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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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