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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 ...
Vanadium - Environmental Health Criteria 81
(1988)
?letaliic vanadium does not occur in nature. Over 70 vanadium minerals are known, carnatite and vanadinite being the most important from the point of view of mining. Production of vanadium is linked with that of other ...
2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) - Environmental Health Criteria 29
(1984)
All exposure determinations and risk assessments ultimately depend on accurate chemical analyses, and therefore some critical aspects of analysis for 2,4-D residues have been included in the present document. The available ...
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 ...
2-Propanol - Environmental Health Criteria 103
(1990)
2-Propanol is a colourless highly flammable liquid with an odour resembling that of a mixture of ethanol and acetone. The compound is completely miscible with water, ethanol, acetone, chloroform, and benzene. Analytical ...
Chlorophenols other than Pentachlorophenol - Environmental Health Criteria 93
(1989)
Chlorophenols (CPs) are organic chemicals formed from phenol (1-hydroxybenzene) by substitution in the phenol ring with one or more atoms of chlorine. Nineteen congeners are possible, ranging from monochlorophenols to ...
Dichlorvos Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide No. 18
(1988)
Technical dichlorvos is a colourless to amber liquid with a mild chemical odour. It is hydrolysed by water at a rate of 3% per day at room temperature. It is corrosive to iron and mild steel.The purpose of a Health and ...
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 63
(1991)
Pure hexachiorocyclopentadiene (HEX) is a light, lemon-yellow liquid that has a pungent, musty odour. The odour threshold is reported to be 0.0014-0.0016 mg/m3. HEX is highly reactive and volatile at low temperatures. ...
Trichlorfon Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 66
(1991)
Trichlorfon is a colourless crystalline powder that is stable at room temperature. It is slowly hydrolysed in acid media; the half-life is 526 days at pH 1-5 and 20°C. In alkaline media, at pH 8 and 37.5 °C, it hydrolyses ...