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Cooper RG, Harrison AP. The exposure to and health effects of antimony. Indian J Occup Environ Med. 2009;13(1):3-10doi: 10.4103/0019-5278.50716.
Cooper, R. G., & Harrison, A. P. (2009). The exposure to and health effects of antimony. Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 13(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5278.50716
Cooper, Ross G, and Harrison, Adrian P. "The exposure to and health effects of antimony." Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine vol. 13,1 (2009): 3-10. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5278.50716
Cooper RG, Harrison AP. The exposure to and health effects of antimony. Indian J Occup Environ Med. 2009 Apr;13(1):3-10. doi: 10.4103/0019-5278.50716. PMID: 20165605; PMCID: PMC2822166.
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Indian J Occup Environ Med. 2009 Apr;13(1):3-10. doi: 10.4103/0019-5278.50716.

The exposure to and health effects of antimony.

Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine

Ross G Cooper, Adrian P Harrison

Affiliations

  1. Division of Physiology, Birmingham City University, 704 Baker Building, Franchise Street, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2SU, UK.

PMID: 20165605 PMCID: PMC2822166 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.50716

Abstract

CONTEXT: This minireview describes the health effects of antimony exposure in the workplace and the environment.

AIM: To collate information on the consequences of occupational and environmental exposure to antimony on physiological function and well-being.

METHODS: The criteria used in the current minireview for selecting articles were adopted from proposed criteria in The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Articles were classified from an acute and chronic exposure and toxicity thrust.

RESULTS: The proportion of utilised and non-utilised articles was tabulated. Antimony toxicity is dependent on the exposure dose, duration, route (breathing, eating, drinking, or skin contact), other chemical exposures, age, sex, nutritional status, family traits, life style, and state of health. Chronic exposure to antimony in the air at levels of 9 mg/m(3) may exacerbate irritation of the eyes, skin, and lungs. Long-term inhalation of antimony can potentiate pneumoconiosis, altered electrocardiograms, stomach pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach ulcers, results which were confirmed in laboratory animals. Although there were investigations of the effect of antimony in sudden infant death syndrome, current findings suggest no link. Antimony trioxide exposure is predominant in smelters. Mining and exposure via glass working, soldering, and brazing are also important.

CONCLUSION: Antimony has some useful but undoubtedly harmful effects on health and well-being and measures need to be taken to prevent hazardous exposure of the like. Its biological monitoring in the workplace is essential.

Keywords: Antimony; environment; exposure; health; occupation

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