Health and Environmental Research on Complex Organic Mixtures: Proceedings of Symposium Held in Richland, Washington on October 20, 1985

摘要

During the preceding decade, numerous studies involving chemists, biologists, environmental scientists, industrial hygienists and engineers were conducted to assess the potential harmful effects of various complex organic mixtures. As a result, a substantial health and environmental database had been developed on combustion products, coal conversion materials (liquefaction and gasification), shale oils, petroleum, solid wastes, dredging spoils, materials from biomass, and other organic materials. Selection of the symposium topic reflected a desire to evaluate results of studies on materials from energy-related and industrial activities that could cause potential occupational problems or enter the environment. The symposium was organized to review and summarize the chemical, biomedical, and environmental database on complex organic mixtures. The program also provided a forum to identify future health and environmental research needs, coordinate present and future health and environmental research with technology development, and identify ways to mitigate problems associated with the release of energy-related materials to the environment. Individual papers were processed separately for the data base.