IRIS Toxicological Review of Naphthalene (1998, Final)
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Abstract
Naphthalene is produced by distillation and fractionation of either petroleum or coal tar. Naphthalene’s principal use is as an intermediate in the production of phthalic anhydride.
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History/Chronology
Date | Description |
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July 2004 | EPA released the draft report for external peer review. |
August 1998 | EPA released the final tox report and summary document and posted these to the IRIS database. |
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- IRIS Toxicological Review and Summary Documents for Naphthalene (1998 Final) (PDF) (124 pp, 3 MB, about PDF)
- IRIS Summary for Naphthalene (PDF) (32 pp, 102 KB, about PDF)