| Document ID (ISN) | 108567 |
| CIS number |
08-1007 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) |
| Title |
Toxicological profile for dichloropropenes - 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, 282p. Illus. Approx. 380 ref. Index. |
| Internet access |
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp40.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 dicholoropropenes 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: irritation of the eyes, respiratory and gastrointestinal tract. IARC has classified 1,3-dicloropropene as being possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
USA; dichloropropene; pesticides; agriculture; toxicology; toxicity evaluation; health hazards; nematocides |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; literature survey; carcinogens; eye irritation; IARC; irritation; criteria document; volatile substances; limitation of exposure; exposure evaluation; chloropropenes; glossary; respiratory diseases |
| 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) |
Agricultural chemicals
Halogenated hydrocarbons
Agriculture
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