Occupational Toxicants: Critical Data Evaluation for Mak-Values and Classification of Carcinogens: v. 6 - Hardcover

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. The accumulated expertise of the Commission' s toxicologists and occupational physicians makes the reviews not just accounts of the published data, but also critical evaluation documents with a good summary of the relevant international literature. Inadequacies in the data are identified and recommendations are made for further research.