Combined exposures to hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide in Army operations : final report /

In response to a request from the U.S. Army, a committee convened by the National Research Council (NRC) conducted the first in a sequence of studies evaluating the combined health effects of low-level exposure to two chemicals Army personnel are likely to be exposed to in firing tank weapons. The A...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Combined Exposures to Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide in Army Operations
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2008.
Colección:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Temas:
United States. > Army > Medical care.
États-Unis. > Army > Soins médicaux.
United States. > Army
Hydrocyanic acid > Toxicology.
Carbon monoxide > Toxicology.
Chemical weapons.
Health risk assessment.
Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous > Physiological effect.
Military weapons > By-products.
Indoor air quality > Safety measures.
Hydrogen Cyanide > adverse effects
Chemical Warfare Agents
Health Status Indicators
Carbon Monoxide > adverse effects
Occupational Exposure > adverse effects
Military Personnel
Acide cyanhydrique > Toxicologie.
Oxyde de carbone > Toxicologie.
Armes chimiques.
Risques pour la santé > Évaluation.
Gaz asphyxiants et délétères > Effets physiologiques.
Armes de guerre > Sous-produits.
Air intérieur > Qualité > Sécurité > Mesures.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Safety.
MEDICAL > Infectious Diseases.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Contagious.
Armed Forces > Medical care
Carbon monoxide > Toxicology
Chemical weapons
Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous > Physiological effect
Health risk assessment
Hydrocyanic acid > Toxicology
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Sumario:In response to a request from the U.S. Army, a committee convened by the National Research Council (NRC) conducted the first in a sequence of studies evaluating the combined health effects of low-level exposure to two chemicals Army personnel are likely to be exposed to in firing tank weapons. The Army sought information on whether the two chemicals, hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide, result in similar health impacts and should be assessed together when establishing exposure limits. Based on a review of the scientific literature, the report finds that the biochemical health impacts of the chemicals are similar and that the Army's proposed approach to setting exposure limits is appropriate. Because previous research has focused on high exposures, this initial NRC report recommends that futher neurological studies at low concentrations of exposure to the chemicals be conducted.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 25 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-22).
ISBN:9780309125611
0309125618

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