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ResourcesHealth monitoring for xylene This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to xylene. Xylene (mixed isomers; CAS 1330-20-7) is a natural part of petroleum and coal tar. It is colourless, flammable and has a sweet smell. Examples of …
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ResourcesHealth monitoring for lead (inorganic) This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to inorganic lead. Lead (CAS 7439-92-1) is a soft, metallic, blue-grey, heavy metal. You might come across lead at work as a dust or fume in a pure, …
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ResourcesHealth monitoring for ethyl benzene This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to ethyl benzene. Ethyl benzene (CAS 100-41-4) is a colourless, flammable liquid with a petrol-like smell. It is a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. …
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ResourcesHealth monitoring for dichloromethane This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to dichloromethane. Dichloromethane (CAS 75-09-2) is a colourless liquid with a sweet smell. Examples of work with dichloromethane include: …
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ResourcesHealth monitoring for cyclophosphamide This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to cyclophosphamide. Cyclophosphamide (CAS 50-18-0) is: an anti-cancer drug used in chemotherapy and as an immunosuppressant a man-made, alkylating …
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ResourcesHealth monitoring for creosote This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to creosote Creosote (CAS 8001-58-9; 8021-39-4; 8007-45-2) is the name for products that are mixtures of many chemicals. There are 6 main classes of compounds …
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ResourcesHealth monitoring for chromium This guide helps doctors to monitor the health of workers exposed to chromium. Chromium (CAS 7440-47-3) is a steel-grey metal that exists as: a free metal trivalent chromium compounds (Cr[III]) hexavalent chromium …
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ResourcesHealth monitoring for carbon disulfide This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to carbon disulphide. Pure carbon disulfide (CAS 75-15-0): is a clear, colourless liquid that has a sweet, pleasant smell evaporates quickly at room …
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ResourcesHealth monitoring for butanone The guide helps doctors to monitor the health of workers exposed to butanone. Butanone (CAS 78-93-3) is also known as methyl ethyl ketone (MEK). It’s a colourless, flammable liquid with a sweet acetone-like smell. You …
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ResourcesHealth monitoring for beryllium This guide helps doctors monitor the health of workers exposed to beryllium. Beryllium (CAS 7440-41-7) is a grey metal that is found in nature as a mineral with silica or with aluminium and silica. Beryllium is a free …