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Each year, companies across a wide range of industries (including chemical manufacturing, metal mining, coal- or oil-burning electric utilities, and other industries) that manufacture, process, or otherwise use more than a certain amount of a listed chemical must report it to the TRI. For most listed chemicals, facilities must report if they ...
The most dangerous isomers are considered to be those containing ortho isomers, such as tri-ortho-cresyl phosphate, TOCP.The World Health Organization stated in 1990 that "Because of considerable variation among individuals in sensitivity to TOCP, it is not possible to establish a safe level of exposure" and "TOCP are therefore considered major hazards to human health."
Tris is mutagenic [2] and listed as an IARC Group 2A carcinogen. [3] It is one of the chemicals covered by the Rotterdam Convention.In the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the sale of children's garments containing tris in 1977. [4]
Vinyltriethoxysilane and the related vinyltrimethoxysilane are used as monomers and comonomer for polymers such as ethylene-vinyltrimethoxysilane and ethylene-vinyl acetate-vinyltrimethoxysilane.
The use of trichloroethylene in the food and pharmaceutical industries has been banned in much of the world since the 1970s [16] due to concerns about its toxicity. Legislation has forced the replacement of trichloroethylene in many processes in Europe as the chemical was classified as a carcinogen carrying an R45 risk phrase , May cause cancer .
For industrial applications the chemical is synthesized from p-cresol using aromatic substitution with bromine followed by nucleophilic substitution with sodium methoxide. [1] Oxidation of the methyl group to an aldehyde can occur via various synthetic methods.
This is a list of herbicides.These are chemical compounds which have been registered as herbicides.The names on the list are the ISO common name for the active ingredient which is formulated into the branded product sold to end-users. [1]
Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) is a chemical compound used as a flame retardant, plasticizer, and viscosity regulator in various types of polymers including polyurethanes, polyester resins, and polyacrylates.