Document ID (ISN) | 68488 |
CIS number |
97-245 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1877-7856 - Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale |
Year |
1996 |
Convention or series no. |
Fascicule 16003 A50, 2-1996
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Author(s) |
Hoet P., Lauwerys R. |
Title |
Mercury and its inorganic compounds |
Original title |
Mercure et composés inorganiques [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
Toxicologie-Pathologie professionnelle, 2nd Quarter 1996, No.111, 7p. 101 ref. |
Abstract |
Mercury (Hg) exists in its metallic form, as well as part of monovalent and bivalent inorganic compounds (mercurous chloride and mercury chloride, etc.) and organic compounds. These compounds have different toxic properties, and in this article only metallic mercury and its inorganic compounds shall be considered. Points discussed in this information note: physical and chemical properties, utilization and exposure sources, metabolism, toxicity (acute and chronic); biological monitoring (in blood and urine); treatment. Exposure limits and recommendations: WHO, ACGIH, BAT and MAK concentrations in Germany, VME in France. Table of legal measures applicable in France. |
Descriptors (primary) |
France; mercury and compounds; toxic substances; toxicology; mercury |
Descriptors (secondary) |
threshold limit values; compensation of occupational diseases; data sheet; exposure tests; encyclopaedia; schedule of occupational diseases |
Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
Country / State or Province | Belgium |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Mercury and compounds Inorganic substances
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