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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 66384 |
| CIS number |
96-935 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-753034-4 |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
EPAQS No.3
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| Author(s) |
Expert Panel on Air Quality Standards |
| Title |
1,3-Butadiene |
| Bibliographic information |
HMSO Publications Centre, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, 1994. vii, 24p. Illus. 16 ref. Price: GBP 5.95. |
| Abstract |
1,3-Butadiene is a substance that is a gas at normal ambient temperatures. Trace amounts, mostly derived from the combustion of petroleum and other fuels, can be found in the atmosphere. In industry, it is used in the production of synthetic rubber and is also present in some liquid petroleum gases. There is some epidemiological evidence that workers exposed to 1,3-butadiene have a slightly higher than expected risk of developing certain cancers (lymphoid system, bone marrow, lymphomas, leukaemias). Its genotoxic and carcinogenic effects have also been shown in animal experiments. After reviewing measurement methods and the evidence for health risks, this document recommends an Air Quality Standard of 1ppb as a running annual average for 1,3-butadiene, a level not normally exceeded in urban air in the United Kingdom. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; limitation of exposure; butadiene |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
permissible levels; animal experiments; teratogenic effects; criteria document; carcinogenic effects; determination in air; atmospheric pollution |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons
Butadiene
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