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Document ID (ISN)77297
CIS number 01-1318
Year 1999
Convention or series no. FISQ 5-091 IPCS ICSC 1223
Title Ammonium fluoride
Original title Fluorure d'ammonium [in French]
Fluoruro de amonio [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information On the Internet site http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/produ cts/icsc/index.htm ; Spanish version also from: Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 1991. 2p.
Abstract International Chemical Safety Card. Exposure routes: inhalation, skin absorption and ingestion. Short-term exposure effects: irritation of the skin, eyes and respiratory tract. Long-term exposure effects: effects on bones and teeth (fluorosis). Threshold limit value: 2.5mg/m3 A4 (as F) (ACGIH 1998).
Descriptors (primary) threshold limit values; ammonium fluoride; IPCS; Spain
Descriptors (secondary) fire fighting; data sheet; irritation; fire hazards; skeletal fluorosis; labelling; storage; elimination of spills; waste disposal; first aid; chemical hazards; environmental pollution; hazard identification; health hazards; irritants
Document type B - Chemical safety information sheets
Country / State or ProvinceEuropean Union; Spain; WHO
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Occupational exposure limits
Halogens and their inorganic compounds
Inorganic substances