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Chlorine and Hydrogen Chloride - Environmental Health Criteria 21
(1982)
The major sources of exposure to chlorine and hydrogen chloride that are of significance for human health are found in industry. Both chlorine and hydrogen chloride are corrosive to most construction materials, as well as ...
Selected Petroleum Products - Environmental Health Criteria 20
(1982)
The purpose of this document is to review and evaluate available information on the biological effects of some petroleum products, and to provide a scientific basis for decisions aimed at the protection of human health ...
Ultrasound - Environmental Health Criteria 22
(1982)
This document comprises a review of data, which are concerned with the effects of ultrasound exposure on biological systems, and are pertinent to the evaluation of health risks for man. The purpose of this criteria document ...
Titanium - Environmental Health Criteria 24
(1982)
Titanium is a grey metal with an atomic number of 22 and a relative atomic mass of 47.9. It is extremely resistant to corrosion and, in the form of a powder or dust, is highly flammable and explosive. The most common ...
Climatic Change in the Intra-Americas Sea: Implications of Future Climate on the Ecosystems and Socio-economic Structure in the Marine and Coastal Regions of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas and the Northeast Coast of South America
(Edward Arnold, 1993)
This book provides the first expert and comprehensive account of the implications that global warming and sea-level rise will have on the ecosystems and socio- economic structure in the marine and coastal regions of the ...
Styrene - Environmental Health Criteria 26
(1983)
Styrene (ethenylbenzene) is a commercially important chemical used in the production of polymers, copolymers, and reinforced plastics. Exposure mainly occurs in industries and operations using styrene, and industrial sources ...
Acrylonitrile - Environmental Health Criteria 28
(1983)
Acrylonitrile is a colourless, volatile, chemically reactive liquid; it does not occur as a natural product. The monomer is used world-wide, on a large scale, in the manufacture of polymers, fibres, and rubbers and as a ...
Tetrachloroethylene - Environmental Health Criteria 31
(1984)
The document focuses on describing and evaluating the risks of tetrachloroethylene for human health and the environment. Tetrachloroethylene is widely used as a dry-cleaning and degreasing solvent under many different ...
Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Fields - Environmental Health Criteria 35
(1984)
This document comprises a review of data on the effects of ELF fields, predominantly ELF electric fields at 50 and 60 Hz, on biological systems pertinent to the evaluation of health risks for man. The purpose of the document ...
Methylene Chloride - Environmental Health Criteria 32
(1984)
The document focuses on describing and evaluating the risks of methylene chloride for human health and the environment.
Methylene chloride (dichloromethane) is widely used as a multi-purpose solvent and paint remover. ...