Guidance

Naphthalene: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information on naphthalene (also called naphthene or naphthalin), for responding to chemical incidents.

Documents

Naphthalene: incident management

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Naphthalene: toxicological overview

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Details

These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.

Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 16 November 2017 + show all updates
  1. Updated general information document.

  2. Updated incident management document.

  3. First published.