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Document ID (ISN)69854
CIS number 97-1635
ISBN(s) 3-7776-0769-X
Year 1997
Convention or series no. BUA Report 163
Author(s)
Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) - Advisory Committee on Existing Chemicals of Environmental Relevance (BUA)
Title 1,2-Dichloroethane
Bibliographic information S. Hirzel Verlag, P.O. Box 10 10 61, 70009 Stuttgart, Germany, 1997. xxvi, 304p. 555 ref. Price: DEM 120.00.
Abstract Conclusions of this criteria document, translation of a report finalized in December 1994: acute intoxication by 1,2-dichloroethane following inhalation or oral intake is characterized by a prenarcotic stage, followed by depression of the central nervous system, gastroenteric symptoms, cardiovascular disturbances, and respiratory impairment; fatal outcomes are a result of therapy-resistant cardiovascular shock; main systemic effects include damage to the liver, kidneys, lungs, brain and heart.
Descriptors (primary) Germany; ecotoxicology; toxicology; 1,2-dichloroethane
Descriptors (secondary) toxic effects; poisoning; criteria document; legislation; translation; literature survey
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceGermany
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Pollution control
Halogenated hydrocarbons