Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Subject "BENZENE"
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Alpha and Beta-Hexachlorocyclohexanes - Environmental Health Criteria 123
(1991)Alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane (alpha-HCH) is a major by-product (65-70%) in the manufacture of lindane (> 99% gamma-HCH). Its solubility in water is low, but it is very soluble in organic solvents such as acetone, chloroform, ... -
Alpha- and Betahexachlorocyclohexanes (Alpha- and Beta-HCHs) Health and Safety Guide
(1991)a- and 13-HCH can be determined separately from the other isomers, by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection, and other methods, after extraction by liquid/liquid partition and purification by column chromatography. ... -
Hexachlorobenzene - Environmental Health Criteria 195
(1997)Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) is a chlorinated organic compound with moderate volatility. It is practically insoluble in water, but is highly lipid-soluble and bioaccumulative. Technical grade HCB contains up to 2% impurities, ... -
Hexachlorobenzene Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 107
(1998)At ambient temperature, HCB is a white crystalline solid. Technical grade HCB is available as a wettable powder, liquid or dust. It is virtually insoluble in water, but is soluble in ether, benzene, chloroform and hot ... -
Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonates and Related Compounds - Environmental Health Criteria 169
(1996)Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), a-olefin sulfonates (AOS), and alkyl sulfates (AS) are anionic sulfonates with molecules characterized by a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic (polar) group. Commercial mixtures Consist ... -
Principles and Methods for Assessing Direct Immunotoxicity Associated with Exposure to Chemicals - Environmental Health Criteria 180
(1996)In this monograph, the function and histophysiology of the immune system are reviewed, and the information necessary to understand and interpret the pathological changes caused by immunotoxic insults is provided. Emphasis ... -
Toluene - Environmental Health Criteria 52
(1985)Toluene is the common name for methylbenzene. It is a clear, colourless liquid that is volatile (vapour pressure of 3.82 kPa), flammable, and explosive in air. The technical product may contain small amounts of benzene. ...
