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A Biological Data Base for Methylene Chloride Risk Assessment

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Methylene chloride is used extensively in industry and in a variety of consumer products. Its solvent properties and volatility have led to its use in paint strippers, in aerosol preparations, and in the decaffeination of coffee in addition to a wide range of industrial applications. Methylene chloride has low acute toxicity, its metabolism to carbon monoxide and the formation of carboxyhaemoglobin being the basis of current occupational exposed limits.

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    Trevor Green

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    Curtis C. Travis

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Green, T. (1989). A Biological Data Base for Methylene Chloride Risk Assessment. In: Travis, C.C. (eds) Biologically Based Methods for Cancer Risk Assessment. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5625-7_21

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