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Review, Summarization, and Evaluation of Literature to Support the Update and Revision of Criteria Documents. 3. Ammonia.

PB83232033

Publication Date	1976
Page Count	35
Abstract	This report is designed to present a critical review and evaluation of the recent scientific literature concerning hazards associated with exposure to ammonia. It is intended to provide an update for the existing NIOSH criteria document for ammonia by considering the results of published and unpublished research which have appeared since the preparation of the original document. In assembling this update, pertinent new information was sought relating to the areas of human and animal toxicity, analytical and sampling methods, work practices and engineering controls, and miscellaneous aspects regarding uses, sources, standards, etc. Identification of relevant articles and documents was accomplished through a search of the scientific literature utilizing both computerized and manual searching of various data bases and published secondary bibliographic sources.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Ammonia Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Chemical analysis Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Air pollution effects(Humans) Air pollution effects(Animals)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Syracuse Research Corp., NY. Center for Chemical Hazard Assessment.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198321
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-76-0167

Review, Summarization, and Evaluation of Literature to Support the Update and Revision of Criteria Documents. 3. Ammonia.

Review, Summarization, and Evaluation of Literature to Support the Update and Revision of Criteria Documents. 3. Ammonia.
PB83232033

Publication Date	1976
Page Count	35
Abstract	This report is designed to present a critical review and evaluation of the recent scientific literature concerning hazards associated with exposure to ammonia. It is intended to provide an update for the existing NIOSH criteria document for ammonia by considering the results of published and unpublished research which have appeared since the preparation of the original document. In assembling this update, pertinent new information was sought relating to the areas of human and animal toxicity, analytical and sampling methods, work practices and engineering controls, and miscellaneous aspects regarding uses, sources, standards, etc. Identification of relevant articles and documents was accomplished through a search of the scientific literature utilizing both computerized and manual searching of various data bases and published secondary bibliographic sources.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Ammonia Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Chemical analysis Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Air pollution effects(Humans) Air pollution effects(Animals)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Syracuse Research Corp., NY. Center for Chemical Hazard Assessment.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198321
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-76-0167