Acute toxicity of cesium and rubidium compounds.

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• Personal Author:
  Johnson GT ; Lewis TR ; Wagner WD
• Description:
  Primary skin and eye irritation, cutaneous sensitization, and oral acute toxicity studies were conducted on the hydroxides of cesium (7440462), rubidium, and potassium (7440097) and the iodides of cesium and rubidium. The hydroxides of cesium and rubidium were markedly more toxic than the iodides. Potassium-hydroxide (1310583) was irritating to both intact and abraded skin, whereas cesium- hydroxide and rubidium-hydroxide were irritating only to abraded skin. Cesium-iodide and rubidium-iodide did not affect the eye or skin. It was concluded that personal protective equipment and clothing should be worn when working with cesium, rubidium, or potassium hydroxides. These studies indicate that cesium and rubidium are only slightly toxic on an acute toxicologic basis and would pose an acute health hazard only when ingested in large quantities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Alkalies Chemistry Eye Diseases Inorganic Chemicals Metals Occupational Health Poisoning Preventive Medicine Safety Skin Skin Diseases Toxicology

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• Keywords:
  Alkali-metals Chemical-properties Chemical-structure Eye-disorders Inorganic-chemicals Iodinated-compounds Metal-poisoning NIOSH-Author Occupational-health Preventive-medicine Safety-equipment Skin-disorders Skin-irritation Skin-tests

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• ISSN:
  0041-008X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  239-245
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00051018
• Citation:
  Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1975 May; 32(2):239-245
• CAS Registry Number:
  Cesium (CAS RN 7440-46-2) ; Potassium (CAS RN 7440-09-7) ; Potassium hydroxide (CAS RN 1310-58-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184063/cdc_184063_DS1.pdf
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