| Document ID (ISN) | 60012 |
| CIS number |
93-616 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-4-157130-6 |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
Environmental Health Criteria 130
|
| Author(s) |
International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) |
| Title |
Endrin |
| Bibliographic information |
World Health Organization, Distribution and Sales Service, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 1992. 241p. ca. 550 ref. Price: CHF 28.00 (CHF 19.60 in developing countries). |
| Abstract |
The primary site of action of endrin is the central nervous system; exposure of humans to a toxic dose may lead to excitability and convulsions and death may follow within 2-12 hours if appropriate treatment is not administered immediately. Cases of acute non-fatal intoxication due to accidental over-exposure have been observed in workers in an endrin manufacturing plant. Endrin does not accumulate in the human body to any significant degree and no long-term adverse effects were observed during a study of 232 occupationally exposed workers. Detailed summaries in French and Spanish. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
agricultural chemicals; IPCS; toxicity evaluation; insecticides; toxicology; endrin |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
neurotoxic effects; literature survey; ILO; criteria document; WHO; ecotoxicology; environmental pollution; UNEP |
| 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) |
Halogenated hydrocarbons
Agricultural chemicals
|
