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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 ...
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. ...
Epichlorohydrin - Environmental Health Criteria 33
(1984)
The document focuses on describing and evaluating the risks of epichlorohydrin for human health and the environment. Epichlorohydrin is a highly reactive and flammable chemical. It is used as an intermediate in the production ...
Chlordane - Environmental Health Criteria 34
(1984)
Chlordane is a viscous, light yellow to amber-coloured liquid. Technical chlordane is a mixture of at least 26 different components and up to 14 distinct chromatographic components have been described. Its main components ...