Overview
Evaluates the risks to human health and the environment posed by n-hexane, a chemical isolated from natural gas and crude oil and used in food processing to extract vegetable oil from beans, nuts, and seeds. n-Hexane is also used as a solvent, a cleaning agent, in the rubber industry, and in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
- | Author: ILO
- | Publisher: World Health Organization
- | Publication Date: Jan 01, 1991
- | Number of Pages: 164 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 9241571225
- | ISBN-13: 9789241571227
