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Nitrobenzene /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: WHO Task Group on Environmental Health Criteria for Nitrobenzene, United Nations Environment Programme, International Labour Organisation, Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals, World Health Organization, International Program on Chemical Safety
Other Authors: Davies, L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Summaries in French and Spanish.
Published: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2003.
Series:Environmental health criteria. 230.
Subjects:
Nitrobenzenes > adverse effects.
Nitrobenzenes > toxicity.
Environmental Exposure.
Risk Assessment.
Online Access:Nitrobenzene (Online)
Table of Contents:
  • Summary
  • Indentity, physical and chemical properties, and analytical methods
  • Sources of human and environmental exposure
  • Environmental transport, distribution and transformation
  • Environmental levels and human exposure
  • Kinetics and metabolism in laboratory animals and humans
  • Effects on laboratory mammals and in vitro test systems
  • Effects on humans
  • Effects on other organisms in the laboratory and field
  • Evaluation of human health risks and effects on the environment
  • Recommendations for protection of human health
  • Further research
  • Previous evaluations by international bodies