The Toxicologist - Society of Toxicology
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1530 MINIMAL RISK LEVELS FOR STYRENE.<br />
S. Chou 1 and L. Ingerman 2 . 1 Division <strong>Toxicology</strong> and Env.Med. ., ATSDR/CDC,<br />
Atlanta, GA and 2 SRC, Inc., Syracuse, NY. Sponsor: B. Fowler.<br />
Styrene is a high production chemical. Manufactured styrene is primarily used in<br />
the production <strong>of</strong> polystyrene plastics, resins and copolymers. In the general population,<br />
exposure to styrene occurs primarily by inhalation <strong>of</strong> contaminated indoor<br />
air and can be attributed to emissions from building materials, consumer products<br />
and tobacco smoke. <strong>The</strong> workplace or home <strong>of</strong>fice may have substantially higher<br />
levels <strong>of</strong> airborne styrene, due to emissions from laser printers and photocopiers.<br />
Exposure to styrene may also occur through ingestion <strong>of</strong> contaminated food or<br />
water. <strong>The</strong> inhalation and oral database provides evidence that the nervous system<br />
is the most sensitive target following acute and chronic duration exposures to<br />
styrene. After reviewing the literature, an MRL <strong>of</strong> 5 ppm was derived for acute-duration<br />
inhalation exposure to styrene based on no-observed-adverse-effect level<br />
(NOAEL) for alterations in tests <strong>of</strong> reaction time, memory, attention, color discrimination<br />
and olfactory threshold in humans (Ska et al. 2003) and an MRL <strong>of</strong><br />
0.2 ppm was derived for chronic-duration inhalation exposure based on lowest-observed-adverse-effect<br />
level (LOAEL) for neurological effects from a meta-analysis <strong>of</strong><br />
occupational exposure studies (Benignus et al. 2005). In addition, an MRL <strong>of</strong> 0.1<br />
mg/kg/day for styrene was derived for acute-duration oral exposure based on for<br />
impaired learning in rats (Husain et al. 1985). <strong>The</strong>se MRLs are presented and discussed<br />
in the ATSDR toxicological pr<strong>of</strong>ile for styrene released in September 2010.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se substance-specific health guidance values are intended to serve as screening<br />
levels for use by health assessors and other responders to identify contaminants and<br />
potential health effects that may be <strong>of</strong> concern at hazardous waste sites.<br />
1531 RISK ASSESSMENT FOR ETHYL TERTIARY-BUTYL<br />
ETHER (ETBE) TO DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE<br />
DRINKING WATER LEVELS.<br />
V. S. Bhat, G. L. Ball and C. J. McLellan. NSF International, Ann Arbor, MI.<br />
ETBE can be detected in the extract water <strong>of</strong> some cross-linked polyethylene pipes<br />
that convey potable water. Human oral data for ETBE were not identified. In the<br />
key study, chronic drinking water exposure was associated with increased kidney<br />
weights and exacerbated chronic progressive nephropathy (CPN) severity in male<br />
and female F344 rats. <strong>The</strong> rats appeared to compensate for the reduced palatability<br />
<strong>of</strong> ETBE, so the results were considered reliable for interpretation. Available data<br />
support that the liver effects after gavage or inhalation exposure are mediated by<br />
adaptive mechanisms to metabolizing high or bolus ETBE doses as they were not<br />
observed after drinking water exposure. <strong>The</strong>re are insufficient data to establish a<br />
mode <strong>of</strong> action other than α-2μ-globulin nephropathy in male rats. Interim sacrifices<br />
were not included to allow for histological assessment <strong>of</strong> kidney tubules in a<br />
less marked CPN stage. Recognizing the challenge in interpreting chemical-specific<br />
renal toxicity in rats with advanced CPN and α-2μ-globulin nephropathy, the<br />
point <strong>of</strong> departure for the Reference Dose (RfD) was the BMDL 10 <strong>of</strong> 220 mg/kgday<br />
for exacerbated CPN severity in female rats. Exacerbated CPN severity was<br />
more amenable to benchmark dose modeling thus providing more confidence for<br />
risk assessment compared to kidney weight data. <strong>The</strong> dose metric was the received<br />
dose due to insufficient kinetic data to construct <strong>of</strong> model describing ETBE or its<br />
metabolites in blood, urine or target tissue for use as an internal dose metric. No<br />
tumor incidences were statistically increased in the key study and ETBE has low<br />
genotoxic potential. Using U.S. EPA (2005) guidelines, there is inadequate information<br />
to assess carcinogenic potential <strong>of</strong> ETBE due to the lack <strong>of</strong> chronic data in a<br />
second species. Gavage exposure during pregnancy was associated with maternal<br />
toxicity with no specific effects on reproduction or development. A 300-fold uncertainty<br />
factor was applied to the BMDL 10 to obtain a RfD <strong>of</strong> 0.7 mg/kg-day. This<br />
corresponds to a Total Allowable Concentration <strong>of</strong> 5 mg/L in drinking water assuming<br />
a 70 kg adult drinks 2 L/day.<br />
1532 HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT FOR HYDROGEN<br />
PEROXIDE TO DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE DRINKING<br />
WATER LEVELS.<br />
G. L. Ball, J. C. English and C. J. McLellan. NSF International, Ann Arbor, MI.<br />
Acceptable levels for hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) in drinking water were determined<br />
due to its use as a drinking water disinfectant in combination with a small amount<br />
<strong>of</strong> silver. H 2 O 2 participates in the maintenance <strong>of</strong> cellular homeostasis at endogenous,<br />
physiologic levels, and low exposure concentrations can induce the adaptive<br />
up-regulation <strong>of</strong> antioxidant enzymes. At progressively higher levels, a pro-inflammatory<br />
response is provoked and oxidative stress ensues. Local irritation occurs<br />
with time and concentration dependence, and catalase, among other enzymes, par-<br />
ticipates in the removal <strong>of</strong> H 2 O 2 from tissue. <strong>The</strong> critical effects observed in laboratory<br />
animals included dose-dependent increases in glandular stomach erosion, duodenal<br />
hyperplasia, and duodenal carcinoma in mice given H 2 O 2 chronically in<br />
drinking water. <strong>The</strong> lesions correlated inversely with catalase activity and were attributed<br />
to chemical irritation. H 2 O 2 in vitro induced forward and reverse mutations,<br />
chromosomal aberrations, DNA damage/repair, and sister chromatid exchanges.<br />
<strong>The</strong> lack <strong>of</strong> genotoxicity in vivo is likely related to detoxifying enzyme<br />
activities and endogenous radical scavenging substances. Although H 2 O 2 produced<br />
duodenal carcinomas upon repeated administration in drinking water to catalasedeficient<br />
mice, these tumors failed to metastasize and hyperplasia readily resolved<br />
upon cessation <strong>of</strong> treatment. <strong>The</strong> data support the classification <strong>of</strong> suggestive evidence<br />
<strong>of</strong> carcinogenic potential, based on U.S. EPA (2005) guidelines for carcinogen<br />
risk assessment. <strong>The</strong> data additionally support a low-dose nonlinear mode <strong>of</strong> action<br />
and H 2 O 2 was evaluated accordingly. A 100-fold uncertainty factor was applied to<br />
the BMDL 05 <strong>of</strong> 49 mg/kg-day for duodenal hyperplasia from a subchronic drinking<br />
water study in catalase-deficient mice to obtain a Reference Dose (RfD) <strong>of</strong> 0.5<br />
mg/kg-day. <strong>The</strong> RfD corresponds to a Total Allowable Concentration <strong>of</strong> 8 mg/L in<br />
drinking water assuming a 70 kg adult drinks 2 L/day, taking into account the fact<br />
that the major known non-drinking water sources <strong>of</strong> ingested H 2 O 2 constitute approximately<br />
50% <strong>of</strong> the oral RfD.<br />
1533 LEAD SOIL SCREENING LEVELS AND CLEAN-UP AT<br />
CALIFORNIA HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES.<br />
T. Behrsing 1 , J. Carlisle 2 , E. Sciullo 1 , J. Spearow 1 , B. Davis 1 , K. Day 1 and M.<br />
Wade 1 . 1 Department <strong>of</strong> Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), CalEPA, Sacramento, CA<br />
and 2 Office <strong>of</strong> Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), CalEPA,<br />
Sacramento, CA.<br />
In 2007, CalEPA developed a new toxicity evaluation <strong>of</strong> lead replacing the 10<br />
μg/dL threshold blood lead concentration (PbB) with a source-specific “benchmark<br />
change” <strong>of</strong> 1 μg/dL (the estimated incremental increase in children’s PbB reducing<br />
IQ by 1 point). Here we show the resulting derivation <strong>of</strong> the revised California<br />
Human Health Screening Levels (CHHSLs) using the new PbB criterion and<br />
newer blood lead population data. <strong>The</strong> updated CHHSLs <strong>of</strong> 80 and 320 mg/kg<br />
lead in soil for residential and industrial/commercial land use scenarios, respectively,<br />
are lower than previous Cal-modified USEPA Region 9 Preliminary<br />
Remediation Goals <strong>of</strong> 150 and 800 mg/kg. To evaluate lead risk and cleanup options,<br />
DTSC recommends calculating the 95 percent upper confidence limit on the<br />
arithmetic mean (95%UCL) lead concentration. If individual samples exceed the<br />
CHHSL, the exposure area itself would not exceed the CHHSL as long as the<br />
95%UCL is below the CHHSL (assuming no hot spots). If data are insufficient to<br />
calculate a 95%UCL, comparison <strong>of</strong> the maximum detected concentration to the<br />
CHHSLs is appropriate. In such cases, additional sampling or cleanup may be warranted.<br />
In our experience, the upper lead concentration associated with a 95%UCL<br />
<strong>of</strong> 80 mg/kg is about 150 mg/kg unless there are hot spots. At sites A and B (with<br />
maximum lead concentrations <strong>of</strong> 2078 and 4100 mg/kg) removing samples with<br />
lead above 144 and 180 mg/kg lead, respectively, results in predicted 95%UCLs <strong>of</strong><br />
~80 mg/kg. <strong>The</strong> actual maximum threshold for lead to achieve a specific 95%UCL<br />
for a given site depends on many factors such as contaminant distribution and confirmation<br />
sampling results. Depending on site-specific conditions, cleanup goals<br />
consistent with a 95%UCL equal to the revised residential CHHSL can be approached<br />
by excavating contaminated soils with lead concentrations above approximately<br />
twice the revised CHHSL. A 95%UCL should be calculated using remaining<br />
soil and confirmation sampling data following remediation.<br />
1534 MYCOTOXINS: U.S., CANADIAN, EUROPEAN, AND<br />
JECFA REGULATORY STRATEGIES.<br />
S. H. Henry. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. FDA, Greenbelt, MD.<br />
U.S., Canadian, European, and JECFA (Joint World Health Organization/Food<br />
and Agriculture Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives) approaches to<br />
safety/risk assessment and regulatory guidance for mycotoxins <strong>of</strong> concern for<br />
human health, including aflatoxins and ochratoxin, will be summarized and compared.<br />
Aflatoxins are found in human and amimal foods, such as peanuts,corn and<br />
tree nuts as a result <strong>of</strong> fungal contamination during growth and after harvest. <strong>The</strong><br />
U.S. Food and Drug Administration in its risk asesment <strong>of</strong> aflatoxin attempted to<br />
separate the risk <strong>of</strong> liver cancer attributed to aflatoxin from the risk from other factors,<br />
such as hepatitis B and C. This risk-based approach will be contrasted to an “as<br />
low as reasonably achievable” (ALARA) or European approach to aflatoxin standards.<br />
<strong>The</strong> conclusions <strong>of</strong> the JECFA regarding a safety/risk assessment <strong>of</strong> the potent<br />
liver carcinogen aflatoxin will be discussed with reference to the Codex<br />
Alimentarius Commission standards for aflatoxins in tree nuts (almonds, hazelnuts<br />
and pistachios) intended for further processing and ready-to-eat trade categories.<br />
SOT 2011 ANNUAL MEETING 329