Background information on ethylene dibromide.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A preliminary report indicates that ethylene-dibromide (EDB) (106934), a synthetic organic chemical with several industrial uses, is carcinogenic in laboratory rodents. Direct contact with EDB causes irritation and injury to the skin and eyes. Exposure to the vapor causes respiratory tract inflammation along with anorexia and headache. Weakness, rapid pulse, cardiac failure, liver necrosis, kidney tubular damage, and tinnitus and protracted vomiting are associated with oral ingestion and other forms of EDB intoxication.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Electrical Equipment And Supplies Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Polychlorinated Biphenyls Preceptorship Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Carcinogens Cardiovascular-system-disorders Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Ear-disorders Fatigue Kidney-disorders Liver-disorders NIOSH-Author Respiratory-system-disorders Skin-disorders Toxic-substances

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00052018
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1975 Jul; :1-7
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,2-Dibromoethane (CAS RN 106-93-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• NORA Priority Area:
  Respiratory-system-disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f5a4e27dc0662a459bef13eb339a1f4c7cd7209a5201d2e6ecff4f96bbd8e102010545af0daf51c176afe19a17d00c4b0f2623af0c3aa8cf5efb08e62caa555a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178699/cdc_178699_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 182.99 KB ]