Document ID (ISN) | 104906 |
CIS number |
06-257 |
ISBN(s) |
92-4-153065-0 |
Year |
2005 |
Convention or series no. |
CICAD No.65
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Author(s) |
Howe P., Watts P. Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) |
Title |
Tin and inorganic tin compounds |
Bibliographic information |
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 2005. iv, 73p. 370 ref. |
Abstract |
This criteria document evaluates the health and environmental effects of tin and inorganic tin compounds. Main conclusions: gases, dusts and fumes containing tin may be released from smelting and refining processes, industrial uses of tin, waste incineration and burning of fossil fuels; occupational inhalation of particles containing water-insoluble tin compounds has been associated with a benign pneumoconiosis (stannosis); tin metal is not an skin irritant but tin(II) chloride has been found to be irritating to human skin; tin absorption following ingestion may interfere with the status of other important metallic minerals (eg zinc). Because of the limited availability of data, no tolerable concentrations for inhalation or ingestion exposure have been set. Detailed summaries in French and Spanish. |
Descriptors (primary) |
IPCS; tin and compounds; ecotoxicology; toxicology |
Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; literature survey; tin; ILO; criteria document; WHO; IARC; tinsmelters pneumoconiosis; UNEP |
Document type |
B - Chemical safety information sheets |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom; WHO |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances Pollution control
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