Environmental Assessment
Drinking Water Criteria Document for Cyanides (Final Draft)
Report Information
The Office of Drinking Water (ODW), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has prepared a Drinking Water Criteria Document on cyanide. This Criteria Document is an extensive review of the following topics: Physical and chemical properties of cyanides; Toxicokinetics and human exposure to cyanides; Health Effects of cyanides in humans and animals; Mechanisms of toxicity of cyanides; Quantification of toxicological effects of cyanides.
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Additional Information
Prepared in cooperation with Syracuse Research Corp., NY.
Citation
Basu, D., M. Neal, AND S. Wilbur. Drinking Water Criteria Document for Cyanides (Final Draft). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/X-84/192-1 (NTIS PB86117793).