Document ID (ISN) | 102742 |
CIS number |
03-1532 |
ISBN(s) |
3-7776-1291-X |
Year |
2003 |
Convention or series no. |
BUA Report 233
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Author(s) |
Advisory Committee on Existing Chemicals (BUA) |
Title |
Methyl vinyl ketone |
Bibliographic information |
S. Hirzel Verlag, Birkenwaldstrasse 44, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany, 2003. xii, 153p. 97 ref. |
Internet access |
http://www.hirzel.de/bua-report/PDF/Summary_Report233.pdf [in English]
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Abstract |
Conclusions of this criteria document: methyl vinyl ketone has an unpleasant odour (threshold for perception: 0.2mL/m3). Irritation of the respiratory tract occurs at 1.7mL/m3. Methyl vinyl ketone can cause skin sensitization and is caustic to the skin. Target organs in animal studies are the central nervous system, the kidneys and the liver. |
Descriptors (primary) |
toxic effects; ecotoxicology; methyl vinyl ketone; Germany |
Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; irritants; caustic substances; sensitization; odour threshold; animal experiments; criteria document; skin diseases |
Document type |
B - Chemical safety information sheets |
Country / State or Province | Germany |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Ketones Pollution control
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