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Principles for the Toxicological Assessment of Pesticide Residues in Food - Environmental Health Criteria 104
(1990)
This monograph has been prepared on behalf of the Central Unit of the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and its aim is to provide an update of the principles utilized by the WHO Expert Group on Pesticide ...
Principles and Methods for the Assessment of Nephrotoxicity Associated with Exposure to Chemicals - Environmental Health Criteria 119
(1991)
Nephrotoxicity can be defined as renal disease or dysfunction that arises as a direct or indirect result of exposure to medicines, and industrial or environmental chemicals. It is well established that toxic nephropathies ...
Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Terphenyls (Second Edition) - Environmental Health Criteria 140
(1993)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were discovered before the turn of the century and their usefulness for industry, because of their physical properties, was recognized early. The PCBs have been used commercially, since ...
Nitrogen Oxides (Second Edition) - Environmental Health Criteria 188
(1997)
Nitrogen oxides can be present at significant concentrations in ambient air and in indoor air. The types and concentrations of nitrogenous compounds present can vary greatly from location to location, with time of day, and ...
Polybrominated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans - Environmental Health Criteria 205
(1998)
Polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PBDDs) and polybrominated dibenzofurans (PBDFs) are almost planar tricyclic aromatic compounds.
Theoretically, 75 PBDDs and 135 PBDFs are possible. In addition, a large number of mixed ...
Principles and Methods for Assessing Allergic Hypersensitization Associated with Exposure to Chemicals - Environmental Health Criteria 212
(1999)
The role of the immune system may be succinctly stated as the "preservation of integrity". This system is responsible for identifying
what is "self" and what is "non-self". The great complexity of the mammalian system is ...
Summary Report on the Evaluation of Short-term Tests for Carcinogens (Collaborative Study on In Vivo Tests) - Environmental Health Criteria 109
(1990)
The first part of this project, dealing with in vitro studies, was published in 1985 (Ashby et al., 1985) and was summarized in Environmental Health Criteria 47 (WHO, 1985). The second part, which is the subject of this ...
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 ...
Selected Non-Heterocyclic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - Environmental Health Criteria 202
(1998)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) constitute a large class of compounds, and hundreds of individual substances may be released during incomplete combustion or pyrolysis of organic matter, an important source of human ...