Process oils for the rubber industry - Legal basis and assessment of potential carcinogenicity

KGK-Kautschuk und Gummi Kunststoffe

Volumn 49, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 514-520

  Von Meyerinck, L ^a   King, D ^a   Riley, A ^a   Wommelsdorff, R ^b  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b BP Oil Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcinogens; European community; Legislation; Rubber, process oils

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; HEALTH HAZARDS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NAPHTHALENE; PLASTICIZERS;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; RUBBER EXTENDERS;

RUBBER INDUSTRY;

EID: 0030492465     PISSN: 09483276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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