Expert Report
Nineteenth Interim Report of the Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels: Part A (2011)
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Formed in 1995 by EPA, several other federal and state agencies, and several private organizations, the National Advisory Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (referred to as the NAC) develops, reviews, and approves acute exposure guideline levels (AEGLs) for up to 400 extremely hazardous substances (EHSs). AEGLs have a broad array of potential applications for federal, state, and local governments and for the private sector. They are necessary for prevention and emergency-response planning for potential releases of EHSs, either from accidents or as a result of terrorist activities. This report includes an assessment of the NAC's draft AEGLs documents for the following chemicals: acrylonitrile, benzonitrile, boron tribromide, BZ (3-quinuclidinyl benzilate), chloroarsenicals, chloroformates, bis-chloromethylether, chloromethylether, chlorosilanes (26 selected compounds), cyanogen, ethyl mercaptan, hexafluoroacetone, lewisites, mercury vapor, nitric acid, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen tetroxide, oleum, phenyl mercaptan, propargyl alcohol, selenium hexafluoride, silane, sulfer trioxide, sulfuric acid, tear gas, tert-octyl mercaptan, tetramethoxy silane, thionyl chloride, trimethoxysilane, trimethylbenzenes (1,2,4-; 1,2,5-;and 1,3,5-TMB), and vinyl chloride.
About this Report
Primary Board:
Board on Environmental Science and ToxicologySponsor(s):
U.S. Department of Defense; U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyOther Report(s) in this series:
Twelfth Interim Report of the Subcommittee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (2005)Thirteenth Interim Report of the Subcommittee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (2005)
Fourteenth Interim Report of the Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (2006)
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 5 (2007)
Acute Exposure Guidelines Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals, Volume 6 (2008)
Sixteenth Interim Report of the Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (2009)
Seventeenth Interim Report of the Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (2010)
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 8 (2009)
Eighteenth Interim Report of the Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (2010)
Nineteenth Interim Report of the Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels: Part B (2011)
Twentieth Interim Report of the Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels: Parts A and B (2011)
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 10 (2011)
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 11 (2012)
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 12 (2012)
Twenty-first Interim Report of the Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels: Parts A and B (2012)
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 13 (2013)
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals: Volume 14 (2013)