NIOSH Criteria Documents

Special Occupational Hazard Review for Benzidine-Based Dyes

January 1980
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 80-109

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS**
Preface	80-109A.PDF (14 pages, 533K)
Synopsis
Acknowledgments
Contents
I. Introduction
II. Characteristics of Benzidine-Based Dyes
III. Characteristics of Exposure
IV. Biologic Effects of Benzidine-Based Dyes	80-109B.PDF (24 pages, 1,383K)
V. Evaluation and Conclusions
VI. Work Practices and Control Recommendations
VII. Monitoring Methods
VIII. References	80-109C.PDF (30 pages, 1,039K)
Appendix I - Analysis
Appendix II - List of Benzidine-Based Dyes
Appendix III - Table of Commercially Important Benzidine-Based Dyes: Structure, Synthesis, Production, Use, and Potential Worker Exposure

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NIOSH Criteria Documents

Special Occupational Hazard Review for Benzidine-Based Dyes

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