| Document ID (ISN) | 45419 |
| CIS number |
86-218 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-4-154184-9 |
| Year |
1984 |
| Convention or series no. |
Environmental Health Criteria 44
|
| Title |
Mirex |
| Bibliographic information |
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 1984. 70p. Bibl. Price: SF8.00. |
| Abstract |
Based on findings in mice and rats, this pesticide should be considered, for practical purposes, as being a potential carcinogen to man. It can enter the body by inhalation, ingestion and the skin. It accumulates in adipose tissue and biomagnifies in food chains. Other aspects covered: identity, properties and analytical methods; distribution in the environment; exposure levels; toxicology; effects on man, animals and the environment. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
WHO; mirex; limitation of exposure; toxicology; pesticides |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
mutagenic effects; metabolic process; skin absorption; sampling and analysis; biological effects; carcinogenic effects; animal experiments |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Agricultural chemicals
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Halogenated hydrocarbons
|
