The acute toxicity of brief exposures to HF, HCl, NO2 and HCN singly and in combination with CO.

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• Creators:
  Higgins, Arnold E. ; Fiorica, Vincent ; Thomas, A.A. ; Davis, Harvey V.
• Corporate Creators:
  Civil Aeromedical Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Fires
  • Air transportation crashes
  • Chemical compounds
  • Chemical tests
  • Chemical analysis
  • Toxicity
  • Carbon monoxide
  • Hydrochloric acid
  • Nitrogen dioxide
  • Testing
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FAA-AM-71-41 ; DOT/FAA/AM-71/41
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  OAM report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  Experiments were conducted with animals to determine the toxic effect of short-term exposures to some of the products produced in aircraft fires; the products were tested both singly and in combination with carbon monoxide. These studies show the toxicity rankings of the four materials tested to be HCN, NO2, HF and HCl, in decreasing order. Carbon monoxide concentrations which alone are not hazardous to life do not enhance the toxic response to these substances.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20978/dot_20978_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 516.74 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection ; FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Main Document Checksum:
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