Lists, books that list chemical additives

[av]

Hi,

I would like to find somewhere a reference for people who want to
understand what all the artificial and chemical additives are -
not only by name (and code number if applicable) but also its
purpose and its possible side-effects (for example, if used too
much or in the wrong way) - and also whether it must not be used
in certain situations.

You would think that in this day and age, with so many chemical
companies adding things to our home cleaners and, especially, our
personal products (toiletries, cosmetics, paper products etc)
that there would be *some* encyclopedic reference somewhere!

Anyone heard of such a thing?

Thanks,

avril

[Phisherman]

My favorites are

NOISH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
U.S Department of Health and Human Services,
published by CDC (Centers of Disease Control)

For more specifics about chemicals and their properties I prefer
The Handbook of Chemistry and Physics,
published by The Chemical Rubber Company
This book contains a wealth of information and some unusual non-food
recipes.

[Michael A. Ball]

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:01:33 GMT, Phisherman <nobody@noone.com> wrote:

>NOISH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

Phisherman, did you mean NIOSH? :-) Excellent recommendation!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1579435874/ref=pd_sxp_f/102-1539840-1670503?v=glance&s=books

Michael
When I die, I want to go where dogs go!

[Phisherman]

Sorry about the transposed letters. Yes, the National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). This document is in the
public domain and can be freely copied or printed as desired.

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 16:14:51 -0400, Michael A. Ball
<Guardian@wireco.net> wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:01:33 GMT, Phisherman <nobody@noone.com> wrote:
>
>>NOISH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
>
>Phisherman, did you mean NIOSH? :-) Excellent recommendation!
>
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1579435874/ref=pd_sxp_f/102-1539840-1670503?v=glance&s=books
>
>Michael
>When I die, I want to go where dogs go!

[av]

I have meant to get back to thank you. Am late, but I'm sure I
will find your references very helpful.

Again, thank you very much,

avril


"Phisherman" <nobody@noone.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry about the transposed letters. Yes, the National
Institute of
> Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). This document is in
the
> public domain and can be freely copied or printed as desired.
>
> On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 16:14:51 -0400, Michael A. Ball
> <Guardian@wireco.net> wrote:
>
> >On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:01:33 GMT, Phisherman
<nobody@noone.com> wrote:
> >
> >>NOISH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
> >
> >Phisherman, did you mean NIOSH? :-) Excellent recommendation!
> >
>
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1579435874/ref=pd_
sxp_f/102-1539840-1670503?v=glance&s=books
> >
> >Michael
> >When I die, I want to go where dogs go!
>

[jim]

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 00:43:54 +1000, "av"
<PeaceAndStillness@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I would like to find somewhere a reference for people who want to
>understand what all the artificial and chemical additives are -
>not only by name (and code number if applicable) but also its
>purpose and its possible side-effects (for example, if used too
>much or in the wrong way) - and also whether it must not be used
>in certain situations.
>
>You would think that in this day and age, with so many chemical
>companies adding things to our home cleaners and, especially, our
>personal products (toiletries, cosmetics, paper products etc)
>that there would be *some* encyclopedic reference somewhere!
>
>Anyone heard of such a thing?
>
>Thanks,
>
>avril
>


How bout the MSDS aka Material Safety Data Sheets. My understanding
is every store is required by law to carry these MSDS for each item
they sell with chemicals in it. But I bet if you ask for it, maybe
only the store manager will know what you are talking about.

[av]

Thank you for you help. I will look it up.
avril


<jim> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 00:43:54 +1000, "av"
> <PeaceAndStillness@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I would like to find somewhere a reference for people who want
to
> >understand what all the artificial and chemical additives
are -
> >not only by name (and code number if applicable) but also its
> >purpose and its possible side-effects (for example, if used
too
> >much or in the wrong way) - and also whether it must not be
used
> >in certain situations.
> >
<snipped.
> >avril
> >
>
>
> How bout the MSDS aka Material Safety Data Sheets. My
understanding
> is every store is required by law to carry these MSDS for each
item
> they sell with chemicals in it. But I bet if you ask for it,
maybe
> only the store manager will know what you are talking about.

[Michael A. Ball]

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 11:19:26 -0500, jim wrote:

>How bout the MSDS aka Material Safety Data Sheets. My understanding
>is every store is required by law to carry these MSDS for each item
>they sell with chemicals in it. But I bet if you ask for it, maybe
>only the store manager will know what you are talking about.

I don't believe MSDS will come close to providing the details the OP
wants, but here are three sites that explain how to interpret MSDS, and
one MSDS data base site.

http://www.howe.k12.ok.us/~jimaskew/msds/msdsinfo.htm

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~mcnemar/msds.pdf

http://www.lehigh.edu/~kaf3/guides/msds.html

http://www.msdssearch.com/DBLinksN.htm

Michael

When I die, I want to go where dogs go!