| Main Title |
Review of Chlorinated Phenols. |
| Author |
Exon, J. H. ;
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| CORP Author |
Idaho Univ., Moscow.;Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| Year Published |
1984 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-84/299; |
| Stock Number |
PB85-203156 |
| Additional Subjects |
Chlorohydrocarbons ;
Phenols ;
Environmental surveys ;
Reviews ;
Pesticides ;
Industrial wastes ;
Agricultural engineering ;
Water treatment ;
Disinfection ;
Toxicity ;
Food supply ;
Mutagens ;
Carcinogens ;
Soils ;
Ecology ;
Water pollution ;
Air pollution ;
Reprints ;
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB85-203156 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
14p |
| Abstract |
The chlorinated phenols are a group of 19 isomers composed of phenol with substituted chlorines. These chemicals are readily soluble in organic solvents but only slightly soluble in water, except for the chlorophenate salts. Chlorophenols with less than 3 chlorines are not used extensively except in the production of higher chlorophenols and chlorophenyloxyacetic acid herbicides. Pentachlorophenol and some tetrachlorophenols are used worldwide, primarily as wood preservatives or fungicides. Residues of chlorophenols have been found worldwide in soil, water and air samples, in food products, and in human and animal tissues and body fluids. Environmental contamination with these chemicals occurs from industrial effluents, agricultural runoff, breakdown of chlorophenyloxyacetic acid herbicides and hexachlorobenzene, and from spontaneous formation following chlorination of water for disinfection and deodorization. The acute toxicity of these chemicals is relatively low and little is known concerning their chronic effects. Chlorophenols have not been shown conclusively to be mutagens, teratogens or carcinogens. However, these compounds may act as promotors or cocarcinogens and the immune system is particularly sensitive to their toxic effects. Transplacental exposure to chlorophenols may result in embryotoxicity and abortion. Strict standards for acceptable residues of these chemicals in the environment have not been established. |
| Availability Notes |
Pub. in Veterinary and Human Toxicology 26, n6 p508-520 Dec 84. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Review of Chlorinated Phenols. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c1984 |
| Category Codes |
6F; 6T; 6E; 68E; 68A; 68D; 57H; 57Y; 57U; 68G |
| NTIS Prices |
Not available NTIS |
| Primary Description |
600/11 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
521422390 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
