Guidance for Calculating Benzo(a)pyrene Equivalents for Cancer Evaluations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

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• Corporate Authors:
  United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
• Description:
  This guidance presents rigorous methods that health assessors should use for evaluating PAH cancer risk as part of the PHA process. Health assessors should use their professional judgment, consulting with the ATSDR Associate Director of Science (ADS) group and management, to determine if high levels of PAHs or other riskdriving contaminants necessitate immediate public health actions.
  
  Citation: [ATSDR] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 2022. Guidance for Calculating Benzo(a)pyrene Equivalents for Cancer Evaluations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. April 14.
  
  PAH Guidance for Cancer Evaluations – V1, April 14, 2022
  
  ATSDR-PAH-Guidance-508.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Benzo(a)pyrene Carcinogens, Environmental Environmental Exposure Occupational Exposure Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Risk Assessment
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Pages in Document:
  22 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4b5167b64e052db48ab031d9e0556393b38196b137fabdb4ce873375d6424509
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/137497/cdc_137497_DS1.pdf
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