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ID (ISN) del documento108564
Número CIS 08-1004
Año 2006
Número de serie
Autor(es)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Título Toxicological profile for aluminum - Draft for public comment (Update)
Información bibliográfica 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, 310p. Illus. Approx. 800 ref. Index.
Acceso Internet http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp22.pdf [en inglés]
Resumen 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 aluminium 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. Heavy exposure to aluminium dust may result in respiratory or neurological damage. There is inconclusive evidence of a relationship between high levels of aluminium exposure and Alzheimer's disease. IARC have concluded that primary aluminium production was carcinogenic to humans, but this is probably due to exposure to carcinogens such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. (Update of CIS 00-653).
Descriptores (primarios) Estados Unidos; aluminio y sus compuestos; riesgos para la salud; valoración de la toxicidad; toxicología
Descriptores (secundarios) efectos tóxicos; documentación de base; revisión bibliográfica; neumoconiosis por polvos metálicos; AIRC; hidrocarburos aromáticos; aluminio; irritación; enfermedad de alzheimer; fibrosis pulmonar; enfermedades respiratorias; cáncer de pulmón; erupciones cutáneas; hidrocarburos policíclicos; limitación de la exposición; glosario; efectos neurotóxicos
Tipo de documento B - Fichas de información de seguridad química
País / Estado o ProvinciaEstados Unidos
Tema(s) Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos químicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Inorganic substances