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Contents
- DISCLAIMER
- UPDATE STATEMENT
- FOREWORD
- CONTRIBUTORS
- PEER REVIEW
- 1. PUBLIC HEALTH STATEMENT
- 1.1. WHAT IS PROPYLENE GLYCOL?
- 1.2. WHAT HAPPENS TO PROPYLENE GLYCOL WHEN IT ENTERS THE ENVIRONMENT
- 1.3. HOW MIGHT I BE EXPOSED TO PROPYLENE GLYCOL?
- 1.4. HOW CAN PROPYLENE GLYCOL ENTER AND LEAVE MY BODY?
- 1.5. HOW CAN PROPYLENE GLYCOL AFFECT MY HEALTH?
- 1.6. ARE THERE MEDICAL TESTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER I HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO PROPYLENE GLYCOL?
- 1.7. WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS HAS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MADE TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH?
- 1.8. WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?
- 2. HEALTH EFFECTS
- 2.1. INTRODUCTION
- 2.2. DISCUSSION OF HEALTH EFFECTS BY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE
- 2.3. TOXICOKINETICS
- 2.4. RELEVANCE TO PUBLIC HEALTH
- 2.5. BIOMARKERS OF EXPOSURE AND EFFECT
- 2.6. INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CHEMICALS
- 2.7. POPULATIONS THAT ARE UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE
- 2.8. METHODS FOR REDUCING TOXIC EFFECTS
- 2.9. ADEQUACY OF THE DATABASE
- 3. CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL INFORMATION
- 4. PRODUCTION, IMPORT/EXPORT, USE, AND DISPOSAL
- 5. POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE
- 6. ANALYTICAL METHODS
- 7. REGULATIONS AND ADVISORIES
- 8. REFERENCES
- 9. GLOSSARY
- APPENDICES
- ADDENDUM for PROPYLENE GLYCOL: Supplement to the 1997 Toxicological Profile for Propylene GlycolPublished: December 2008.
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