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.

Dichloropropene (1,3), Dichloropropane (1,2) and Mixtures: Environmental Health Criteria Series No 146

A review of the toxicological and chemical characteristics of food additives, testing of chemicals in food and the evaluation of test results.