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Screening for health effects from chemical substances in textile colorants

Contents

Preface

Sammenfatning og konklusioner

Summary and conclusions

1 Introduction

• 1.1 Background and prerequisites
• 1.2 Health assessment
• 1.3 Project progress

2 Survey and analysis results

• 2.1 Survey
  • 2.1.1 Decoration colorants
  • 2.1.2 Products for dyeing of textiles
• 2.2 Ingredients
• 2.3 Analysis results
  • 2.3.1 Sample preparation
  • 2.3.2 Analysis results for organic substances
  • 2.3.3 Analysis results for metals
• 2.4 Selection of chemical substances for evaluation

3 Health assessment

• 3.1 Assessment method
• 3.2 Assessment scenarios
  • 3.2.1 Exposure via inhalation
  • 3.2.2 Dermal exposure
  • 3.2.3 Oral exposure
• 3.3 Assessment of individual substances
  • 3.3.1 1-Butanol
  • 3.3.2 Caprolactam
  • 3.3.3 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 3.3.4 Diethylene glycol
  • 3.3.5 Diisopropylene glycol
  • 3.3.6 1,4-Dioxane
  • 3.3.7 Glycerine
  • 3.3.8 Hexamethylentetramine (methenamine)
  • 3.3.9 Isobutane
  • 3.3.10 3-Isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl isocyanate
  • 3.3.11 N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
  • 3.3.12 2-Phenoxyethanol
  • 3.3.13 Propylene glycol
  • 3.3.14 Antimony
  • 3.3.15 Copper

4 Conclusion

References

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