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Document ID (ISN)59958
CIS number 93-396
Year 1991
Convention or series no. IPCS ICSC 5-0359
Title Sodium metasilicate, anhydrous
Bibliographic information Official Publications of the European Communities, 2985 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), World Health Organization, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 1991. 2p.
Abstract International chemical safety card. Short-term exposure effects: very corrosive to the eyes, skin and respiratory tract; corrosive on ingestion; pulmonary oedema. Long-term exposure effects: dermatitis.
Descriptors (primary) threshold limit values; ILO; IPCS; sodium silicate; WHO; European Communities; UNEP
Descriptors (secondary) UN; fire hazards; caustic substances; dermatitis; labelling; pulmonary oedema; waste disposal; first aid; chemical hazards; health hazards; data sheet; storage
Document type B - Chemical safety information sheets
Country / State or ProvinceEuropean Union; WHO
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Inorganic substances
Occupational exposure limits
Silicon compounds