Exposure, standards and guidelines

In Table 3-13 the AEGLs are compared with existing standards and criteria. All currently available exposure standards and guidelines for monomethylhydrazine are shown. 

Exposure standards and guidelines for dimethylhydrazine have been established by several organizations. All currently available standards and guidelines are shown in Table 4-11. 

Exposure standards and guidelines are developed by governments to protect their citizens from harmful substances and activities that can cause serious health problems. 

Exposure standards and guidelines are the products of risk management decisions. Risk assessments provide regulatory agencies with estimates of the number of persons that can be potentially harmed under specific exposure conditions. Regulatory agencies then propose exposure standards and guidelines that will protect the public from unacceptable risk. 

Exposure standards and guidelines usually provide numerical exposure levels for various media (e.g., food, consumer products, water, and air) that cannot be exceeded. Alternatively, these standards may be preventive measures for reducing exposure (e.g., labeling, special ventilation, protective clothing and equipment, and medical monitoring). 

Federal and state regulatory agencies have the power to issue permissible exposure standards and guidelines. They include the following categories ... 

Table 1 Summary of exposure standards and guidelines for phosphine...

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