to develop acute exposure guideline levels for EHSs, EPA and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in 1991 requested that the National Research Council (NRC) develop guidelines for establishing such levels. In response to that request, the NRC published Guidelines for Developing Community Emergency Exposure Levels for Hazardous Substances in 1993.
Using the 1993 NRC guidelines report, the National Advisory Committee (NAC) on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances—consisting of members from EPA, the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation, other federal and state governments, the chemical industry, academia, and other organizations from the private sector—has developed acute exposure guideline levels (AEGLs) for approximately 200 EHSs.
In 1998, EPA and DOD requested that the NRC independently review the AEGLs developed by NAC. In response to that request, the NRC organized within its Committee on Toxicology the Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels, which prepared this report. This report is the sixth volume in the
series Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals. It reviews the AEGLs for allylamine, ammonia, aniline, arsine, crotonaldehyde, trans and cis + trans, 1, 1-dimethylhydrazine, 1, 2-dimethylhydrazine, iron pentacarbonyl, methyl hydrazine, nickel carbonyl, phosphine, and 8 metal phosphides for scientific accuracy, completeness, and consistency with the NRC guideline reports.
This report was reviewed in draft by individuals selected for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC's Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report: Deepak K. Bhalla, Wayne State University; David W. Gaylor, Gaylor and Associates, LLC; and Samuel Kacew, University of Ottawa.
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Robert Goyer, University of Western Ontario (Emeritus). Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.
After the review of the draft was completed, the committee evaluated AEGLs that were developed for 8 metal phosphides. Because the acute toxicity of metal phosphides results from the phosphine generated from hydrolysis of the metal phosphides, their AEGL values are likewise based upon phosphine AEGLs. Therefore Chapter 10 of this report was expanded to present AEGL values for phosphine and the metal phosphides. We wish to thank Ian Greaves, University of Minnesota, and Wallace Hayes, Harvard School of Public Health, for their review of this revised chapter. The review was overseen by Samuel Kacew.
The committee gratefully acknowledges the valuable assistance provided by the following persons: Ernest Falke, Marquea D. King, Iris A. Camacho, and Paul Tobin (all from EPA); George Rusch (Honeywell, Inc.); Cheryl Bast, Sylvia Talmage, Robert Young, and Sylvia Milanez (all from Oak Ridge National Laboratory). We are grateful to James J. Reisa, director of the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST), for his helpful comments. Other staff members who contributed to this effort are Raymond Wassel (senior program officer), Aida Neel (program associate), Ruth Crossgrove (senior editor), Radiah Rose (senior editorial assistant), and Mirsada Karalic-Loncarevic (manager, Technical Information Center). The committee particularly acknowledges
Kulbir Bakshi, project director for the committee, for bringing the report to completion. Finally, we would like to thank all members of the committee for their expertise and dedicated effort throughout the development of this report.
Donald E. Gardner, Chair
Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels
William E. Halperin, Chair
Committee on Toxicology