Chlorinated Paraffins

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Boer, Jacob (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 10
• Subjects: Environment.; Analytical chemistry.; Geochemistry.; Environmental chemistry.; Environmental Chemistry.; Analytical Chemistry.

Chlorinated paraffins are one of the last classes of chlorinated compounds that are still being produced worldwide and used in high quantities in many applications. They are particularly used in cutting oils in the metal industry, but also as lubricants, plasticizers, flame retardants and as additiv...

Table of Contents:

• Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins: Production, Use and International Regulations
• Synthesis of Polychloroalkanes
• Analysis of Chlorinated Paraffins in Environmental Matrices: The Ultimate Challenge for the Analytical Chemist
• Environmental Levels and Fate
• Overview of the Mammalian and Environmental Toxicity of Chlorinated Paraffins
• Risk Assessment of Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Japan.