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Principles for the Safety Assessment of Food Additives and Contaminants in Food - Environmental Health Criteria 70
(1987)
This publication is concerned with reviewing the basis for decision-making by the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health ...
Selected Radionuclides - Environmental Health Criteria 25
(1983)
In this report the more general considerations of environmental behaviour of several radionuclides are discussed, including sources, transport to man and dosimetry. The radionuclides discussed are those most frequently ...
Principles for Evaluating Health Risks to Progeny Associated with Exposure to Chemicals during Pregnancy - Environmental Health Criteria 30
(1984)
This document is intended to aid in the design and assessment of studies concerned with exploring the association between exposure to chemicals during pregnancy and defective development. This document includes a description ...
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 ...
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 ...
Toluene Diisocyanates - Environmental Health Criteria 75
(1987)
Toluene diisocyanates (TDIs) are synthetic organic chemicals of low relative molecular mass (174.17). They are colourless to pale yellow liquids, at room temperature, with a distinct pungent odour detectable around 0.7 ...
Magnetic Fields - Environmental Health Criteria 69
(1987)
This document comprises a review of data of effects of magnetic field exposure on biological systems, pertinent to the evaluation of health risks for man. The purpose of the document is to provide an overview of the known ...
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 ...
Propylene Oxide - Environmental Health Criteria 56
(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 ...
Tetramethrin - Environmental Health Criteria 98
(1990)
Tetramethrin was first synthesized in 1964 and first marketed in 1965. Chemically, it is an ester of chrysan-themic acid (2,2-imethyl-3-(2,2-dimethylvinyl)-cyclopro-panecarboxylic acid) with 3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophth ...