Tetrachloroethylene is used mainly as a solvent for dry cleaning and metal degreasing.
Like most chlorinated solvents, tetrachloroethylene can cause central nervous system depression.
Chronic...
Use of toluene is increasing, in part because of its popularity as a solvent replacement for benzene.
Gasoline contains 5% to 7% toluene by weight, making toluene a common airborne contaminant in...
This educational case study document is one in a series of self-instructional publications designed to increase the primary care provider?s knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and t...
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a common industrial solvent and contaminant of hazardous waste sites, groundwater, and drinking water.
TCE is a CNS depressant and a suspected hepatotoxin in...
This educational case study document is one in a series of self-instructional publications designed to increase the primary care provider?s knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and t...
This educational case study document is one in a series of self-instructional publications designed to increase the primary care provider?s knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and t...
PCBs cause cancer in animals and are probably carcinogenic in humans (group 2A classification, International Agency for Research on Cancer).
Recent evidence suggests that PCBs might also have...
Stoddard solvent is a petroleum distillate fraction containing C7?C12 hydrocarbons. It consists primarily of straight-chain and branched-chain alkanes and cycloalkanes; it may contain up to 20% a...
In the United States, indoor radon exposure might result in 7,000-30,000 lung cancer deaths annually.
Radon might be second only to smoking as a cause of lung cancer, and the combination of...
Create a Login