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Acids, Inorganic: Health Hazards

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Chemical Name            Cas-Number

ICSC Short Term Exposure

ICSC Long Term Exposure

ICSC Routes Of Exposure and Symptoms

US NIOSH Target Organs & Routes Of Entry

US NIOSH Symptoms

HYDROCHLORIC ACID     7647-01-0

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

lungs; teeth

Inhalation: corrosive, burning sensation, cough, laboured breathing, shortness of breath, sore throat, symptoms may be delayed

Skin: corrosive, serious skin burns, pain

Eyes: corrosive, pain, blurred vision, severe deep burns

resp sys; eyes; skininh, ing,(soln),con

Irrit nose, throat, larynx; cough, choking; derm; soln: eye, skin burns; liq: frostbite; in animals: lar spasm; pulm edema

NITRIC ACID      7697-37-2

Inhalation: corrosive, burning sensation, cough, laboured breathing, unconsciousness, symptoms may be delayed

Skin: corrosive, serious skin burns, pain, yellow discolouration

Eyes: corrosive, redness, pain, blurred vision, severe deep burns

Ingestion: corrosive, abdominal pain, burning sensation, shock

eyes; resp sys; skin; teethinh, ing, con

Irrit eyes, skin, muc memb; delayed pulm edema, Pneuitis, bron; dental erosion

PHOSPHORIC ACID     7664-38-2

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

Inhalation: burning sensation, cough, laboured breathing, shortness of breath, sore throat, unconsciousness

Skin: redness, pain, blisters

Eyes: redness, pain, blurred vision, severe deep burns

Ingestion: abdominal cramps, burning sensation, confusion, laboured breathing sore throat, unconsciousness, weakness

resp sys; eyes; skininh, ing, con

Irrit eyes, skin, upper resp sys; eye, skin burns; derm

SULPHAMIC ACID     5329-14-6

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

SULPHURIC ACID     7664-93-9

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

Inhalation: corrosive, burning sensation, cough, laboured breathing, sore throat

Skin: corrosive, redness, serious skin burns, pain, severe deep burns

Ingestion: corrosive, abdominal pain, burning sensation, vomiting, collapse

resp sys; eyes; skin; teethinh, ing, con

Irrit eyes, skin, nose, throat; pulm edema, bron; emphy; conj; stomatis; dental erosion; trachbronc; eye, skin burns; derm

 

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