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ID (ISN) del documento108344
Número CIS 08-763
Año 2007
Número de serie
Autor(es)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Título Toxicological profile for acrolein (Update)
Información bibliográfica 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, Aug. 2007. xx, 176p. Illus. Approx. 420 ref. Index.
Acceso Internet http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp124.pdf [en inglés]
Resumen This profile has been prepared in accordance with guidelines set by the US Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the EPA. The key literature related to the toxic effects of acrolein is identified and reviewed. 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: eye and skin irritation, ulceration and necrosis; irritation of the gastrointestinal tract; irritation of the respiratory tract; pulmonary oedema and lung haemorrhage, possibly leading to death; in vitro studies shows the product to be weakly mutagenic; IARC has stated that the product is not classifiable as to carcinogenicity in humans. (Update of CIS 91-1256).
Descriptores (primarios) Estados Unidos; toxicología; acroleína; riesgos para la salud; valoración de la toxicidad
Descriptores (secundarios) efectos mutágenos; efectos tóxicos; revisión bibliográfica; AIRC; irritación; documentación de base; limitación de la exposición; valoración de la exposición; afectación respiratoria; glosario; necrosis
Tipo de documento B - Fichas de información de seguridad química
País / Estado o ProvinciaEstados Unidos
Tema(s) Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos químicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Aldehydes