Naphthalene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Naphthalene , also known as naphthalin , or antimite and not to be confused with naphtha, is a crystalline, aromatic, white, solid hydrocarbon with formula C 10 H 8 and the structure of two f...
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Naphthalene is used in the production of phthalic anhydride; it is also used in mothballs. Acute (short-term) exposure of humans to naphthalene by inhalation, ingestion, and dermal contact is associated with hemolytic anemia, damage to the liver, and neurological damage.
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STATUS OF DATA FOR Naphthalene ... Battelle's Columbus Laboratories (BCL). (1980a) Unpublished subchronic toxicity study: Naphthalene (C52904), Fischer 344 rats. Prepared by Battelle Laboratories under NTP Subcontract No. 76-34-106002.
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Foam or direct water spray on molten naphthalene may cause extensive foaming. Molten napthalene spatters in contact with water; apply water from as far a distance as possible. Special Information:;
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Naphthalene is used as a moth repellent, though this use is decreasing in favor of p-dichlorobenzene (HSDB, 1995). It has also been used in the manufacture of phthalic anhydride, phthalic and anthranilic acids, naphthols, naphthylamines, 1-naphthyl-n-methylcarbamate insecticide, beta-naphthol,
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Exposure to naphthalene, 1-methylnaphthalene, or 2-methylnaphthalene happens mostly from breathing air contaminated from the burning of wood, tobacco, or fossil fuels, industrial discharges, or moth repellents. Exposure to large amounts of naphthalene may damage or destroy some of your red blood cells. ... What are naphthalene,
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9.4.15 Special risks Pregnancy Transplacental transfer of naphthalene or its oxidation products can occur. In two instances where young women developed the habit of sucking moth balls during the last trimester of pregnancy, haemolytic anaemia was discovered in one of them a few days before delivery.
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NIOSH method S292 recommends collection of naphthalene on charcoal tubes and desorption with carbon disulfide (Ref. 5.1.). Naphthalene desorption efficiency in this method (S292) is dependent upon the mass of naphthalene on the charcoal tube.
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