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This book evaluates the risk to human health and the environment posed by exposures to Acrolein. Acrolein is a clear, colorless liquid with an intensively acrid odor. It is released to the atmosphere as a product of fermentation and ripening processes. It is also emitted by forest fires as a product of incomplete combustion. In Canada acrolein is used mainly as an aquatic herbicide in irrigation canals and as a microbiocide in water produced during oil exploration. Based upon studies conducted primarily in laboratory animals, adverse health effects associated with exposure to acrolein are mostly confined to the tissue of first contact (i.e. the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts after inhalation and ingestion respectively), and are concentration related.
This report presents a cost analysis of Acrolein production from propylene. In this typical process, propylene is oxidized with air, producing acrolein. Acrylic acid Diethylene glycol (DEG) and triethylene glycol (TEG) are also generated as by-products in the process. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): Keywords: Propenal, Acrylic Aldehyde, Oxidation, Propene
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Published under the joint sponsorship of the UNEP, the ILO and the WHO. IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety'