NSF y-Butyrolactone

This document has been prepared to allow toxicological evaluation of the unregulated contaminant g-butyrolactone in drinking water, as an extractant from one or more drinking water system components evaluated under NSF/ANSI 61 (2002), or as a contaminant in a drinking water treatment chemical evaluated under NSF/ANSI 60 (2002). Both non-cancer and cancer endpoints have been considered, and risk assessment methodology developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has been used.

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This product references:NSF/ANSI 60-2002 - Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals - Health Effects
NSF/ANSI 61-02e - NSF 61 Drinking water system components - health effects, Editorial revision to NSF/ANSI 61 - 2002