Chlorine and hydrogen chloride
World Health Organization ; UN. Environment Programme
WHO - Geneva
1982
95 p.
animal experiments ; biological effects ; carcinogenicity ; chemicals ; chlorine ; hydrochloric acid ; limitation of exposure ; long term exposure ; metabolic process ; mutagenicity tests ; risk assessment ; short term exposure ; teratogenicity tests ; threshold limit values ; toxic effects ; toxic substances ; toxicology
Environmental Health Criteria
21
Chemicals
English
Bibliogr.
92-4-154081-8
The major sources of exposure to chlorine and hydrogen chloride that are of significance for human health are found in industry. Both chlorine and hydrogen chloride are corrosive to most construction materials, as well as tissue, and closed process systems are used to contain the compounds. Exposure mainly occurs as a result of plant malfunction or through accidental releases.
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