Hexane (N-Hexane): Environmental Health Criteria Series No 122 - Paperback

by ILO (Author), Unep (Author), Who (Producer)

Evaluates the risks to human health and the environment posed by n-hexane, a chemical isolated from natural gas and crude oil and used in food processing to extract vegetable oil from beans, nuts, and seeds. n-Hexane is also used as a solvent, a cleaning agent, in the rubber industry, and in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.