of toxicity. The World Health Organization (WHO) names four toxicity classes: Class I – a: extremely hazardous Class I – b: highly hazardous Class II:...
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Toxicity is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism. Toxicity can refer to the effect on...
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established four Toxicity Categories for acute hazards of pesticide products, with "Category I" being the highest toxicity category (toxicity class). Most human...
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pesticide containers in India identifying the level of toxicity (that is, the toxicity class) of the contained pesticide. The schemes follows from the...
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Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (redirect from Specific target organ toxicity)
Substances and mixtures of this hazard class are assigned to one of three toxicity categories on the basis of acute toxicity data: LC50 (fish) or EC50 (crustacean)...
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dispositive in the event of a legal dispute. (See e.g., Product liability, Toxicity class, Rule against perpetuities, Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act.) The...
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Fenthion (section Acute toxicity)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organization toxicity class. Fenthion is a contact and stomach insecticide used against many biting...
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world, where it is widely used. Insecticide toxicity is generally measured using acute contact toxicity values LD50 – the exposure level that causes...
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system toxicity is caused by short exposure to high partial pressures of oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure. Pulmonary and ocular toxicity result...
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Ethylene glycol poisoning (redirect from Ethylene glycol toxicity)
failure and brain damage. Toxicity and death may occur after drinking even in a small amount as ethylene glycol is more toxic than other diols. Ethylene...
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