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Silicon & Organosilicon 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

ETHYL SILICATE            78-10-4

Resp sys; liver; kidneys; blood; skin; eyes Inh; ing; con

Irrit eyes, nose; in animals: lac, dysp, pulm edema; tremor, narco; liver, kidney damage; anemia

METHYL DICHLOROSILANE     75-54-7

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

METHYL SILICATE     681-84-5

resp tract; eyes; lungs

kidneys; liver

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

Eyes: redness, pain, loss of vision

Eyes; resp sys; kidneys Inh; ing; con (vapliq)

Irrit eyes, corn damage (following even short term exposure to vapor); lung, kidney inj; pulm edema

METHYL TRICHLOROSILANE     75-79-6

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

Inhalation: corrosive, burning sensation, cough, shortness of breath, unconsciousness, symptoms may be delayed

Skin: corrosive, redness, skin burns, pain, blisters

Eyes: corrosive, redness, pain, loss of vision, severe deep burns

POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE     9016-00-6

eyes

Eyes: redness, pain

SILANE, DICHLORO-     4109-96-0

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

lungs

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

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

Eyes: redness, pain, loss of vision

SILICON TETRAHYDRIDE     7803-62-5

eyes; resp tract; lungs

lungs

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

Eyes: redness, pain

Ingestion: weakness

Eyes; skin; resp sys; CNS Inh

Irrit eyes, skin, muc memb; nau, head

SILICIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT     6834-92-0

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

skin

Inhalation: burning sensation, cough, shortness of breath

Skin: redness, serious skin burns, pain, blisters

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

Ingestion: burning sensation, diarrhoea, shock or collapse, vomiting, collapse

SILICON TETRAFLUORIDE     7783-61-1

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

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

Skin: redness, skin burns, pain, blisters

Eyes: redness, pain, loss of vision, severe deep burns

TETRACHLOROSILANE     10026-04-7

eyes; lungs

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

Skin: redness, skin burns, pain, blisters

Eyes: redness, pain, loss of vision, severe deep burns

TRICHLOROSILANE     10025-78-2

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

lungs

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

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

Eyes: redness, pain, loss of vision

TRIMETHYLHLOROSILANE     75-77-4

eyes; skin; resp tract; lungs

skin

Ingestion: Inhalation: burning sensation, cough, laboured breathing

Skin: redness, pain, blisters

Eyes: redness, pain, severe deep burnsabdominal pain, burning sensation, weakness

 

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