Aspects of Solvent Toxicity in Mixtures,

Abstract

In this presentation we will deal with chemicals produced in the United States in excess of 1 billion pounds per year. It is presumed that chemicals produced in such high volume would be those most likely to present health hazards under certain conditions of exposure. A recent EPA document, Perspectives on the Top Fifty Production Volume of Chemicals (July 1980), lists the Top 50 Chemicals. Although eleven of the top twelve are inorganic (elements, mineral acids and bases or salts), 31 of the 50 are organic, mostly monomers of plastics, rubbers or fibers; also fertilizers, antifreeze and intermediates. Xylene appears twice - once as mixed xylenes which is mostly meta and also as p-xylene, although toxic levels are not distinguished.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP004036

Entities

People

  • A. J. Tobia
  • C. H. Miller Jr.
  • D. Couri

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antifreezes
  • Biological Sciences
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Fertilizers
  • Pharmacology
  • Plastics
  • Production
  • Toxicity
  • Toxicology
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Organic Chemistry