| Document ID (ISN) | 57961 |
| CIS number |
92-945 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-4-157129-2 |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
Environmental Health Criteria 129
|
| Author(s) |
International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) |
| Title |
Isobenzan |
| Bibliographic information |
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 1992. 62p. 88 ref. Price: CHF 10.00 (in developing countries: CHF 7.00). |
| Abstract |
Isobenzan, also called Telodrin, is highly toxic and very persistent. Although no longer manufactured, it may still be present in the original waste disposal sites or dredgings from contaminated sediments. Data on exposed humans are limited to studies on workers in a factory in the Netherlands during the manufacture and formulation of isobenzan; several cases of intoxication and convulsions were reported. The available information on the hazards of isobenzan is incomplete, but is sufficient to indicate that no human or environmental exposure to this substance should be allowed. Detailed summaries in French and Spanish. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
agricultural chemicals; IPCS; toxicity evaluation; insecticides; toxicology; telodrin |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
poisoning; literature survey; criteria document; UNEP; WHO; ILO |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | WHO |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Heterocyclic compounds
Agricultural chemicals
|
