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Document ID (ISN)47948
CIS number 87-421
Year 1986
Convention or series no. INSHT ficha de sustancias químicas No.52-1986
Title Methyl bromide
Original title Bromuro de metilo [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, C/Torrelaguna, No.73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 1986. 8p. Bibl.
Abstract Chemical safety information sheet. IDLH concentration: 0.02mg/m3. Acute exposure disorders of the central nervous system; pulmonary ¿dema; brain lesions; disorders of the cardiovascular system. Chronic exposure disorders of the central nervous system. Exposure limits: ACGIH (USA, 1986) = TWA limit (skin)=20mg/m3; FRG, MAK=20mg/m3 (classified as a carcinogen); Sweden, permissible concentration: 60mg/m3 (1978); USSR, MAC=1mg/m3.
Descriptors (primary) agricultural chemicals; threshold limit values; methyl bromide; Spain; carcinogens
Descriptors (secondary) neurotoxic effects; data sheet; dangerous substances; USSR; Sweden; USA; Germany (Federal Republic of); fire hazards; toxicology; skin absorption; fungicides; dermatitis; explosion hazards; labelling; waste disposal; chemical burns; first aid; personal protective equipment; delayed effects; health hazards; cardiotoxic effects; legislation; herbicides
Document type B - Chemical safety information sheets
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Agricultural chemicals
Occupational exposure limits
Halogenated hydrocarbons