NIOSH Testimony on the Environmental Protection Agency's Proposed Rule on Proposed Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium Chemicals in Comfort Cooling Towers by L. D. Reed, September 27, 1988.

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NIOSH Testimony on the Environmental Protection Agency's Proposed Rule on Proposed Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium Chemicals in Comfort Cooling Towers by L. D. Reed, September 27, 1988.

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1988/09/27
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ...

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Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

This testimony summarized the current position of NIOSH regarding the health effects from exposure to hexavalent chromium (18540299) (CrVI). The current published policy stated that only the insoluble forms of CrVI are potential human carcinogens. Since these facts were published, however, new scientific evidence has demonstrated the carcinogenic activity of soluble CrVI compounds in exposed animals and has also shown epidemiologic evidence indicating similar carcinogenicity among workers exposed to soluble CrVI compounds. NIOSH now recommends that OSHA consider all CrVI compounds as potential occupational carcinogens.
Subjects:

Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

Chromium-compounds Epidemiology Hexavalent-chromium-compounds Laboratory-animals NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Testimony Reed-L-D
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Testimony ; Testimony
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America ; North America
Pages in Document:

1-2
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:00195600
Citation:

NIOSH 1988 Sep:2 pages
CAS Registry Number:

Chromium(6+) (CAS RN 18540-29-9) ; Chromium(6+) (CAS RN 18540-29-9)
Federal Fiscal Year:

1988
Peer Reviewed:

False
Source Full Name:

NIOSH, 2 pages
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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