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  2. Inhalant - Wikipedia

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    The documentary Children Underground depicts the huffing of a solvent called Aurolac (a product used in chroming) by Romanian homeless children. During the interwar period, the inhalation of ether (etheromania) was widespread in some regions of Poland, especially in Upper Silesia. Tens of thousands of people were affected by this problem. [51]

  3. Solvent exposure - Wikipedia

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    In biology, the solvent exposure of an amino acid in a protein measures to what extent the amino acid is accessible to the solvent (usually water) surrounding the protein. Generally speaking, hydrophobic amino acids will be buried inside the protein and thus shielded from the solvent, while hydrophilic amino acids will be close to the surface ...

  4. Isobutyl nitrite - Wikipedia

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    Its chemical structure is (CH 3) 2 CH-CH 2-ONO. Isobutyl nitrite is a pungent colorless liquid. It acts as a vasodilator , and is used as an inhalant recreational drug , poppers .

  5. Halogenated ether - Wikipedia

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    An example of an ether is the solvent diethyl ether. [1] Halogenated ethers differ from other ethers because there are one or more halogen atoms—fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine—as substituents on the carbon groups. . [2] Examples of commonly used halogenated ethers include isoflurane, sevofluorane and desflurane. [3]

  6. Chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy - Wikipedia

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    Chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy (CSE) is a condition induced by long-term exposure to organic solvents, often—but not always—in the workplace, that lead to a wide variety of persisting sensorimotor polyneuropathies and neurobehavioral deficits even after solvent exposure has been removed.

  7. Occupational toxicology - Wikipedia

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    Occupational toxicology is the application of toxicology to chemical hazards in the workplace. It focuses on substances and conditions that people may be exposed to in workplaces, including inhalation and dermal exposures, which are most prevalent when discussing occupational toxicology. These environmental and individual exposures can impact ...

  8. Solvent - Wikipedia

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    A solvent dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution Ethyl acetate, a nail polish solvent. [1] A solvent (from the Latin solvō, "loosen, untie, solve") is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution. A solvent is usually a liquid but can also be a solid, a gas, or a supercritical fluid.

  9. Threshold limit value - Wikipedia

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    The TLV is an estimate based on the known toxicity in humans or animals of a given chemical substance, and the reliability and accuracy of the latest sampling and analytical methods. TLVs do not take into account financial or technical feasibility for application in the workplace, instead solely focusing on health based recommendations to ...