Chlorobenzenes Other Than Hexachlorobenzene (English, French, Spanish, Paperback)

Evaluates the risks to human health and the environment posed by exposure to monochlorobenzene, dichlorobenzenes, trichlorobenzenes, tetrachlorobenzenes, and pentachlorobenzene. These chemicals are produced in huge quantities for use as intermediates in the synthesis of pesticides and in the production of a wide range of consumer and commercial products. A review of data on sources of environmental exposure notes that release to the environment occurs primarily during manufacture and that incineration of chlorobenzenes may lead to the emission of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans. Sections concerned with sources and levels of human exposure conclude that the general population is exposed to the lower chlorinated congeners mainly through inhalation, whereas a greater proportion of the total daily intake of the higher chlorinated compounds is ingested in food; breast-fed babies may receive a higher dose than adults. Particular concern centres on risks of human exposure arising from the ingestion of contaminated fish and from contaminated indoor air linked to use of these compounds as moth repellents and air fresheners.

General

Imprint:	World Health Organization
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Environmental Health Criteria Series, No 128
Release date:	1991
First published:	1991
Producers:	Who?
Authors:	Ilo • Unep
Dimensions:	152 x 229 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-92-4-157128-9
Languages:	English • French • Spanish
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Environmental factors
LSN:	92-4-157128-4
Barcode:	9789241571289

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