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SUMMARY REVIEW OF HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH AMMONIA. HEALTH ISSUE ASSESSMENT.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

A REPORT IS GIVEN ON THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF AMMONIA EXPOSURE OF HUMANS AND ANIMALS, BASED ON THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE THROUGH JANUARY 1989. ALTHOUGH AMMONIA IS A NATURALLY OCCURRING SUBSTANCE, ACUTE EXPOSURE OR CONTINUOUS LOW-LEVEL EXPOSURE HAS RESULTED IN BURNS OF THE EYES, SKIN AND RESPIRATORY TRACT, AND IN DEATH. A DEFINITE CONCLUSION ON THE POSSIBLE REPRODUCTIVE/TERATOGENIC, MUTAGENIC, OR CARCINOGENIC POTENTIAL OF AMMONIA CANNOT BE DRAWN BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ADEQUATE STUDIES.

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  • Original title: SUMMARY REVIEW OF HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH AMMONIA. HEALTH ISSUE ASSESSMENT.
  • Record ID : 1991-1473
  • Languages: English
  • Source: EPA - EPA 600.8-89.052F; 52 p.; 1 fig.; 5 tabl.; 254 ref.
  • Publication date: 1989/06
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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