Toxicology of solvents [electronic resource] / edited by Maeve McParland and Nicola Bates.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McParland, Maeve.

Bates, Nicola.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solvents--Toxicology.

Solvents.

Chemistry, Organic--Toxicology.

Chemistry, Organic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 p.)

Place of Publication:

Shawbury, U.K. : Rapra Technology Ltd., c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Health and safety have become priority issues in industries across the world. Cases of neglect have cost companies dearly. This book reviews the evidence on the effects of exposure to common industrial solvents. Solvents have been the cause of occupational health problems for many years. Workers have been exposed through skin contact, by breathing in vapours, by splashes in the eye and, in extreme cases, by ingestion. This book examines the clinical consequences of exposure to different solvents, particularly in the workplace. The authors have examined material from key medical and toxicologic

Contents:

1. Acetone

2. Benzene

3. Carbon disulphide

4. Carbon tetrachloride

5. Chloroform

6. Diacetone alcohol

7. Diisobutyl ketone

8. N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF)

9. Ethanol

10. Ethyl sec-amyl ketone

11. Glycol ethers and esters

12. Hexane/n-hexane

13. Isopropanol

14. Methanol

15. Methylene chloride

16. Methyl n-butyl ketone (MnBK)

17. Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)

18. Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK)

19. N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP)

20. Tetrachloroethylene

21. Toluene

22. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCE)

23. Trichloroethylene

24. White spirit

25. Xylenes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-77485-5

9786611774851

1-85957-339-8

9781859573396

9781859572962

OCLC:

290563126