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Document ID (ISN)69370
CIS number 97-1282
ISBN(s) 0-7176-1338-0
Year 1997
Convention or series no. Guidance Note EH 72/7
Author(s) Brooke I., et al.
Health and Safety Executive
Title 1,2-Diaminoethane [Ethylenediamine, (EDA)] - Risk assessment document
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1997. iv, 70p. 94 ref. Price: GBP 10.00.
Abstract Conclusions of this risk assessment document: 1,2-diaminoethane (ethylenediamine) is a skin sensitizer in humans; repeated occupational exposure causes asthma; the substance is a skin irritant, and skin contact may cause irritant or allergic dermatitis.
Descriptors (primary) United Kingdom; toxicology; ethylenediamine
Descriptors (secondary) toxic effects; literature survey; irritants; criteria document; dermatitis; sensitizers; asthma
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Aliphatic amines