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Cypermethrin - Environmental Health Criteria 82
Cypermethrin was initially synthesized in 1974 and first marketed in 1977 as a highly active synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, effective against a wide range of pests in... -
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids - Environmental Health Criteria 80
This document is aimed at focusing on a health menace that is insufficiently recognized, in order to evaluate the health risks on the basis of published data, and to draft a set... -
Dichlorvos - Environmental Health Criteria 79
Dichlorvos, an organophosphate, is a direct-acting cholinesterase (ChE)l inhibitor. Since 1961, it has been commercially manufactured and used throughout the world as a contact... -
Dithiocarbamate Pesticides, Ethylenethiourea, and Propylenethiourea: A...
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... -
Toluene Diisocyanates - Environmental Health Criteria 75
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... -
Principles for the Safety Assessment of Food Additives and Contaminants in...
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... -
Hazardous Waste Storage and Disposal in the South Pacific - UNEP Regional...
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Quintozene - Environmental Health Criteria 41
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... -
Endosulfan - Environmental Health Criteria 40
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... -
Mirex - Environmental Health Criteria 44
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... -
Heptachlor - Environmental Health Criteria 38
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... -
Aquatic (Marine and Freshwater) Biotoxins - Environmental Health Criteria 37
This document deals with outbreaks of certain human diseases associated with human exposure to compounds produced by algae. Predators feeding on the algae become contaminated by... -
Mercury Emissions from India and South East Asia
Mercury is an element of growing global concern. This report summarises the limited data available on mercury emissions from India, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the... -
Principles for Evaluating Health Risks to Progeny Associated with Exposure...
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... -
2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) - Environmental Health Criteria 29
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... -
Acrylonitrile - Environmental Health Criteria 28
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... -
Guidelines on Studies in Environmental Epidemiology - Environmental Health...
The present monograph should serve as a useful guide to the conduct of epidemiological studies on the effects of non—biological agents on the health of human communities. An... -
Chlorine and Hydrogen Chloride - Environmental Health Criteria 21
The major sources of exposure to chlorine and hydrogen chloride that are of significance for human health are found in industry. Both chlorine and hydrogen chloride are... -
Regional Overview of PTS and POPs Issues of Ecological Concern in the NOWPAP...
The overall goal of this regional overview is to provide NOWPAP member states with a synthesis report on a group of chemicals with potential adverse effects to the environment,... -
Mycotoxins - Environmental Health Criteria 11
The present document contains an evaluation of health risks associated with four classes of mycotoxins. Aflatoxins are treated in most detail because more is known about them...