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Special attention should be given to skin contact. The most critical effect again is repeated<br />

doses systemic toxicity (fluorosis). The critical exposure level is 92 mg/person/day (1.3<br />

mg/kg/day). It was calculated assuming that 10% <strong>of</strong> cryolite is absorbed through the skin. As<br />

considerable (but still practical) effort has to be taken within the framework <strong>of</strong> workeplace<br />

legislation, in order to achieve this level <strong>of</strong> dermal exposure, dermal risk estimation might be<br />

refined by an additional suitable dermal absorption study.<br />

3.2 Consumers<br />

Cryolite is not currently regulated under Council Directive 76/769/EEC (Restrictions on the<br />

marketing and use <strong>of</strong> dangerous substances). Further literature searches did not select any<br />

regulation on community or national level.<br />

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