Toxicity physical

Transient effects are those where there is repair of toxic physical injury or the reversal of induced biochemical aberrations. 

Another model, used in the USA, is the OASYS Pollution Prevention Optional Analysis System, developed by the Toxic Use Reduction Institute. Technologies are assessed on a variety of hazard criteria, including acute and chronic human toxicity, physical properties, aquatic impacts, persistence/bioaccumulation, atmospheric releases, disposal, chemical properties, energy/resource use, product hazard and exposure potential. Alternatives are rated to... 

Cocaine is so rewarding that its users prefer it to sex, food, and water, thus overriding basic survival drives. In experiments, laboratory animals will self-administer cocaine to the point of severe toxicity, physical exhaustion, and even death. Many human users support their habit by selling cocaine or by stealing from friends and coworkers. Even Sigmund Freud, who wrote a scholarly and quite accurate treatise on cocaine s effects in Uber Coca (1884), got carried away and claimed his use of the drug cured his morphine addiction. In fact, it simply became a second addiction for him. 

Uriz, M.J., Turon, X., Becerro, M.A., and Galera, J., Feeding deterrence in sponges. The role of toxicity, physical defenses, energetic contents, and life-history stage, J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 205, 187, 1996. 

The complex nature of the HPG axis and its dependence on a variety of hormones and endocrine pathways makes it especially susceptible to toxicants. Physical agents or xenobiotics that alter the synthesis or action of a particular hormone are likely to have profound downstream effects that may ultimately compromise fertility. 

Thermodynamically available fraction (TAF). Early studies of the influence of non-electrolyte solutes on aqaatic organisms identified two kinds of toxicity - physical toxicity (or narcosis) and chemical toxicity (12). Narcosis 4-s caused by a wide variety of substances (including the atmospheric gases) and seems to arise because essential pathways are physically blocked by an excess of inert molecules that have entered the organisip via an equilibrium distribution across an outer membrane. At equilibrium the activities of the toxic compound are the same in the organic phase and in the aqueous phase. Consequently, the thermodynamic... 

Given the many forms or structures in which hydrocarbons can occur, along with the fairly broad number of substituent groups that can be attached onto or into them, it is apparent that an almost limitless variety of explosive compounds are possible. Of this almost limitless variety, surprisingly few are commonly used. The number is severely limited by several factors. The cost of raw materials and processing is one of the major factors. Thermal stability, chemical compatibility, toxicity, physical form, handling sensitivity, and explosive output prop-... 

For transport, it is expected that application of the GHS will be similar to application of current transport requirements. Containers of dangerous goods will be marked with pictograms that address acute toxicity, physical hazards, and environmental hazards. As is true for workers in other sectors, workers in the transport sector will be trained. The elements of the GHS that address such elements as signal words and hazard statements are not expected to be adopted in the transport sector. 

Kudryasheva N, Kratasyuk V, Belobrov P. Bioluminescent analysis. The action of toxicants Physical-chemical regularities of the toxicants effects. Anal Lett 1994 27 2931-8. 

Over the last decade, the industry has studied a wide range of alloys to replace the tin-lead alloy. The alloy selection has been based on the following considerations (Ref 12-15) toxicity, physical properties (melting temperature, surface tension and wettability, thermal and electrical conductivity), mechaiucal properties, mi-crostructural characteristics, electrochemical properties (corrosion, oxidation and dross formation, and compatibility with no-clean fluxes), manufacturability, cost, and availability. Yet another important consideration for selecting the lead-free solder alloy for commercial use is whether or not the alloy may be covered by any patents. Lead-free alloy selection, as weU as associated patent issues, have been described in detail in toe literature in Ref 16-20. 

The most important polyhydric alcohols are shown in Figure 1. Each is a white soHd, ranging from the crystalline pentaerythritols to the waxy trimethylol alkyls. The trihydric alcohols are very soluble in water, as is ditrimethylol-propane. Pentaerythritol is moderately soluble and dipentaerythritol and tripen taerythritol are less soluble. Table 1 Hsts the physical properties of these alcohols. Pentaerythritol and trimethyl olpropane have no known toxic or irritating effects (1,2). Finely powdered pentaerythritol, however, may form explosive dust clouds at concentrations above 30 g/m in air. The minimum ignition temperature is 450°C (3). 

Uses. The chemical inertness, thermal stability, low toxicity, and nonflammability of PFCs coupled with their unusual physical properties suggest many useflil applications. However, the high cost of raw materials and manufacture has limited commercial production to a few, small-volume products. Carbon tetrafluoride and hexafluoroethane are used for plasma, ion-beam, or sputter etching of semiconductor devices (17) (see loN implantation). Hexafluoroethane and octafluoropropane have some applications as dielectric gases, and perfluorocyclobutane is used in minor amounts as a dielectric fluid. Perfluoro-1,3-dimethyl cyclohexane is used as an inert, immersion coolant for electronic equipment, and perfluoro-2-methyldecatin is used for... 

Benzotrifluoride Derivatives. Laboratory recipes for 45 ben2otfifluorides have been pubhshed (322). Physical properties and toxicity of commercially significant ben2otfifluoride derivatives are fisted in Table 9 the amino compounds are colorless to yellow and other derivatives are colorless. 

FLUOROTRIAZINES Riag-fluoriaated triaziaes are used ia fiber-reactive dyes. Perfluoroalkyl triaziaes are offered commercially as mass spectral markers and have been iatensively evaluated for elastomer and hydraulic fluid appHcations. Physical properties of representative fluorotriaziaes are listed ia Table 13. Toxicity data are available. For cyanuric fluoride, LD g =3.1 ppm for 4 h (iahalatioa, rat) and 160 mg/kg (skin, rabbit) (127). 

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Table 1. Physical Properties and Toxicity Data of Nitro Alcohols ...

T. Cairns and J. Sherma, eds.. Comprehensive Analytical Profiles of Important Pesticides, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla., 1992, 304 pp. From the series ModemMethods for Pesticide Analysis, provides detailed information on properties and analytical methodology for nine prominent pesticides, pyrethroids, and fumigants in food. Includes formulations and uses, chemical and physical properties, toxicity data, and tolerances on various foods and feeds. Analytical information may be given in enough detail for methods to be carried out without having to consult additional Hterature sources. 

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