TK29: Industrial and Environmental Chemical Test Kit 2
There are other hormones are in the Body Biochemical Test Kits
Code
Chemical
Common Uses
Comment
IE2 26
Abietic
Acid
Plastics, paints, varnishes, paper size, detergents.
Used extensively.
IE2 27
Aniline
Antioxidants, rubber manufacture, dyes and pharmaceuticals
IE2 28
Aviation
Gasoline
In air pollution.
IE2 29
Benzene
Industrial pollution - given off when petrol put into cars, industrial solvent, ethylbenzene, cumene, cyclohexane, styrene, phenol, nylon, synthetic detergents, dyes, paints, varnish removers, adhesives, pharmaceuticals.
IE2 30
Bromomethane/
Methyl Bromide
Fumigates soil, commodities, grain, warehouses and mills.
Very toxic, widely used.
IE2 31
Capryl Alcohol/
1-Octanol/
Secondary Octyl Alcohol
Foam-reducing agent, plasticisers, perfumery, cosmetics, solvent, chemical intermediate.
IE2 32
Cellulose
Acetate
Fibres for clothing and furnishing, lacquer, cellophane, cigarette filters, magnetic tape, spectacle frames, screwdriver handles.
IE2 33
Cetyl Alcohol/
Hexadecanol
Extensively used in pharmaceutical and cosmetics, gel stabiliser for greases.
IE2 34
Chloromethane/
Methyl Chloride
Silicones, anti-knock additive in petrol, butyl rubber manufacture, methyl cellulose, blowing agent for polystyrene foam.
IE2 35
Decyl Alcohol/
Decano
Plasticisers, detergents.
Commercially important.
IE2 36
1,2-Diaminoethane/
Ethylenediamine
Detergents, emulsifying agents, industrial solvent, textiles, paper, coatings, films, adhesives, rubber formulation.
IE2 37
1,2-Dibromoethane/
Ethylene Dibromide
Leaded petrol, fumigant for stored products, nematocide.
IE2 38
Dichloromethane/
Methylene Chloride
Industrial solvent, paint remover, degreaser, aerosol propellant.
IE2 39
Diesel Range
Organics
Air pollution.
Contains n-decane, ndodecane, n-tetradecane, n-hexadecane, noctadecane, n-eicosane, ndocosane, n-tetracosane, nhexacosane, n-octacosane, n-hexane.
IE2 40
Dimethylamine
Manufacture of other chemicals, including solvents, herbicides, fungicides and rubber accelerators.
IE2 41
Dioctyl
Phthalate
Plastics
Most commonly used plasticiser; can migrate into food from packaging.
IE2 42
Ethanol/
Ethyl Alcohol/
Alcohol/ Spirits of Wine
Starting point for many other chemicals, In foodstuffs, as solvent, cosmetics, alcoholic drinks, methylated spirit, surgical spirit.
IE2 43
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)
Phthalate
One of most common phthalates found in food samples.
Carcinogenic in mice and rats.
IE2 44
Glycolic Acid/
Hydroxyethanoic Acid/
Hydroxyacetic Acid
Textile and leather processing, cleaning (metals and dairy sanitation);
used in cosmetics and personal care preparations, particularly skin peel preparations.
IE2 45
Halazone
Sterilisation of drinking water.
IE2 46
Jet Turbine Fuel
Air pollution.
IE2 47
Methanoic Acid/
Formic Acid
Textile dyeing and finishing, leather tanning, intermediate for other chemicals.
IE2 48
Monoethanolamine/
2-AminoEthyl Alcohol/
2-Hydroxyethylamine
Detergents, emulsifying agents, manufacture of cosmetics, toiletries, bactericidal and herbicidal products.
Great commercial importance.
IE2 49
Nitric Acid
Fertilisers, explosives, dyestuffs, wart preparations
IE2 50
Phthalic
Anhydride
CommonUses
References:
D.W.A. Sharp The Penguin Dictionary of Chemistry
D J Weatherall et al Oxford Textbook of Medicine Volume 1
P. Cox & P. Brusseau Secret Ingredients
M. Birkin C For Chemicals
J. Emsley The Consumer’s Good Chemical Guide The Merck Index 1996
Ken Digby of Maidstone, Kent has also contributed information
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