| Document ID (ISN) | 108566 |
| CIS number |
08-1006 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) |
| Title |
Toxicological profile for diazinon - Draft for public comment (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, Sep. 2006. xx, 246p. Illus. Approx. 450 ref. Index. |
| Internet access |
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp86.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
This profile draft was prepared in accordance with guidelines set by the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the EPA. The key literature related to the toxic effects of diazinon is identified and reviewed. Contents: public health statement; health effects; relevance to public health; chemical and physical information; production, import, use and disposal; potential for human exposure; analytical methods; regulations and guidelines; glossary. Health hazards include neurotoxic effects (central nervous system) and pancreatic damage. The carcinogenic potential of the substance has not been established. (Update of CIS 97-210). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
USA; diazinon; agriculture; toxicity evaluation; health hazards; toxicology |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; neurotoxic effects; literature survey; organophosphorus compounds; cholinesterase; irritation; criteria document; insecticides; pancreatic diseases; limitation of exposure; exposure evaluation; glossary; pesticides |
| 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) |
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