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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 74316 |
| CIS number |
00-53 |
| Year |
1999 |
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| Author(s) |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) |
| Title |
Toxicological profile for hydrogen sulfide |
| 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, July 1999. xix, 179p. Illus. approx. 450 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 respiratory tract, skin and eyes; frostbite; respiratory impairment (dyspnoea, pulmonary oedema, respiratory failure); cardiovascular effects; gastrointestinal effects (nausea, vomiting); haematological effects; metabolic effects; neurotoxic effects (headaches, insomnia, neurobehavioural changes, tremors, convulsions, loss of appetite, fatigue, poor memory, dizziness, irritability); reproductive effects (spontaneous abortions). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
USA; hydrogen sulfide; health hazards; toxicity evaluation; toxicology |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; pulmonary oedema; literature survey; irritants; visual function disorders; gastric disorders; cardiovascular disorders; metabolic disturbances; abortion; frostbite; limitation of exposure; exposure evaluation; haematological effects; respiratory impairment; 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 sulfur compounds
Inorganic substances
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