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Document ID (ISN)51315
CIS number 89-616
ISBN(s) 92-832-1239-8
Year 1986
Convention or series no. IARC Monographs 39
Author(s)
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Title IARC monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans - Some chemicals used in plastics and elastomers
Bibliographic information World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, Vol.39, 1986. 412p. Bibl. Price: CHF 60.00.
Abstract This review covers: chemical and physical properties; production, use, occurrence and analysis; biological data relevant to the evaluation of carcinogenicity; evaluation of 20 compounds. Substances covered: acrylamide, n-butyl acrylate, ethyl and methyl acrylates, vinyl acetate, vinyl bromide, vinyl fluoride, 1,3-butadiene, 4-vinylcyclohexene, vinylidene chloride and fluoride, 11-aminoundecanoic acid, caprolactam, 3,3'-dimethoxybenzidine-4,4'-diisocyanate, toluene diisocyanate, 2,6-dichloro-p-phenylenediamine, melamine, 4,4'-methylenedianiline and its dihydrochloride, dichloroacetylene.
Descriptors (primary) carcinogens; elastomers; IARC; toxicity evaluation; chemical products; hazard evaluation; plastics
Descriptors (secondary) literature survey; 2,6-dichloro-p-phenylenediamine; WHO; dichloroacetylene; fluoroethylene; 11-aminoundecanoic acid; vinyl acetate; 4-vinylcyclohexene; butadiene; caprolactam; melamine; butyl acrylate; methyl acrylate; ethyl acrylate; 3,3'-dimethoxybenzidine diisocyanate; 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate; 1,1-difluoroethylene; carcinogenic effects; vinylidene chloride; vinyl bromide; acrylamide; methylenedianiline
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Chemicals, plastics and rubber
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Butadiene
IARC Monographs
Risk evaluation