Handbook of toxic and hazardous chemicals
This handbook presents chemical, health and safety information on nearly 600 toxic and hazardous chemicals in a concise form. The book includes (1) all the substances whose allowable concentrations in workplace air are adopted or proposed by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), (2) all the substances considered in the Standards Completion Program of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), (3) all the priority toxic water pollutants defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and (4) most of the chemicals in the following classifications: EPA 'hazardous wastes'; EPA 'hazardous substances'; chemicals reviewed by EPA in Chemical hazard Information Profiles (CHIPS) documents; and Chemicals reviewed in NIOSH Information Profile documents. The chemicals are presented in the handbook alphabetically and each is classified as a 'carcinogen', 'hazardous substances', 'hazardous waste' and/or a 'priority toxic pollutant'-as defined by the various U.S. federal agencies; these definitions are explained clearly in the comprehensive introduction the the book. The book essentially attempts to answer the following six questions about each chemical to the extent information is available: (1) What is the chemical.-its nature and composition. (2) Where do you encounter it. (3) How much can one tolerate. (4) How dose one measure it. (5) What are its harmful effects. (6) How does one protect against it.
- OSTI ID:
- 5444143
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: From review in Water, Air, and Soil Pollution Vol. 17, No. 2 (Feb 1982)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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