toxicological profile for white phosphorus - Agency for Toxic

248 Pages·2001·4.67 MB·English

TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILE FOR

WHITE PHOSPHORUS

Prepared by:

Sciences International, Inc.

Under Subcontract to:

Research Triangle Institute

Under Contract No. 205-93-0606

Prepared for:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

September 1997
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UPDATE STATEMENT
A Toxicological Profile for White Phosphorus was released in August 1989. This edition supersedes any
previously released draft or final profile.
Toxicological profiles are revised and republished as necessary, but no less than once every three years.
For information regarding the update status of previously released profiles, contact ATSDR at:
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

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Atlanta, Georgia 30333