| Document ID (ISN) | 101593 |
| CIS number |
03-532 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1877-7856 - Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
Fascicule 16-002-G-10
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| Author(s) |
Pillière F. |
| Title |
Gallium |
| Original title |
Gallium [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Toxicologie Pathologie professionnelle, 1st Quarter 2003, No.138, 2p. 15 ref. |
| Abstract |
Gallium is a widespread metal, mainly present in minerals. Industrial applications are mostly in the electronics industry, where gallium arsenide and phosphide are used. As shown in animal studies, the toxicity of gallium varies among species and gallium compounds. The main target organs are the lungs and the haemopoietic and immune systems. Reproductive effects have been observed with several compounds. There is little data on the toxicity of gallium itself during occupational exposures. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational diseases; France; gallium and compounds; risk factors; toxicology |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
antifertility effects; acute toxicity; gallium; gallium arsenide; animal experiments; data sheet; haematotoxic effects; electronics industry; immunotoxic effects; gallium phosphide; encyclopaedia; chronic toxicity |
| Document type |
B - Chemical safety information sheets |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Electronics industry
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