Occupational Toxicants: Critical Data Evaluation for MAK Values and Classification of Carcinogens

The volumes of this series present almost 300 indispensable toxicological evaluation documents on important occupational toxicants and carcinogens. They describe the toxicological database which determines the level of a MAK value (Maximum Concentrations at the Workplace). Each evaluation document is written to a standard format and includes sections about toxic effects, modes of action, effects in man, effects on animals, genotoxicity and carcinogenicity, manifesto. Volume 11 contains 16 reviews plus a section about dusts. From the contents: alpha-Amylase, p-tert-Butylphenol, 1-Chloro-1-nitropropane, Diazinon, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid including salts and esters, 2-Ethoxyethanol and 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate, Ethylene thiourea, n-Heptane, Maleic anhydride, N-Methyl-N,2,4,6-tetranitroaniline, Naphthalene, Pentyl acetate, Phenylhydrazine, Phthalic anhydride, Rosin(Colophony), 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid; Dusts, Derivation of MAK values for dusts from long-term threshold values, Portland cement.