| Document ID (ISN) | 74312 |
| CIS number |
00-49 |
| Year |
1998 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) |
| Title |
Toxicological profile for sulfur dioxide |
| Bibliographic information |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Toxicology, Toxicology Information Branch, 1600 Clifton Road NE, E-29, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA, Dec. 1998. xix, 185p. Illus. approx. 560 ref. |
| Abstract |
Contents: public health statement; health effects; chemical and physical information; production, import, use and disposal; potential for human exposure; analytical methods; regulations and advisories; glossary. Health hazards include: irritation of the skin and eyes; pneumotoxic effects, including oedema and bronchoconstriction (the respiratory tract is the primary target system for sulfur dioxide toxicity); haematological effects, including methaemoglobinaemia; neurological effects; cytogenic effects; chromosome aberrations. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
USA; toxicology; sulfur dioxide; health hazards; toxicity evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; pulmonary oedema; irritants; bronchoconstrictors; limitation of exposure; exposure evaluation; chromosome changes; haematological effects; neurological effects; cytological effects; pneumotoxic effects; glossary; criteria document; methaemoglobinaemia; literature survey |
| Document type |
B - Chemical safety information sheets |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Inorganic sulfur compounds
Inorganic substances
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