Toxicity assessment of Hazardous Industrial solvents

As concern about environment and health hazard of toxic substances has grown, there is need to generate awareness among people about risks of chemical present in workplace or in the community. Everyone has the right to know about toxic hazards. Once they can do, they can accept risk or demand changes in toxic use. An attempt has been made to study most commercial solvent and their toxicity on human health. Toxicity of chemical agent can be influenced by its composition. Some of the chemicals have pharmacological action or some narcotic effects. Our society is hooked on chemical of its own making. During past few decades, approximately 10,000 new chemicals have been manufactured and introduced into the market. Virtually, every aspect of life is influenced by these toxic chemical from production to recreation. Those can enter inadvertently in our food, water or air. Toxicity of solvent can be assessed by studying its acute or chronic exposure to human or natural environment. Chronic exposure induce major part, or the entire life cycle of organism. Most of studies show that low dose exposure of industrial solvents exerts a depressant action on the nervous system. Exposure of large dose of solvents can cause certain death. Special attention has given to study commonly encountered laboratory solvents.