Document ID (ISN) | 55559 |
CIS number |
91-567 |
ISBN(s) |
92-4-154297-7 |
Year |
1990 |
Convention or series no. |
Environmental Health Criteria 97
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Author(s) |
International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) |
Title |
Deltamethrin |
Bibliographic information |
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 1990. 133p. 261 ref. Price: CHF 16.00; developing countries: CHF 11.20. |
Abstract |
Deltamethrin has been reported to cause numbness, itching, tingling and burning of the skin and vertigo in exposed workers. Occasionally, a transient papular or blotchy erythema has been described. Most of these symptoms are transient and disappear within 5-7 days. Several non-fatal cases of poisoning have been reported through occupational exposure resulting from neglect of safety precautions. No long-term adverse effects have been reported. It is concluded that with good work practices, measures of hygiene and safety precautions, deltamethrin is unlikely to present a hazard for those occupationally exposed. Detailed summaries in French and Spanish. |
Descriptors (primary) |
agricultural chemicals; IPCS; WHO; environmental pollution; toxicology; hazard evaluation; decamethrin |
Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; poisoning; literature survey; ILO; criteria document; erythema; itch; animal experiments; replaced; UNEP |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Risk evaluation Esters and salts Agricultural chemicals Environmental pollution
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