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Document ID (ISN)58673
CIS number 92-1655
ISBN(s) 91-7045-145-1
Year 1991
Convention or series no. Arbete och hälsa 1991:43
Author(s) Skogstad M., Kristensen P.
Title Nordic Expert Group for Documentation of Occupational Exposure Limits - 98. Trichloroethylene
Original title Nordiska Expertgruppen för Gränsvärdesdokumentation - 98. Trikloreten [in Norwegian]
Bibliographic information Arbetsmiljöinstitutet, Förlagstjänst, 171 84 Solna, Sweden, 1991. 76p. 313 ref.
Abstract The literature on trichloroethylene was reviewed and evaluated. The critical effect for the establishment of an occupational exposure limit is neurotoxicity. Carcinogenicity and genotoxicity should also be taken into account.
Descriptors (primary) Nordic Countries; trichloroethylene; carcinogenic effects; neurological effects; genetic effects
Descriptors (secondary) literature survey; criteria document; determination of exposure limits
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceNorway
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Halogenated hydrocarbons
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Antifertility and prenatal effects
Diseases of the nervous system