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CISDOC database
Document ID (ISN) | 74315 |
CIS number |
00-52 |
Year |
1999 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) |
Title |
Toxicological profile for mercury: Update |
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, Mar. 1999. xx, 617p. Illus. approx. 1280 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: respiratory symptoms (dyspnoea, cough, reduced vital capacity, pulmonary oedema, pneumonia, fibrosis); cardiovascular effects; gastrointestinal effects (stomatitis, colic, diarrhoea, nausea); haematological effects (leukocytosis); musculoskeletal effets (tremors, muscle pain); hepatotoxic effects; nephrotoxic effects; erythema; immunotoxic effects; neurotoxic effects; reproductive effects (spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, congenital malformations, menstrual disorders, infertility); effects on child development. |
Descriptors (primary) |
USA; mercury and compounds; health hazards; toxicity evaluation; toxicology |
Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; pulmonary oedema; literature survey; antifertility effects; children; mercury; gastric disorders; hepatic disorders; cardiovascular disorders; respiratory diseases; erythema; musculoskeletal diseases; abortion; menstrual disorders; limitation of exposure; exposure evaluation; haematological effects; nephrotoxic effects; immunotoxic effects; glossary; criteria document; neurotoxic effects |
Document type |
B - Chemical safety information sheets |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances Genetic factors in reaction to exposures Mercury and compounds
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