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CORROSIVE POTENTIAL [2 records]

Record 1 2022-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
  • Toxicology
DEF

... an index which indicates the degree of [dermal] irritation.

CONT

... the substance has a moderate potential for acute toxicity by the oral route of exposure... and a low potential for acute toxicity by the dermal route of exposure... It is irreversibly corrosive to eyes and not an irritant to skin(skin-PII less than or equal to 0. 1) and is negative for skin sensitization(i. e. not skin sensitization).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Épiderme et derme
  • Toxicologie
CONT

[La substance] présente un potentiel modéré de toxicité aiguë par voie orale [...] et un faible potentiel de toxicité aiguë par voie cutanée [...] Elle cause une corrosion irréversible des yeux, elle n'est pas un irritant de la peau (indice d'irritation primaire cutanée inférieur ou égal à 0,1) et elle ne constitue pas un sensibilisant cutané.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deterioration of Metals
DEF

Corrosion cell in which the potential difference arises from a difference in concentration of the corrosive agent(s) near its electrodes.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Altération des métaux
DEF

Pile de corrosion dont la différence de potentiel résulte d'une différence de concentration en agent(s) corrosif(s) au voisinage des électrodes.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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