Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) 5
Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) 5 :
"Chemicals with high acute lethality have the potential for causing death in unprotected populations after relatively short exposure periods at low doses. On the basis of toxicity criteria... EPA identified a list of chemicals with high acute toxicity... from the more than 60,000 chemicals in commerce. This is the list of EHSs required by Title Ill of SARA. Because airborne releases of acutely lethal substances, while infrequent, can be catastrophic, Title Ill requires consideration of these EHSs in emergency plans". (EPA, Technical Guidance for Hazards Analysis, 1987, p. 2-2)
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