Odor as an ald to chemical safety: Odor thresholds compared with threshold limit values and volatilities for 214 industrial chemicals in air and water dilution

@article{Amoore1983OdorAA,
  title={Odor as an ald to chemical safety: Odor thresholds compared with threshold limit values and volatilities for 214 industrial chemicals in air and water dilution},
  author={John E. Amoore and Earl Hautala},
  journal={Journal of Applied Toxicology},
  year={1983},
  volume={3}
}
  • J. Amoore, E. Hautala
  • Published 1983
  • Environmental Science, Medicine
  • Journal of Applied Toxicology
The body of information in this paper is directed to specialists in industrial health and safety, and air and water pollution, who need quantitative data on the odor thresholds of potentially hazardous chemical vapors and gases. The literature, largely unorganized, has been reviewed for 214 compounds and condensed into tables based on consistent units. Data on the volatility, solubility, ionization and water‐air distribution ratio at 25°C are included. From the currently recommended threshold… Expand
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