Environmental Health Engineering Theory and Practice/Chemical Agents

A highly hazardous chemical is a substance classified by the American Occupational Safety and Health Administration as material that is both toxic and reactive and whose potential for human injury is high if released. Highly hazardous chemicals may cause cancer, birth defects, induce genetic damage, cause miscarriage, injury and death from relatively small exposures.

Useful Off-site Resources

 * United States Centers for Disease Control: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Chemicals