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Fluorine and Fluorides - Environmental Health Criteria 36
(1984)
The terms 'fluorine" and 'fluoride' are used interchangeably in the literature as generic terms. In this document, the terminology suggested by US NAS (1971) is followed: "This document, rather than following common usage, ...
Endosulfan - Environmental Health Criteria 40
(1984)
Technical endosulfan (6,7,8,9,10, 10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6, 9,9a, hexahydro 6,9-methano-2,4,3-benodioxathiepin, 3-oxide) is a brown crystalline substance consisting of alpha- and beta-isomers in the ratio of approximately ...
Heptachlor - Environmental Health Criteria 38
(1984)
Heptachlor is a white crystalline solid with a mild camphor odour. It is used as an insecticide. Gas chromatography with electron capture detection is the method most commonly used for heptachlor determination. Heptachlor ...
Tecnazene - Environmental Health Criteria 42
(1984)
Technical tecnazene (2,3,5,6-tetrachloronitrobenzene), is an odourless, crystalline solid that is used in its formulated form as a fungicide and as a sprout inhibitor on stored potatoes. Gas chromatography with electron ...
Quintozene - Environmental Health Criteria 41
(1984)
Technical quintozene (pentachloronitrobenzene) is a white solid with a musty odour, that, is used in formulation as a soil fungicide and as a seed dressing. Hexachlorobenzene is a possible major contaminant in technical ...
Mirex - Environmental Health Criteria 44
(1984)
Mirex (C10C112) is a white crystalline odourless solid it is an extremely stable substance. Gas chromatography with electron capture detection is the analytical method most commonly used for its determination. Mirex is ...
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. ...
Ammonia - Environmental Health Criteria 54
(1986)
Ammonia (NH3) is a colourless acrid-smelling gas at ambient temperature and pressure. It can be stored and transported as a liquid at a pressure of 10 atm at 25 C. Ammonia dissolves readily in water where it forms, and is ...
Ethylene Oxide - Environmental Health Criteria 55
(1985)
Although only key references essential for the evaluation of the risks for human health and the environment are cited, this document is based on a comprehensive search of the available, original scientific literature, while ...
Dithiocarbamate Pesticides, Ethylenethiourea, and Propylenethiourea: A General Introduction - Environmental Health Criteria 78
(1988)
The dithiocarbamates included in this review are those that are mainly used in agriculture and form part of the large group of synthetic organic pesticides that have been developed and produced on a large scale in the last ...