Edouard Bastarache Inc. on mon 17 may 04
Trioxide of Antimony
Absorbtion :
This product is absorbed by the digestive and respiratory tracts.
Acute effects :
Possible irritation of :=20
-eyes,=20
-skin,=20
-respiratory and digestive tracts.=20
Ingestion:=20
-pharyngeal burns,
-hypersalivation,=20
-vomiting,=20
-nausea,=20
-abdominal cramps,=20
-diarrhoea able to evolve to a mortal collapse.
Chronic Effects :=20
Possible skin sensitization.=20
One should refer to the toxicity of antimony compounds :
-Irritation of the respiratory tract,=20
-pneumoconiosis,=20
-bronchitis,=20
-emphysema,=20
-abdominal cramps,=20
-diarrhoea,=20
-vomiting,=20
-tiredness,=20
-irritability,=20
-possible cardiac and hematologic effects.
Contact with skin:=20
localised cutaneous lesions at wet places or places exposed to heat.
Effects on development :
The data do not make it possible to make an adequate evaluation of the =
effects on the development.
Data on maternal milk : =20
There are no data relating to its excretion or detection in milk.
=20
Carcinogenic Effects :=20
It is a confirmed carcinogen in animals. For these substances (antimony =
compounds), the results=20
of the studies relating to the carcinogenicity in animals are not =
necessarily transposable to humans.
Evaluation by the I.A.R.C.: The agent (the mixture) is perhaps =
carcinogenic to man (2B group).
Mutagenic Effects :=20
The data do not make it possible to make an adequate evaluation of the =
effects on the development.
"Vive La French Connection"
Edouard Bastarache
Irreductible Quebecois
Indomitable Quebeker
Sorel-Tracy
Quebec
edouardb@sorel-tracy.qc.ca
http://sorel-tracy.qc.ca/~edouardb/
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/smart2000/index.htm
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