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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778250403321

Titolo

Combined exposures to hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide in army operations [[electronic resource] ] : initial report / / National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

0-309-17868-1

1-281-20935-X

9786611209353

0-309-11367-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (41 p.)

Disciplina

358.344

Soggetti

Hydrocyanic acid - Toxicology

Carbon monoxide - Toxicology

Chemical weapons

Health risk assessment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 20-22).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Mechanisms of Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Cyanide Toxicity""; ""3 A Brief Review of Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide Toxicity""; ""4 Summary of the Effects of Combined Exposure to Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Cyanide and Recommendation for Combined-Exposure Risk Assessment""; ""5 Pharmacokinetics and Mathematical Modeling for Assessing Toxicity of Mixtures of Chemicals""; ""6 Appropriateness of Measurement of Blood or Air Levels of Cyanide""; ""7 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""

""Appendix: Biographical Information on the Committee on Combined Exposures to Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide in Army Operations""