| Document ID (ISN) | 58031 |
| CIS number |
92-954 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-4-157127-6 |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
Environmental Health Criteria 127
|
| Author(s) |
International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) |
| Title |
Acrolein |
| Bibliographic information |
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 1992. 119p. ca. 300 ref. Price: CHF 15.00 (developing countries: CHF 10.50). |
| Abstract |
Acrolein is highly toxic to animals and humans on acute exposure. The vapour is irritating to the eyes and respiratory tract, while the liquid is corrosive. In patch tests, the no-observed-adverse-effect level for irritant dermatitis from ethanolic acrolein was found to be 0.1%. Experiments with volunteers exposed to acrolein vapour show a lowest-observed-adverse-effect level of 0.13mg/m3, while respiratory tract effects are evident from 0.7mg/m3. No data are available on the effects of long-term exposure in humans. Detailed summaries in French and Spanish. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
IPCS; acrolein; toxicity evaluation; toxicology |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; irritants; ILO; UNEP; criteria document; functional respiratory disorders; caustic substances; dermatitis; WHO |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | WHO |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Aldehydes
|
