MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
02228cam a2200265 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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| control field |
9241543000 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9241543000 |
| 035 ## - |
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| -- |
(Sirsi) 9241543000 |
| 060 ## - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QV 633 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
900723s1990 1 0 eng |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Vinylidene chloride / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation, and the World Health Organization. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Geneva : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
World Health Organization, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1990. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
187 p. |
| 440 #0 - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
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| Title |
Environmental health criteria ; |
| Volume/sequential designation |
100 |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Evaluates the environmental hazards and risks to human health posed by the production and use of vinylidene chloride. Vinylidene chloride/vinyl chloride copolymers are used for the packaging of foods, as metal coatings in storage tanks, building structures, and tapes, and as moulded filters, valves, and pipe fittings. Food packaging applications include both commercial packaging films and household wraps. The most extensive sections evaluate the design and findings of studies, in experimental animals and in vitro test systems, attempting to link exposure to specific health hazards. Research, including studies of possible carcinogenic and mutagenic effects, indicates that the main health hazards associated with exposure are irritation of the skin and eye and depressed functions of the central nervous system. The report concludes tht the general population is exposed to very low levels of this chemical, that risks associated with long-term occupational exposure warrant special precautions, and that an evaluation of carcinogenic risk to humans must await further epidemiological studies. The release of vinylidene chloride into the atmosphere is not considered likely to contribute to the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
eng with summary, conclusions, evaluation and recommendations in fre and spa. |
| 550 ## - ISSUING BODY NOTE |
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| Issuing body note |
WHODOC |
| 561 ## - OWNERSHIP AND CUSTODIAL HISTORY |
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| History |
WHO monograph |
| 596 ## - |
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| -- |
4 |
| 650 02 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Dichloroethylenes |
| General subdivision |
adverse effects |
| -- |
toxicity. |
| 690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN) |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Chemical Toxicology and Carcinogenicity. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
World Health Organization. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
International Programme on Chemical Safety. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
NLM Classification Scheme |
| Koha item type |
Books |
