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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453883803321

Titolo

Combined exposures to hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide in army operations [[electronic resource] ] : final report / / Committee on Combined Exposures to Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide in Army Operations, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-84711-9

9786611847111

0-309-12561-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (50 p.)

Disciplina

363.179

Soggetti

Health risk assessment

Carbon monoxide - Toxicology

Hydrocyanic acid - Toxicology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Is There a Role for the Use of Portable Multi-Agent Monitors to Assess the Armored-Vehicle Environment During Varied Operations?""; ""3 Is the Coburn-Forster-Kane Prediction Equation Valid at Low or Spiking Levels of Carbon Monoxide or Under Conditions of Rapid Changes in Ventilation?""; ""4 Is There Dose-Related Performance Degradation Resulting from Exposure to Carbon Monoxide?""; ""5 Is There Dose-Related Performance Degradation Resulting from Combined Exposures to Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Cyanide?""

""6 Are There Other Deleterious Effects of Varying Exposures to Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Cyanide?""""7 Moving Forward""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Biographical Information on the Committee on Combined Exposures to Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide in Army Operations""; ""Appendix B: Previous Applications of



the Coburn-Forster-Kane Equation to Predict Carboxyhemoglobin Levels Resulting from Varying Carbon Monoxide Exposures""

""Appendix C: Proposed Experiments to Study Effects of Rapid Changes in Inspired Carbon Monoxide Concentrations and Effects of Rapid Changes in Pulmonary Ventilation""