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Document ID (ISN)51491
CIS number 89-430
Year 1984
Convention or series no. IRPTC/GKNT 58
Author(s)
USSR Commission for UNEP
Title Nickel and its compounds
Bibliographic information Centre for International Projects, GKNT, Moskva, USSR, 1984. 36p. 82 ref.
Abstract Chemical safety information sheet. Exposure limit (USSR): MAC (nickel carbonyl) = 0.0005mg/m3; MAC (nickel salts as hydroaerosols) = 0.005mg Ni/m3; MAC (nickel metal, oxides, sulphides, ore concentrates) = 0.05mg Ni/m3. Toxicity: the water-soluble salts and nickel carbonyl are the most toxic (irritation of mucous membranes and skin, dermatitis, skin absorption; pulmonary oedema from exposure to nickel carbonyl); dust from nickel ore production is carcinogenic in man.
Descriptors (primary) threshold limit values; USSR; nickel and compounds; nickel; IRPTC; mining industry; nickel sulfate; nickel(II) nitrate; nickel carbonyl; nickel(II) chloride; foundries; UNEP
Descriptors (secondary) irritants; carcinogens; toxicology; skin absorption; pulmonary oedema; limitation of exposure; waste disposal; sampling and analysis; dermatitis
Document type B - Chemical safety information sheets
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Occupational exposure limits
Inorganic substances
Nickel and compounds
Inorganic sulfur compounds
Foundries, metalcasting and forging operations
Halogens and their inorganic compounds
Mining and quarrying