EVALUATION METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STDS |
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acceptable risk ambient analysis applied aquatic benefits blast furnaces cadmium and phenol cadmium pigments cancer risk carcinogenic Chapter chemicals chronic effects chronic risks Clean Water Act Coke ovens concentration contamination control costs cost of risk dephenolization determine discharge dose drinking water economic effluent environmental evaluation exceed lowest effect exposure factor health effect Health effects reduced health impact human industry ingestion Itai-itai disease level of control levels of risk limit low-flow rivers low-flow sites lowest effect level margin of safety marginal cost marginal cost-effectiveness measured mg/kg mg/l mid-range mining and smelting n/e n/e Ni-Cd batteries noncarcinogenic chronic Oil refineries Overall pathways petrochemical Phenol manufacturing Phenolic resins phosphate fertilizer pigments plants plastics pollution population production range result risk aversion risk estimates risk levels risk reduction sources specific substance substitutes Table toxic uncertainty value of technology water quality worst zero risk zinc