Environmental Health Criteria of Chemicals

The attached list contains links to the Environmental Health Criteria (EHC) Monographs issued by the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and provides basic scientific and risk evaluation of a wide range of chemicals and groups of chemicals . The data are based on a comprehensive search of available original publications, scientific literature and reviews and examine: the physical and chemical properties and analytical methods; sources of environmental and industrial exposure and environmental transport, chemobiokinetics and metabolism including absorption, distribution, transformation and elimination; short and long term effects on animals (carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, and teratogenicity); and finally, an evaluation of risks for human health and the effects on the environment.