Derivation of new Threshold of Toxicological Concern values for exposure via inhalation for environmentally-relevant chemicals

An effort was made to derive new inhalation TTC values using the EPA’s Toxicity Values database, ToxValDB. A total of 4703 substances captured in ToxValDB were assigned into their respective TTC categories using the Kroes module within the Toxtree software tool and custom profilers developed in Nelms et al (2019) and Patlewicz et al (2018). For the substances assigned into the 3 Cramer classes, the 5th percentiles were calculated from the empirical cumulative distributions of No observed (adverse) effect level (concentration) values. The 5th percentiles were converted to their respective TTC values and compared with published values reported by Escher et al (2010) and Carthew et al (2009). The TTC values derived from ToxValDB were orders of magnitude more conservative, further Cramer classification was not found to be effective at discriminating potencies. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Nelms, M., and G. Patlewicz. Derivation of New Threshold of Toxicological Concern Values for Exposure via Inhalation for Environmentally-Relevant Chemicals. Frontiers in Toxicology. Frontiers, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND, 2: 580347, (2020).

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  "https://doi.org/10.3389/ftox.2020.580347"
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