Health Effects Assessment Summary (HEAST) for
Nickel Refinery Dust
CAS: CURENO-07-3
| Summary of HEAST Information on-Line | ||||||||
| Carcinogenicity | ||||||||
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| Inhalation [Slope Factor]: (see comment) | 8.4E-1 (mg/kg/day)-1 | |||
| Route: | Inhalation: occupational | |||
| Target Organ / Cancer: | Respiratory system / Tumors | |||
| Species | EPA Group | |||
| Human | IRIS | |||
| References | ||||
| 1981 | Chovil, A., R.B. Sutherland and M. Halliday. 1981. Respiratory cancer in a cohort of Nickel sinter plant workers. Br J Ind Med. 38: 327-333. | |||
| 1984 | Peto, J., H. Cuckle, R. Dool, et al. 1984. Respiratory cancer mortality of Welsh Nickel refinery workers. In: Nickel in the human environment: Proceedings of a joint symposium, March, 1983. Larc Scientific Publ No. 53, IARC, Lyon, France. P. 36-46. | |||
| 1982 | Enterline, P.E. and G.M. Marsh. 1982. Mortality among workers in a Nickel refinery and alloy manufacturing plant in West Virginia. J Nat Cancer Inst 68: 925-933. | |||
| 1982 | Magnus, K., A. Andersen and A. Hogetveit. 1982. Cancer of respiratory organs among workers at a Nickel refinery in Norway. Int J Cancer. 30: 681-685. | |||
| 1985 | U.S. EPA. 1985. Health assessment document for Nickel. Prepared by the Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office, Research Triangle Park, NC. | |||
| 1987 | U.S. EPA. 1987. Carcinogen Risk Assessment Verification Endeavor (CRAVE) Work Group. | |||
| General Comment: | Formerly listed as Nickel. | |||
| Inhalation Slope Comment: | See Appendix A-II, Dose Conversions on HEAST. | |||
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