Document ID (ISN) | 45685 |
CIS number |
86-418 |
ISBN(s) |
92-4-120-707-8 |
Year |
1984 |
Convention or series no. |
WHO Technical Report Series No.707
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Title |
Recommended health-based occupational exposure limits for respiratory irritants |
Bibliographic information |
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 1984. 154p. Bibl. Price: SF.14.00. |
Abstract |
The short-term (15 min) and the 8h time-weighted average exposure limits recommended in this technical report for 4 irritants are respectively: 1.5 and 0.75mg/m3 for chlorine; 1.0 and 0.5mg/m3 for formaldehyde; 1.8 and 0.9mg/m3 for nitrogen dioxide; 3.9 and 1.3mg/m3 for sulfur dioxide. The basis for the recommendations are given for each substance. |
Descriptors (primary) |
chlorine; threshold limit values; formaldehyde; sulfur dioxide; WHO; nitrogen dioxide; toxicology; irritants |
Descriptors (secondary) |
respiratory diseases |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Occupational exposure limits Inorganic substances Inorganic sulfur compounds Halogens and their inorganic compounds Aldehydes
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