Document ID (ISN) | 103038 |
CIS number |
04-30 |
Year |
2004 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) |
Title |
Toxicological profile for cobalt: Update |
Bibliographic information |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Toxicology/Toxicology Information Branch, 1600 Clifton Road NE, E-29, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA, Apr. 2004. xxii, 418p. Illus. Approx. 1500 ref. |
Internet access |
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp33.pdf [in English]
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Abstract |
This profile characterizes the toxicological and adverse health effects information for cobalt. It was prepared in accordance with guidelines set by the US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the EPA. It identifies and reviews the key literature that describes the toxicological properties of cobalt. Contents: public health statement; relevance to public health; health effects; chemical, physical and radiological information; production, import, export, use and disposal; potential for human exposure; analytical methods; regulations and advisories; glossary. Health hazards from stable (non-radioactive) cobalt include various respiratory disorders (such as asthma, wheezing and pneumonia) among hard metal alloy workers exposed to cobalt dust. In animal experiments, radioactive cobalt shows reproductive and developmental toxicity, cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and carcinogenicity. |
Descriptors (primary) |
cobalt and compounds; cobalt; USA; health hazards; radioactive substances; toxicity evaluation; toxicology |
Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; literature survey; airborne dust; leukaemia; dyspnoea; alloys; criteria document; hard metal pneumoconiosis; limitation of exposure; animal experiments; metalworking industry; legislation; glossary; asthma |
Document type |
B - Chemical safety information sheets |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
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