Environmental Health Criteria 230: Nitrobenzene
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Table of contents
Preamble / Acronyms and abbreviations
Chapter 1 - Summary
Chapter 2 - Identity, physical and chemical properties, and analytical methods
Chapter 3 - Sources of human and environmental exposure
Chapter 4 - Environmental transport, distribution and transformation
Chapter 5 - Environmental levels and human exposure
Chapter 6 - Kinetics and metabolism in laboratory animals and humans
Chapter 7 - Effects on laboratory mammals and in vitrotest systems
Chapter 8 - Effects on humans
Chapter 9 - Effects on other organisms in the laboratory and field
Chapter 10 - Evaluation of human health risks and effects on the environment
Chapter 11 - Recommendations for protection of human health and the environment
Chapter 12 - Recommendations for further research
Chapter 13 - Previous evaluations by international bodies
Appendix 1 - The carcinogenicity of inhaled nitrobenzene - Quantitative risk assessments
Appendix 2 - Guideline value for nitrobenzene for the protection of aquatic species
References
Summary in French
Summary in Spanish