Document ID (ISN) | 101594 |
CIS number |
03-533 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1877-7856 - Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale |
Year |
2003 |
Convention or series no. |
Fascicule 16-002-G-20
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Author(s) |
Pillière F. |
Title |
Germanium |
Original title |
Germanium [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
Toxicologie Pathologie professionnelle, 1st Quarter 2003, No.138, 2p. 12 ref. |
Abstract |
Germanium is a metal that exists mainly in the form of inorganic compounds for which there are numerous industrial applications, in particular in the electronics and optics industries. Germanium is generally considered to have low toxicity. The target organs in humans and animals appear to be the kidneys and the lungs. During exposures to dusts and fumes of the metal or its oxides in industrial settings, there have been no reports of any major pathologies among workers. |
Descriptors (primary) |
occupational diseases; France; risk factors; toxicology; germanium and compounds |
Descriptors (secondary) |
acute toxicity; germanium; dust; metal fumes; optical industry; data sheet; chronic toxicity; electronics industry; nephrotoxic effects; encyclopaedia; animal experiments |
Document type |
B - Chemical safety information sheets |
Country / State or Province | France |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Electronics industry Inorganic substances
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