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ID (ISN) del documento62413
Número CIS 94-1019
ISBN(s) 92-4-157149-7
Año 1993
Número de serie Environmental Health Criteria 149
Autor(es)
International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS)
Título Carbendazim
Información bibliográfica World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 1993. 132p. Illus. approx. 190 ref. Price: CHF 22.00 (developing countries: CHF 12.60).
Resumen Given the similar toxicities of benomyl and carbendazim (methyl 2-benzimidazolylcarbamate, the main metabolite of benomyl in mammals), the two fungicides are evaluated together in this monograph. No adverse effects on human health have been reported. Both substances represent a very low risk for acute poisoning in humans; benomyl causes dermal sensitization. Animal data and the limited human data available indicate that it is unlikely that these substances would cause systemic toxicity effects in occupationally exposed subjects. Detailed summaries in French and Spanish.
Descriptores (primarios) productos químicos agrarios; PISSC; valoración de la toxicidad; benomilo; toxicología; bencimidazolilo-2 carbamato de metilo
Descriptores (secundarios) revisión bibliográfica; OIT; PNUMA; documentación de base; fungicidas; sensibilizadores; OMS
Tipo de documento E - Libros, informes, actas
País / Estado o ProvinciaOMS
Tema(s) Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos químicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Agricultural chemicals
Heterocyclic compounds
Amides