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Implementation Memorandum #10: Evaluating the Human Health Toxicity of Carcinogenic PAHs (cPAHs) using Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEFs)

 
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15-09-049April 2015
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Author(s) Pete Kmet
Description This implementation memorandum describes the procedures for evaluating compliance of environmental samples containing carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (cPAH) mixtures using toxicity equivalency factors (TEFs) to estimate human health toxicity, as required by WAC 173-340-708(8)(e) in the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) rule.
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Keywords Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA), toxics cleanup, petroleum contamination, carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (cPAH), toxicity equivalency factors (TEFs), Chapter 173-340 WAC
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