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Toxicological profile for 1,1-dichloroethane / Malcolm Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Malcolm, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethylene dichloride--Toxicology.
- Ethylene dichloride.
- Toxicity testing.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- [August 2015 edition].
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta, Georgia : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 2015.
- Summary:
- The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicology and adverse health effects information for the toxic substance described therein. Each peer-reviewed profile identifies and reviews the key literature that describes a substance's toxicological properties.
- Contents:
- DISCLAIMER
- UPDATE STATEMENT
- FOREWORD
- QUICK REFERENCE FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
- CONTRIBUTORS
- PEER REVIEW
- 1. PUBLIC HEALTH STATEMENT FOR 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE
- WHAT IS 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE?
- WHERE IS 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE FOUND?
- HOW MIGHT I BE EXPOSED TO 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE?
- HOW CAN 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE ENTER AND LEAVE MY BODY?
- HOW CAN 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE AFFECT MY HEALTH?
- HOW CAN 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE AFFECT CHILDREN?
- HOW CAN FAMILIES REDUCE THE RISK OF EXPOSURE TO 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE?
- ARE THERE MEDICAL TESTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER I HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE?
- WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS HAS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MADE TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH?
- WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?
- 2. RELEVANCE TO PUBLIC HEALTH
- 2.1. BACKGROUND AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES TO 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE IN THE UNITED STATES
- 2.2. SUMMARY OF HEALTH EFFECTS
- 2.3. MINIMAL RISK LEVELS (MRLs)
- 3. HEALTH EFFECTS
- 3.1. INTRODUCTION
- 3.2. DISCUSSION OF HEALTH EFFECTS BY ROUTE OF EXPOSURE
- 3.3. GENOTOXICITY
- 3.4. TOXICOKINETICS
- 3.5. MECHANISMS OF ACTION
- 3.6. TOXICITIES MEDIATED THROUGH THE NEUROENDOCRINE AXIS
- 3.7. CHILDREN'S SUSCEPTIBILITY
- 3.8. BIOMARKERS OF EXPOSURE AND EFFECT
- 3.9. INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER CHEMICALS
- 3.10. POPULATIONS THAT ARE UNUSUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE
- 3.11. METHODS FOR REDUCING TOXIC EFFECTS
- 3.12. ADEQUACY OF THE DATABASE
- 4. CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL INFORMATION
- 4.1. CHEMICAL IDENTITY
- 4.2. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
- 5. PRODUCTION, IMPORT/EXPORT, USE, AND DISPOSAL
- 5.1. PRODUCTION
- 5.2. IMPORT/EXPORT
- 5.3. USE
- 5.4. DISPOSAL
- 6. POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE
- 6.1. OVERVIEW
- 6.2. RELEASES TO THE ENVIRONMENT
- 6.3. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE
- 6.4. LEVELS MONITORED OR ESTIMATED IN THE ENVIRONMENT
- 6.5. GENERAL POPULATION AND OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
- 6.6. EXPOSURES OF CHILDREN
- 6.7. POPULATIONS WITH POTENTIALLY HIGH EXPOSURES
- 6.8. ADEQUACY OF THE DATABASE
- 7. ANALYTICAL METHODS
- 7.1. BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
- 7.2. ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES
- 7.3. ADEQUACY OF THE DATABASE
- 8. REGULATIONS, ADVISORIES, AND GUIDELINES
- 9. REFERENCES
- 10. GLOSSARY
- APPENDICES
- APPENDIX A. ATSDR MINIMAL RISK LEVELS AND WORKSHEETS
- APPENDIX B. USER'S GUIDE
- APPENDIX C. ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND SYMBOLS.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 31, 2012).
- "December 1990."
- Electronic resource.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-126).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- OCLC:
- 815525465
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