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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 42180 |
| CIS number |
84-1085 |
| Year |
1982 |
| Convention or series no. |
ECETOC Technical Report No.5
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| Title |
Toxicity of ethylene oxide and its relevance to man |
| Bibliographic information |
European Chemical Industry, Ecology and Toxicology Centre, Avenue Louise 250, Boîte 63, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium, 20 Sep. 1982. 75p. Illus. 146 ref. |
| Abstract |
Contents: conditions of human exposure; toxicological data (local and systemic effects), epidemiological data, experimental data, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, biochemical toxicology, interpretation of animal data in terms of human risk. Ethylene oxide (EO) does not cause teratogenic effects, but is a potent mutagen. The relevance for man of animal carcinogenic studies is questionable, and EO has no obvious carcinogenic properties in man, presumably on account of the existence of effective protective mechanisms. Areas worthy of further investigation are listed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
mutagens; ethylene oxide; toxicology |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
extrapolation animal man; round-up; carcinogenic effects |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Ethylene oxide
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