Canada. Environment Canada
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 84
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N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) is an organic solvent produced in Canada and used mainly in pesticide manufacture and in the oil/gas/petrochemical industry. This report summarizes the information critical to the assessment of DMF as toxic, including its identity, properties, production, and uses; entry into the environment; fate and concentrations; toxicokinetics; effects on experimental animals and in vitro and on humans; and ecotoxicology. The report also includes an assessment under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act of DMF regarding its toxicity in the environment and its population exposure & human health effects.