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Carbaryl - Environmental Health Criteria 153
(1994)
Carbaryl is the common name for the carbamic acid derivative 1-naphthyl N-methylcarbamate. The technical grade product is a white crystalline solid, with a low volatility; it is poorly soluble in water, which is stable ...
Brominated Diphenyl Ethers - Environmental health criteria 162
(1994)
This Environmental Health Criteria monograph on brominated diphenyl ethers has been prepared as part of an overview on the impact of a number of flame retardants on human health and the environment. The group of polybrominated ...
Glyphosate - Environmental Health Criteria 159
(1994)
Glyphosate is a weak organic acid consisting of a glycine and a phosphonomethyl moiety. The empirical formula is C3H8NO5P.
Glyphosate is usually formulated as a salt of the deprotonated acid of glyphosate and a cation, ...
Polybrominated Biphenyls - Environmental Health Criteria 152
(1994)
The term polybrominated biphenyls or polybromobiphenyls (PBBs) refers to a group of halogenated hydrocarbons, formed by substituting hydrogen by bromine in biphenyl. PBBs are not known to occur as natural products. They ...
Hexachlorobutadiene - Environmental Health Criteria 156
(1994)
Hexachlorobutadiene is a non-flammable, incombustible, clear, oily and colourless liquid at ordinary temperature and pressure. It is poorly soluble in water but miscible with ether and ethanol. Hexachlorobutadiene is not ...
Ultraviolet Radiation - Environmental Health Criteria 160
(1994)
This monograph is concerned with the effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure on human health and the environment. Such a
review of the scientific literature is considered timely in view of the consequences of ...
Amitrole Health And Safety Guide - Health And Safety Guide 85
(1994)
Amitrole is readily soluble in water, methanol, ethanol, and chloroform, sparingly soluble in ethyl acetate, and insoluble in hydrocarbons, acetone, and ether. It forms salts with most acids and bases, and is a powerful ...
Methods to Assess DNA Damage and Repair: Interspecies Comparisons
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 1994)
This report evaluates current knowledge of the mechanisms of activation/detoxication of DNA damaging agents, organotropic and cell-structure effects, induction and repair of DNA damage, and the molecular and phenotypical ...
Incorporating a Human Health Component into the Integrated Development and Management of the Lower Mekong Basin: A Mission Report - PEEM River Basin Series No.1
(1994)
The PEEM mission to the Lower Mekong Basin provides a case study of the status of health and environmental components in river basin development and management.