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Halogens & Their Compounds: 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

BROMINE          7726-95-6

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

skin; lungs

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

Skin: corrosive, redness, skin burns, pain

Eyes: corrosive, redness, pain, severe deep burns

Ingestion: corrosive, abdominal cramps, burning sensation, sore throat, collapse

Resp sys; eyes; CNS; skin Inh; ing; con

Dizz, head; lac, epis; cough, feeling of oppression, pulm edema, pneu; abdom pain, diarr; measle-like eruptions; eye, skin burns

BROMINE PENTAFLUORIDE     7789-30-2

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

liver; kidneys; resp tract

Inhalation: burning sensation, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat

Skin: skin burns, pain, blisters

Eyes: pain, blurred vision, severe deep burns

Ingestion: abdominal pain, burning sensation

Eyes; skin; resp sys; liver; kidneys Inh; ing; con

Irrit eyes, skin, resp sys; corn nec; skin burns; cough; dysp, pulm edema; liver, kidney inj

CARBONYL FLUORIDE     353-50-4

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs; skin

blood

Inhalation: cough, laboured breathing, sore throat, symptoms may be delayed

Skin: redness, on contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: redness

Eyes; skin; resp sys; bone Inh; con

Irrit eyes, skin, muc memb, resp sys; eye, skin burns; lac; cough; pulm edema, dysp; chronic exposure: GI pain, musc fib, skeletal fluorosis; liq: frostbite

CHLORINE         7782-50-5

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs; skin

lungs

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

Skin: corrosive, skin burns, pain

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

Resp sys, eyes, skin Inh; con

Burning of eyes, nose, mouth; lac, rhin; cough, choking, subs pain; nau, vomit; head, dizz; syncope; pulm edema; pneu; hypox; derm; liq: frostbite

CHLORINE OXIDE     10049-04-4

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs; skin

lungs

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

Skin: corrosive, redness, serious skin burns, pain

Resp sys; eyes Inh; ing (liq); con

Irrit eyes, nose, throat; cough, wheez, bron, pulm edema; chronic bron

CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE     7790-91-2

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

Inhalation: cough, laboured breathing, sore throat

Skin: corrosive, redness, serious skin burns, pain

Eyes: permanent loss of vision, severe deep burns, blindness

Skin; eyes; resp sys Inh; ing (liq); con

Eye, skin burns (liq or high vap conc); resp irrit; in animals: lac; corn ulcer; pulm edema

FLUORINE         7782-41-4

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

skin

Inhalation: corrosive, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, choking

Skin: corrosive, redness, serious skin burns, on contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: redness, severe deep burns

Resp sys; eyes; liver; kidneys Inh; con

Irrit eyes, nose, resp sys; lar spasm, bron spasm; pulm edema; eye, skin burns; in animals: liver, kidney damage

HYDROGEN FLUORIDE     7664-39-3

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

Inhalation: cough, laboured breathing, sore throat, symptoms may have delayed effects

Skin: may be adsorbed, serious skin burns

Eyes: redness, pain, blurred vision

Ingestion: abdominal pain, diarrhoea, sore throat, vomiting, symptoms may have delayed effects

Eyes; resp sys; skin; bone Inh; abs (liq); ing (soln); con

Irrit eyes, skin, nose, throat; pulm edema; eye, skin burns; rhinitis; bron; bone changes

OXYGEN DIFLUORIDE     7783-41-7

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

Inhalation: cough, laboured breathing, sore throat

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

Resp sys; eyes; skin Inh; con

Irrit eyes, skin, resp sys; head; pulm edema; eye, skin burns (from contact with the gas under pressure)

PERCHLORYL FLUORIDE     7616-94-6

resp tract; skin

blood

Inhalation: headache

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: severe deep burns

Resp sys; skin; blood Inh; con (liq)

Irrit resp sys; liq: frostbite; in animals: methemo; cyan; weak; dizz, head; pulm edema; pneuitis; anoxia

PHOSGENE       75-44-5

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

lungs

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

Resp sys; skin; eyes Inh; con (liq)

Irrit eyes; dry, burning throat; vomit; cough, foamy sputum, dysp, chest pain, cyan; liq: frostbite

SULPHUR CHLORIDE     10025-67-9

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs; corrosive on ingestion

skin

Inhalation: burning sensation, cough, headache, laboured breathing, nausea, vomiting

Skin: redness, skin burns, burning sensation, pain, blisters

Eyes: redness, pain, severe deep burns

Resp sys; skin; eyes Inh; ing; con

Irrit eyes, skin, muc memb; lac; cough; eye, skin burns; pulm edema

SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE     2551-62-4

skin

Skin: on contact with liquid: frostbite

Eyes: corneal damage

Resp sys Inh

Asphy: incr breath rate, pulse rate; slight musc inco, emotional upset; ftg, nau, vomit, convuls

SULPHUR PENTAFLUORIDE     5714-22-7

Resp sys; CNS; eyes; skin Inh; ing; con

Irrit eys, skin, resp sys; in animals: pulm edema, hemorr

 

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